Volley develops voice-controlled games and entertainment apps for Amazon Alexa and Google Home. Our voice apps are world-class and attract millions of users every month. We’re a 55-person team based in San Francisco.We’ve created several of the top experiences for voice-controlled devices, including:<ul><li>Song Quiz - a name-that-tune music trivia game</li><li>Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? - a quiz game to test your elementary-level knowledge</li><li>Bedtime Stories - a soothing, narrated skill to help you fall asleep</li></ul>We believe voice control will be the main way people access entertainment in their bedrooms, kitchens, living rooms, and cars, and our goal is to build a destination for interactive audio entertainment, as Netflix did for television.What you’ll do<ul><li>Report directly to the Head of Core Technology and become a key technical leader within the company</li><li>Lead Volley's core engineering teams across multiple internal tools and services as you facilitate scaling of Volley’s products to millions of users</li><li>Collaborate with product engineers to identify pain points, gather requirements, and unlock Volley engineers to develop best-in-class voice-controlled products</li><li>Collaborate with UX experts, designers, and data analysts to power best-in-class voice-controlled products</li><li>Take on engineers from bootcamps and other non-traditional paths. You will guide them through their very first tech job— providing career advice, technical guidance, and code review along the way</li><li>Collaborate with our head of people to manage Volley's talent pipeline and grow the team</li></ul>Stuff you may have done before<ul><li>Managed a high-performance engineering team, or you are ready to make the move from a technical lead to an engineering manager</li><li>Partnered closely with engineers to facilitate and build new infrastructure or internal services</li><li>Built consumer-facing mobile or web apps at scale</li><li>Worked with audio, voice, or other emerging technologies</li></ul>Our stack<ul><li>Volley's own custom-built engine, designed by a rocket scientist :-)</li><li>Typescript, Node, &amp; Next.js</li><li>Kotlin Multiplatform</li><li>Kubernetes &amp; Terraform</li><li>DynamoDB</li><li>Firebase</li></ul>At Volley, we recognize the importance of work-life balance. We offer a flexible, hybrid work-from-home and in-office work model. We also offer 4 weeks of paid time off (with an enforced 2-week minimum!).Volley believes in an inclusive workplace and is committed to building a team from a variety of backgrounds. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive the other benefits and privileges of employment.We’re a small but quickly growing team that truly enjoys working together. We love coming together over Zoom happy hours, the funny and strange in Slack #random, and occasional karaoke sessions in our brand new Hayes Valley office. If this sounds like fun (we promise it is), get in touch!Underrepresented candidates, and candidates from nontraditional backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply!

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Engineering Manager - Core Games

Volley develops voice-controlled games and entertainment apps for Amazon Alexa and Google Home. Our voice apps are world-class and attract millions of users every month. We’re a 55-person team based in San Francisco.We’ve created several of the top experiences for voice-controlled devices, including:- Song Quiz - a name-that-tune music trivia game- Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? - a quiz game to test your elementary-level knowledge- Bedtime Stories - a soothing, narrated skill to help you fall asleepWe believe voice control will be the main way people access entertainment in their bedrooms, kitchens, living rooms, and cars, and our goal is to build a destination for interactive audio entertainment, as Netflix did for television.What you’ll do<ul><li>Report directly to the Director of Product Engineering and become a key technical leader within the company</li><li>Lead Volley's engineering teams across multiple products as you build and scale those products to millions of users</li><li>Collaborate with UX experts, designers, and data analysts to deliver best-in-class voice-controlled products</li><li>Manage a varied product roadmap while prioritizing the wellness and work-life balance of your team</li><li>Take on engineers from bootcamps and other non-traditional paths. You will guide them through their very first tech job— providing career advice, technical guidance, and code review along the way</li><li>Collaborate with our head of people to manage Volley's talent pipeline and grow the team</li></ul>Stuff you may have done before<ul><li>Managed a high-performance engineering team, or you are ready to make the move from a technical lead to an engineering manager</li><li>Partnered closely with a design team to rapidly iterate on a new product</li><li>Built consumer-facing mobile or web apps at scale</li><li>Worked with audio, voice, or other emerging technologies</li></ul>Our stack<ul><li>Volley's own custom-built engine, designed by a rocket scientist :-)</li><li>Typescript, Node, &amp; Next.js</li><li>Kotlin Multiplatform</li><li>Kubernetes &amp; Terraform</li><li>DynamoDB</li><li>Firebase</li></ul>At Volley, we recognize the importance of work-life balance. We offer a flexible, hybrid work-from-home and in-office work model. We also offer 4 weeks of paid time off (with an enforced 2-week minimum!).Volley believes in an inclusive workplace and is committed to building a team from a variety of backgrounds. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive the other benefits and privileges of employment.We’re a small but quickly growing team that truly enjoys working together. We love coming together over Zoom happy hours, the funny and strange in Slack #random, and occasional karaoke sessions in our brand new Hayes Valley office. If this sounds like fun (we promise it is), get in touch!Underrepresented candidates, and candidates from nontraditional backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply!

Engineering Manager

Volley develops voice-controlled games and entertainment apps for Amazon Alexa and Google Home. Our voice apps are world-class and attract millions of users every month. We’re a 55-person team based in San Francisco.We’ve created several of the top experiences for voice-controlled devices, including:- Song Quiz - a name-that-tune music trivia game- Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? - a quiz game to test your elementary-level knowledge- Bedtime Stories - a soothing, narrated skill to help you fall asleepWe believe voice control will be the main way people access entertainment in their bedrooms, kitchens, living rooms, and cars, and our goal is to build a destination for interactive audio entertainment, as Netflix did for television.What you'll do<ul><li>Work on products that reach millions of active users</li><li>Take advantage of our powerful internal engine to build and iterate quickly, focusing on writing logic, not boilerplate</li><li>Develop best-in-class voice-controlled products that are social, engaging, and fun to play</li><li>Collaborate with UX experts, designers, and data analysts to deliver products quickly and effectively</li></ul>Stuff you may have done before<ul><li>Built consumer-facing mobile apps or games at scale</li><li>Operated in environments with fast development-cycles focused on rapid product iteration</li><li>Been part of a high performing engineering team</li><li>Worked with audio, voice, or other emerging technologies</li></ul>Must-haves<ul><li>5+ years professional coding experience</li><li>Experience leading a product- and experience-focused software development team</li><li>Experience working with Node.js / JavaScript (TypeScript is a plus!)</li><li>Passion for entertainment and/or games</li></ul>Our stack<ul><li>Volley's own custom-built engine, designed by a rocket scientist :-)</li><li>Typescript, Node, &amp; Next.js</li><li>Kotlin Multiplatform</li><li>Kubernetes &amp; Terraform</li><li>DynamoDB</li><li>Firebase</li></ul>At Volley, we recognize the importance of work-life balance. We offer a flexible, hybrid work-from-home and in-office work model. We also offer 4 weeks of paid time off (with an enforced 2-week minimum!).Volley believes in an inclusive workplace and is committed to building a team from a variety of backgrounds. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive the other benefits and privileges of employment.We’re a small but quickly growing team that truly enjoys working together. We love coming together over Zoom happy hours, the funny and strange in Slack #random, and occasional karaoke sessions in our brand new Hayes Valley office. If this sounds like fun (we promise it is), get in touch!Underrepresented candidates, and candidates from nontraditional backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply!

Senior Software Engineer

Volley develops voice-controlled games and entertainment apps for Amazon Alexa and Google Home. Our voice apps are world-class and attract millions of users every month. We’re a 55-person team based in San Francisco.We’ve created several of the top experiences for voice-controlled devices, including:- Song Quiz - a name-that-tune music trivia game- Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? - a quiz game to test your elementary-level knowledge- Bedtime Stories - a soothing, narrated skill to help you fall asleepWe believe voice control will be the main way people access entertainment in their bedrooms, kitchens, living rooms, and cars, and our goal is to build a destination for interactive audio entertainment, as Netflix did for television.What you'll do<ul><li>Work on products that reach millions of active users</li><li>Take advantage of our powerful engine to build and iterate quickly... focusing on writing logic, not boilerplate</li><li>Create well-designed APIs that are consumed by all sorts of platforms</li><li>Work on best-in-class voice-controlled products that are social, engaging, and fun to play</li></ul>Stuff you may have done before<ul><li>Built consumer-facing apps or games at scale</li><li>Architected, implemented, and documented multiplatform APIs</li><li>Managed Automation &amp; Deployment</li><li>Contributed to open source frameworks</li><li>Operated in environments with fast development-cycles focused on rapid product iteration</li><li>Been part of a high performing engineering team</li></ul>Must-haves<ul><li>2+ years professional coding experience</li><li>Experience with modern NodeJS and/or Typescript or other strongly typed languages</li><li>Strong verbal and written communication skills</li></ul>Our stack<ul><li>Volley's own custom-built engine, designed by a rocket scientist :-)</li><li>Typescript, Node, &amp; Next.js</li><li>Kotlin Multiplatform</li><li>Kubernetes &amp; Terraform</li><li>DynamoDB</li><li>Firebase</li></ul>At Volley, we recognize the importance of work-life balance. We offer a flexible, hybrid work-from-home and in-office work model. We also offer 4 weeks of paid time off (with an enforced 2-week minimum!).Volley believes in an inclusive workplace and is committed to building a team from a variety of backgrounds. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive the other benefits and privileges of employment.We’re a small but quickly growing team that truly enjoys working together. We love coming together over Zoom happy hours, the funny and strange in Slack #random, and occasional karaoke sessions in our brand new Hayes Valley office. If this sounds like fun (we promise it is), get in touch!Underrepresented candidates, and candidates from nontraditional backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply!

Software Engineer

Volley develops voice-controlled games and entertainment apps for Amazon Alexa and Google Home. Our voice apps are world-class and attract millions of users every month. We’re a 45-person team based in San Francisco.We’ve created several of the top experiences for voice-controlled devices, including:- Song Quiz - a name-that-tune music trivia game- Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? - a quiz game to test your elementary-level knowledge- Bedtime Stories - a soothing, narrated skill to help you fall asleepWe believe voice control will be the main way people access entertainment in their bedrooms, kitchens, living rooms, and cars, and our goal is to build a destination for interactive audio entertainment, as Netflix did for television.What you’ll do<ul><li>Build fully native apps at the intersection of mobile and voice</li><li>Dive head-first into Kotlin Multiplatform, which powers the shared core of our apps</li><li>Engage in R&amp;D across nascent platforms and new form-factors</li><li>Build and scale our mobile products to millions of users</li></ul>Stuff you may have done before<ul><li>Worked with Kotlin Multiplatform for Mobile</li><li>Built top-notch native iOS or Android applications</li><li>Operated in environments with fast development-cycles focused on rapid product iteration</li><li>Created products for Smart TVs or Android Auto</li><li>Worked with audio, voice, or other emerging technologies</li></ul>Our Stack<ul><li>Kotlin Multiplatform (both platforms)</li><li>Kotlinx Serialization, Ktor, and Koin (both platforms)</li><li>Kotlin &amp; Jetpack Compose (Android)</li><li>Swift and SnapKit (iOS)</li><li>Volley's own custom-built voice engine (Typescript &amp; Node)</li><li>Volley's own high-level scripting language for voice development</li><li>Firebase</li></ul>At Volley, we recognize the importance of work-life balance. We offer a flexible, hybrid work-from-home and in-office work model. We also offer 4 weeks of paid time off (with an enforced 2-week minimum!).Volley believes in an inclusive workplace and is committed to building a team from a variety of backgrounds. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive the other benefits and privileges of employment.We’re a small but quickly growing team that truly enjoys working together. We love coming together over Zoom happy hours, the funny and strange in Slack #random, and occasional karaoke sessions in our brand new Hayes Valley office. If this sounds like fun (we promise it is), get in touch!Underrepresented candidates, and candidates from nontraditional backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply!

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