Full Time Director of Product Engineering at Volley (United States)
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Director of Product Engineering
Volley United States
Date Posted : 31 Oct, 2022
Work Location : San Francisco, United States
Salary Offered : Not Specified
Job Type : Full Time
Experience Required : 6+ years
Remote Work : No
Stock Options : No
Vacancies : 1 available
Summary of the Role
Volley Engineering is looking for a thoughtful, decisive, and innovative executive to run all development for its Alexa & Google Home product line.
In this role you would assume responsibility for the quality, stability, and hiring of a twenty-person engineering team (and growing!)
This role reports directly to the VP of Engineering, and partners directly with Volley’s Director of Product & Head of Core Technology.
What you'll do at Volley
- Lead the team responsible for Volley’s award-winning fleet of products on Alexa & Google Home
- Oversee development of some of the most beloved game shows of the past half-century
- Hire up brand new teams as new market opportunities emerge
- Dig in with Typescript as you contribute to the roadmap of Volley’s best-in-class engine : GEV (The Good Engine for Voice)
- Drive new DEIB initiatives so that Volley continues to be a vibrant, safe, and rewarding workplace
Stuff you may have done before
- Founded and led a company of your own
- Led a technical organization of 10+ people
- Written or spoken extensively on tech, innovation, and / or leadership
- Overhauled entire engineering groups
- Created a framework or published a notable open-source library
- Shipped some of the best products in the world
- Driven company-wide adoption of a new language, technology, or practice
- Mentored and provided extensive resources to first-time managers
Must-haves
- A track record of fighting for employee well-being, work-life balance, & DEIB
- Empathetic, inspiring, and charismatic approach to tech leadership
- Deep, opinionated expertise across multiple technical domains
- Strong organizational vision and the conviction to fight for it
- Ability to swiftly analyze data, reach a decision, and move on
- Keen eye for quality, stability, and metrics
The hiring process
- Stage 1 (Preliminary Video Call) with Adrienne Hatter, our Head of Technical Hiring
- Stage 2 (Interview Video Call) with Aaron Sarazan, our VP of Engineering
- Stage 3 (Full-Day Virtual On Site ) with various partners, team-mates, and executives
- Executive Roles Follow-Up Calls as needed
What's in it for you
- Your medical, dental, and vision insurance is 100% covered by Volley, for yourself and all dependents and we match 401k!
- We offer a flexible, hybrid work-from-home and in-office work model.
- We offer 4 weeks of paid time off (enforced 2-week minimum), 16 paid holidays, 40 hours of bereavement leave, unlimited sick days.
- Our generous parental leave policy includes 24 weeks at 100% pay for birthing parents and 12 weeks at 100% pay for non-birthing parents.
- A full breakdown of our benefits is here !
About Us
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’ve created several of the top experiences for voice-controlled devices, including :
- Song Quiz - a name-that-tune music trivia game
- Jeopardy! - America’s Favorite Quiz Show® now on Alexa!
- Bedtime Stories - a soothing, narrated skill to help you fall asleep
We believe voice control will be the main way people access entertainment in their bedrooms, kitchens, living rooms, and cars.
Our goal is to build a destination for interactive audio entertainment, as Netflix did for television.
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, perform essential job functions, and receive the other benefits and privileges of employment.
We’re a small but quickly growing team that truly enjoys working together. If this sounds like fun (we promise it is), get in touch!
Underrepresented candidates and candidates from nontraditional backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply!
About VolleyVoice AI games on smart speakers, TVs, and mobile
Company Size : 51 - 250 People
Year Founded : 2016
Country : United States
Company Status : Actively Hiring
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