Software Engineering Intern

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 asleep

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.

We're seeking software interns to build voice-controlled experiences and supporting infrastructure. The products you build will be deployed to a wide variety of devices, including smart speakers, smart TVs, and smartphones.

You should be a JavaScript (and/or TypeScript) engineer who is excited by the idea of working on the frontier of an emerging software paradigm. Ideally, you should have previous experience developing and shipping great consumer software products or games.

At Volley you will:

• Work on products that reach millions of active users

• Take advantage of our powerful internal engine to build and iterate quickly, focusing on writing logic, not boilerplate

• Develop best-in-class voice-controlled products that are social, engaging, and fun to play

• Collaborate with UX experts, designers, and data analysts to deliver products quickly and effectively

We are open for both Spring '22 and Summer '22 so do get in touch if interested!

• We are looking for a conscientious and enthusiastic Node.js / JavaScript engineer who is excited by the idea of working on the frontier of an emerging software paradigm: voice control.

• Our software stack includes: -- Kubernetes -- AWS Lambda (Node.js) -- AWS DynamoDB -- Alexa Skills Kit -- Google Cloud Functions -- Firebase

• Most of this is pretty easy to learn. If you're a talented programmer who is interested in working at a fast growing early-stage company, please apply.

   

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!