Manager, Software Engineering (Tools)

1 Month ago • 5-7 Years • Research & Development

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Manager, Software Engineering within Research & Development at Riot Games, you'll lead a small team (3-7 engineers) on an early-stage, unpublished product. You'll be responsible for all technical decisions, actively participating in implementation, and mentoring engineers. Responsibilities include coaching the team, ensuring adherence to best practices, and driving their growth. You will partner with leadership to improve team health and effectiveness and build relationships with other engineering teams. The role requires a strong background in software engineering, microservices, C++, and Unreal Engine game development, along with experience in managing and growing engineering teams. Success hinges on craft expertise, collaboration, player empathy, and decision-making that prioritizes player delight.
Must have:
  • 5+ years software engineering experience
  • 3+ years developing microservices
  • 2+ years managing development teams
  • C++ and Unreal Engine experience
  • Team growth and development expertise
  • Recruiting and hiring experience
  • Technical design & code review participation
Good to have:
  • Experience with game development phases (pre/production/post)
  • Build & release pipeline management experience
Perks:
  • Open paid time off policy
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Medical, dental, and life insurance
  • Parental leave
  • 401k with company match

Job Details

Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the chance to work in many broader domains. As an Engineering Manager, you’ll predominantly offer creative solutions to organizational design. You’ll also serve as a mentor for a team of engineers, overseeing performance management, growth opportunities, and accountability. 

As a Manager, Software Engineering within Research & Development, you will report to the Engineering Lead on a product, overseeing a small team of engineers on an early stage product. You will be accountable for all technical decisions of your team’s focus areas and help shape the product. In addition to leading the team, you will be hands-on in implementation.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage a group of 3-7 software engineers, coaching them, holding them accountable to best practices and their growth plan 
  • Partner with discipline and product leadership to develop strategies for improving team health and effectiveness
  • Be accountable for the technical health of product and taking an active part in its implementation
  • Build healthy relationships with other engineering teams at Riot to foster cross-team collaboration
  • Mentor engineers in best practices for the current product phase
  • Champion your sourcing and hiring processes to identify and hire engineers

Required Qualifications:

  • 5+ years professional experience as a software engineer
  • 3+ years experience developing microservices for live products
  • 2+ years experience managing development teams
  • Experience in C++ and UnrealEngine game development
  • Experience managing engineers and actively participating in their growth and development
  • Experience recruiting candidates and growing an engineering team
  • Experience participating in technical discussions such as technical design reviews and code reviews

Desired Qualifications:

  • Experience with the pre production, production, and post-production phases of game development
  • Experience with build & release pipeline management

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about the experiences of players, this could be the role for you!

Our Perks:

Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our for more information.

Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the  and . Our culture embraces differences as a strength, and our values are the guiding principles for how we approach work. We are committed to putting diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the center of everything we do and promoting a fair and collaborative culture where Rioters treat one another with dignity and respect. We encourage you to read more about our value of and our ongoing work to build the .

 

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