Manager, Software Engineering - Unreal Ecosystem (UnEco)

2 Months ago • 7-10 Years • Research & Development

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Manager, Software Engineering on the Unreal Ecosystem (UnEco) Release and Support team at Riot Games, you'll lead a team of 4-7 software engineers, guiding their growth and ensuring adherence to best practices. You'll collaborate with various teams across Riot to improve the Unreal development environment, focusing on efficient artifact delivery to game teams. Responsibilities include managing team performance, building healthy relationships, championing hiring processes, and participating in technical design reviews and code reviews. The ideal candidate possesses 7+ years of software engineering experience in game development, including 3+ years as an Engineering Manager and experience with game engines (preferably Unreal Engine).
Must have:
  • 7+ years software engineering experience in game development
  • 3+ years as Engineering Manager
  • 3+ years as Tech Lead
  • Experience recruiting and growing engineering teams
  • Technical design & code review participation
Good to have:
  • Experience with Unity or Unreal Engine
  • Software deployment experience
  • Automation 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 combine deep expertise in specific technical areas with a passion for exploring broader domains. As an Engineering Manager, you’ll lead by example—driving software excellence, advocating for best practices, and ensuring the best outcomes for both developers and players. Beyond technical leadership, you’ll mentor and support your team, fostering growth, accountability, and high performance.

As a Manager, Software Engineering on the Unreal Ecosystem’s Release and Support team, you will shape how we deliver artifacts to game teams and ensure their success within the ecosystem. The Unreal Ecosystem (UnEco) team collaborates with partners across Riot, all contributing to a stronger, more efficient Unreal development environment. You’ll navigate diverse technical challenges, ramping up quickly on new topics and solving complex problems in ways that empower both developers and, ultimately, our players.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage a group of 4-7 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 delivery of the Unreal Ecosystem to its various stakeholders
  • 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:

  • 7+ years professional experience as a software engineer working in a game development team
  • 3+ years as an Engineering Manager leading engineers
  • 3+ year(s) as a tech lead guiding the direction and implementation of a game 
  • 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 game engines (ex. Unity, Unreal Engine)
  • Experience shipping software to customers
  • Experience with automation

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 .

 

It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. We consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the Washington Fair Chance Act.

Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories:

  • Safeguarding confidential and sensitive Company data
  • Communication with others, including Rioters and third parties such as vendors, and/or players, including minors
  • Accessing Company assets, secure digital systems, and networks
  • Ensuring a safe interactive environment for players and other Rioters

These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, and compliance obligations within our organization. Please note that job duties may evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security. 

Similar Jobs

Velan Studios - Environment Artist

Velan Studios

New York, New York, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Riot Games - Principal Software Engineer - VALORANT Experience Team

Riot Games

Los Angeles, California, United States (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Voodoo - Marketing Unity Developer

Voodoo

İstanbul, Türkiye (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago
Rockstar Games - Animation R&D Programmer: Retargeting

Rockstar Games

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom (On-Site)
4 Weeks ago
Techland - Game Programmer

Techland

Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)
4 Months ago
Microsoft - Research Intern - Applied Speech Research

Microsoft

California, United States (On-Site)
1 Week ago
NVIDIA - System Design Validation Engineer

NVIDIA

Santa Clara, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Rivos - DPA Performance Modeling - Intern

Rivos

Santa Clara, California, United States (On-Site)
6 Months ago
Rivos - Accelerator Verification Intern

Rivos

Santa Clara, California, United States (Hybrid)
6 Months ago
ByteDance - Backend Engineer (Model Inference) Intern - 2025 Start

ByteDance

Singapore (On-Site)
6 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

Electronic Arts - C++ Software Engineer - Generalist - American Football

Electronic Arts

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain (Hybrid)
3 Months ago
Bkom Studios - 3D Character Artist

Bkom Studios

Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Remote)
3 Months ago
Old Skull Games - Lead Programmer Unreal

Old Skull Games

France (On-Site)
9 Months ago
Ubisoft - Lead Technical Artist

Ubisoft

Annecy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Netflix - Pre-Production Technical Director

Netflix

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Hybrid)
1 Week ago
Budge Studios - Programmeur Technique/Technical Programmer

Budge Studios

Montreal, Quebec, Canada (On-Site)
9 Months ago
Ubisoft - Machine Learning Programmer (Character & Animation)

Ubisoft

Montreal, Quebec, Canada (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Electronic Arts - Senior Machine Learning Engineer

Electronic Arts

Hyderabad, Telangana, India (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Playtika - Unity Developer

Playtika

Romania (Hybrid)
4 Months ago
IGT - Game Designer/Mathematician IV - PlaySocial

IGT

North Dakota, United States (Remote)
4 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in Los Angeles, California, United States

Entrata - Regional Vice President of Sales | IC Role | Midwest Region

Entrata

United States (Remote)
6 Months ago
ByteDance - Senior Software Engineer - Generative AI

ByteDance

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Nintendo - Contract - Associate Events Coordinator

Nintendo

Redmond, Washington, United States (Hybrid)
2 Months ago
ByteDance - Student Researcher (Doubao (Seed) - Foundation Model - Video Generation) - 2025 Start (PhD)

ByteDance

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)
5 Months ago
Rivos - Silicon Logic Formal Verification - Full Time

Rivos

Santa Clara, California, United States (Hybrid)
6 Months ago
The Walt Disney Company - Software Engineer II

The Walt Disney Company

New York, New York, United States (On-Site)
6 Days ago
ByteDance - Frontend Software Engineer - Customer Service Platforms - Seattle

ByteDance

Seattle, Washington, United States (On-Site)
5 Months ago
NVIDIA - Senior Technical Program Manager – Silicon Solutions

NVIDIA

Santa Clara, California, United States (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Epic Games - Senior Gameplay Systems Programmer, Fortnite

Epic Games

United States (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Light Speed Studios - Principal Sound Designer

Light Speed Studios

California, United States (On-Site)
1 Week ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Research & Development Jobs

Google - Software Engineer, Smart Wearable, Google Pixel

Google

New Taipei, New Taipei City, Taiwan (On-Site)
1 Week ago
Krafton  - Senior PUBG Mobile Service Strategy (8+ years experience)

Krafton

Seoul, South Korea (On-Site)
1 Week ago
NVIDIA - Physical Design Manager

NVIDIA

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel (On-Site)
1 Month ago
NVIDIA - Software Engineering Manager, Sparse Linear Algebra Libraries

NVIDIA

California, United States (Hybrid)
3 Months ago
NVIDIA - Principal Autonomous Vehicles Engineer - Mapping and Localization

NVIDIA

Beijing, Beijing, China (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Power Integrations - Senior Failure Analysis Engineer

Power Integrations

Penang, Malaysia (On-Site)
6 Months ago
NVIDIA - STA Engineer

NVIDIA

Tel Aviv-Yafo, Tel Aviv District, Israel (On-Site)
1 Month ago
NVIDIA - Senior Physical Design Backend Engineer

NVIDIA

Yokne'am Illit, North District, Israel (On-Site)
1 Month ago
ByteDance - Senior Research Scientist, Data Management and Security - Infrastructure System Lab

ByteDance

San Jose, California, United States (On-Site)
1 Month ago
NVIDIA - Senior Firmware Design Engineer, Optics

NVIDIA

Yokne'am Illit, North District, Israel (Hybrid)
3 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

About The Company

Riot Games is a video game developer, publisher, and esports tournament organizer best known for League of Legends.

Los Angeles, California, United States (On-Site)

Shanghai, Shanghai, China (On-Site)

Los Angeles, California, United States (On-Site)

Los Angeles, California, United States (On-Site)

Los Angeles, California, United States (On-Site)

Los Angeles, California, United States (On-Site)

Shanghai, Shanghai, China (On-Site)

View All Jobs

Get notified when new jobs are added by Riot Games

Level Up Your Career in Game Development!

Transform Your Passion into Profession with Our Comprehensive Courses for Aspiring Game Developers.

Job Common Plug