Manager, Software Engineering - VALORANT, Live Design

5 Months ago • 5 Years + • Research & Development

Job Summary

Job Description

Lead a team of engineers to develop and improve the VALORANT experience. Requires 5+ years of software development experience, experience leading engineering teams, and familiarity with agile methodologies. Experience with Unreal Engine, C++, and gaming industry is a plus.
Must have:
  • Software Development
  • Engineering Team
  • Agile Environment
  • Collaboration Across
Good to have:
  • Unreal Engine
  • Complex Code
  • C++ Experience
  • Gaming Industry
Perks:
  • Open Paid Time
  • Flexible Work

Job Details

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

VALORANT is Riot's take on a character-based tactical shooter (for more info on VALORANT click here!). As a Manager of Software Engineering on the Live Design team, you will help Riot expand and scale our newest AAA title. You will help improve the experience of VALORANT to guarantee a smooth and engaging experience for players across the globe.

The Live Design team collaborates across game design, product, esports, QA, artists, and engineering to identify and address long-term challenges in Valorant's gameplay. Our mission is to ensure a fair, engaging, and competitive experience that upholds the highest standards of integrity, continuously delivering updates that meet and exceed player expectations.

Core Responsibilities:

  • Manage a group of 1-3 engineers.
  • Create a technical vision that aligns with key stakeholders and communicate this vision clearly to your team.

Collaborate heavily with other disciplines to build in and out of game systems that create new and exciting ways to engage with VALORANT.

  • Build and manage strong relationships between disciplines and across partner teams.
  • Set a high technical bar for what your team delivers while allowing room for engineers to remain agile and creative.
  • Be proactive in surfacing and addressing issues and areas improvements for your team.
  • Lead, grow, and coach team members to build talent over the long term.
  • Cultivate your team's culture of collaboration, creativity and passion for game making.
  • Partner closely with shared teams at Riot that provide cross game capabilities.
  • Resolve conflict and respond to emergent issues.

Required Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of professional software development experience.
  • Experience directly leading an engineering team either as an Engineering Manager or Technical Lead & mentor.
  • Familiarity working in an agile environment.
  • Experience collaborating across departments and disciplines to create solutions.

Desired Qualifications:

  • Experience working with Unreal Engine.
  • Experience developing complex code bases with C++.
  • Experience working in the gaming industry.

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 players' experiences, this could be your role!

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 benefits pages for more information.

Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the Summoner's Code and Community Code . 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 thriving together and our ongoing work to build the most inclusive company in Gaming .

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.

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