Senior Software Engineer

1 Month ago • 5 Years + • Software Development & Engineering • $161,500 PA - $227,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Riot Web team, you will build high-impact web experiences for millions of players worldwide. Your work will be the first touchpoint for players with a wide range of experiences, including League of Legends, Valorant, and others. You'll be responsible for building immersive and functional web experiences, maintaining and evolving distributed services, creating high-quality software through testing, and collaborating with product, quality, UX, and design teams. You will also drive best practices, mentor engineers, and make sound architectural decisions. The job requires leading and swarming on the highest value work and working cross-discipline.
Must have:
  • 5+ years of full-stack Software Engineering experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
  • Expertise with React, TypeScript, CSS, Node.js
  • Experience with complex code bases
  • Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and web infrastructure
  • Ability to lead cross-team projects (over 3 months scope)
Good to have:
  • Understanding of build / deploy automation
Perks:
  • Open paid time off
  • Flexible work schedules
  • Medical, dental, and life insurance
  • Parental leave
  • 401k with company match

Job Details

The Riot Web ecosystem is the gateway through which millions of players worldwide discover, engage with, and register for Riot’s games and experiences. At any given moment, countless players are interacting with our web products - creating and managing accounts, exploring new features, discovering upcoming games, or immersing themselves in new digital experiences.

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Riot Web team, you'll build high-impact web experiences that millions of players worldwide use to discover and engage with Riot’s universe. Your work will be players' first touchpoint with the wide range of experiences that Riot has to offer - including League of Legends, Valorant, TFT, 2XKO, Legends of Runeterra, Wildrift and beyond. 

You'll embrace the values of the team by leading and swarming on the highest value work and working cross-discipline to establish the best possible experiences for players while making sound architecture decisions. Reporting to the Engineering Manager for Riot Web, you will eagerly dive into new areas of tech with the support of your teammates. 

Responsibilities:

  • Build immersive and functional web experiences that reach players across the globe
  • Maintain and evolve distributed services used by millions of players
  • Create high-quality software by writing unit, functional, and integration tests
  • Partner with product, quality, user experience, and visual design to create the best possible experience for players
  • Drive best practices and projects on the team in collaboration with partner teams 
  • Mentor other engineers in your areas of expertise

Required Qualifications: 

  • 5+ years of experience as a full stack Software Engineer utilizing frontend technologies and services
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field (or comparable professional experience in software development)
  • Expertise with React, TypeScript, CSS, Node.js
  • Experience working with complex code bases
  • Understanding of CI/CD pipelines utilizing web infrastructure and tooling
  • Proven ability driving the design and leading development for cross-team projects (over 3-month scope), including requirements gathering, planning, testing, and release

Desired Qualifications:

  • Understanding of build / deploy 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 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.

At Riot Games, we put players first. That mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. Whether you’re working directly on a new player-facing experience or you’re supporting the company as a whole, everyone at Riot is part of our mission. And just like in our games, we’re better when we work together. Our goal is to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective everyday. If that sounds like the kind of place you want to work, we’re looking forward to your application.

 

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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