Senior Software Engineer, TechOps - League of Legends

3 Months ago • 4 Years + • Software Development & Engineering • $161,500 PA - $227,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Software Engineer on League of Legends’ Cosmetics TechOps team, you will lead, design, and develop new features in the League of Legends game engine. You will collaborate with artists, technical artists, producers, and designers. You will also mentor engineering, tech art, and tech design teammates. You will be responsible for building in-game cosmetics features using C++, content tools, and game scripting and improving tooling to support content creator’s authoring workflows.
Must have:
  • 4+ years of professional experience as a software engineer using C++
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
  • Experience working with non-engineering collaborators
  • Experience with game development
  • Experience with Lean or Agile development processes
Good to have:
  • Experience leading technical designs and technical decisions
  • Familiarity with game development engines
  • Familiarity with building tools and pipelines for content development
  • Familiarity with Lua, Python
  • Experience mentoring fellow developers
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 a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll also dive into projects that focus on team cohesiveness and cross-team objectives. You’ll lead without authority and provide other engineers with a clear illustration of extraordinary engineering.

As a Senior Software Engineer on League of Legends’ Cosmetics TechOps team, you will lead, design, and develop new features in the League of Legends game engine that enable our content creators to deliver exciting new personalization experiences to players. You will exercise your collaboration skills to partner with artists, technical artists, producers, and designers to build new tools and workflows that expand Cosmetics’ content portfolio. You will mentor engineering, tech art, and tech design teammates. You will report to the team's Engineering Manager, and work in a hybrid environment from LAX.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Collaborate within a cross-disciplinary team (including Game Designers, Artists, Technical Artists, and Producers) to help deliver exciting new cosmetics experiences
  • Design and build in-game cosmetics features in the League of Legends game engine using C++, content tools, and game scripting
  • Make design and implementation decisions that inform the technical direction of a project
  • Develop and improve tooling to support content creator’s authoring workflows
  • Collaborate with and provide mentorship to engineering, tech art, and tech design teammates

Required Qualifications:

  • 4+ years of professional experience as a software engineer using C++
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
  • Experience working with non-engineering collaborators to deliver value
  • Experience with game development
  • Experience with Lean or Agile development processes (Scrum, Kanban, etc)

Desired Qualifications:

  • Experience leading technical designs and technical decisions
  • Familiarity with game development engines such as Unity, Unreal, and/or Proprietary engines
  • Familiarity with building tools and pipelines for content development
  • Familiarity with Lua, Python
  • Experience mentoring fellow developers

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 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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