Staff Software Engineer (Build Platforms) - VALORANT, Foundations

5 Months ago • 6 Years + • Research & Development • $183,300 PA - $256,600 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Staff Software Engineer on the VALORANT Build Platforms team, you'll develop and improve technologies enabling VALORANT delivery. You'll enhance iteration flow for hundreds of developers, improving the experience for designers, artists, and engineers. Your work will lay a critical foundation for global teams adding features, skins, maps, and agents. You'll support expansion to new platforms and titles. Responsibilities include driving technical direction, advising on architecture and delivery, working across various tech stacks (infrastructure, automation, pipelines, tooling), aligning priorities with stakeholders, and leading multi-month engineering efforts. You'll mentor other engineers and improve developer experience.
Must have:
  • 6+ years software engineering experience
  • Architecting and maintaining developer-facing products
  • Automated build, test, and release pipelines
  • C++, C#, Java, Golang expertise
  • Strong communication skills
  • Mentoring other engineers
Good to have:
  • Cloud computing experience
  • Unreal Engine build systems experience
  • Build Graph (& Horde) experience
  • Technical lead experience
  • Large-scale backend systems experience
Perks:
  • Open paid time off
  • 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 opportunity to work in many broader domains. As a Software Engineer, you’ll also dive into projects that focus on team cohesiveness and cross-team goals. You’ll lead without authority and provide other engineers with a clear illustration of extraordinary engineering.

As a Staff Software Engineer on the VALORANT Build Platforms team, you will develop and improve on the technologies that enable us to deliver VALORANT into our players’ hands. You will work on improving the iteration flow for hundreds of developers with the opportunity to improve the experience of designers, artists and engineers alike. Your work will lay a critical foundation for teams across the globe as they work to delight players by adding new features, skins, maps and agents to our game. In addition, you will support our aspirations to expand to additional platforms and titles. You will report into the Engineering Manager on the team.

Responsibilities

  • Drive the technical direction and decision-making at the team-level, advising on aspects of delivery such as architecture, maintenance, cost and scale
  • Work on a range of tech stacks including underlying infrastructure, build and test automation, release pipelines, and developer tooling
  • Work with VALORANT developers and stakeholders to align on priorities and deliverables
  • Lead efforts to break down and execute on multi-month engineering efforts, partnering with central technology teams to leverage their expertise

Required Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience as a software engineer
  • BS degree or equivalent experience
  • Experience architecting and maintaining developer-facing products and platforms, supporting complex workflows and emerging requirements
    • Experience building automated build, test, and release pipelines
    • Strong empathy for improving the developer experience and iteration loop
    • Game DevOps experience not required, but a plus
  • Expertise with C++, C#, Java, Golang, or similar language(s)
  • Ability to communicate complex technical subjects to all levels
  • Willingness to jump into unfamiliar technologies and take on new challenges
  • Experience mentoring other engineers 

Desired Qualifications

  • Professional experience working with cloud computing and cloud technologies
  • Experience working directly with game build systems utilizing Unreal Engine
  • Build Graph (& Horde) experience a plus
  • Professional experience being a technical lead on a team of engineers
  • Professional experience building large scale backend systems or game services

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  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. 

(Los Angeles Only) Base salary range between $183,300.00 - $256,600.00 USD + incentive compensation + equity + 401K with company match + medical, dental, vision, and life insurance + short and long-term disability + open PTO. 

(Mercer Island Only) Base salary range between $183,300.00 - $256,600.00 USD + incentive compensation + equity + 401K with company match + medical, dental, vision, and life insurance + short and long-term disability + open PTO. 

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