Staff Software Engineer, Full-Stack - 2XKO

6 Months ago • 6 Years + • Research & Development

Job Summary

Job Description

Riot Games seeks a Staff Software Engineer (Full-Stack) for its 2XKO project, a 2v2 team-based fighting game. This role involves implementing player-facing experiences in Unreal Engine, building and supporting live services, utilizing cloud technologies, contributing to architecture and technical design, and mentoring junior engineers. Responsibilities include building features from UI to client systems, ensuring solid technical foundations for a large-scale launch, and collaborating across teams (art, design, etc.). The ideal candidate has 6+ years of experience in UI and backend development, experience building large systems, and strong collaboration skills. They should possess product sense, pragmatism, and player empathy.
Must have:
  • 6+ years building interactive UIs and backend systems
  • Experience developing large systems from scratch
  • BS in Computer Science or equivalent
  • Strong collaboration skills
  • Unreal Engine experience (4 or 5)
  • Experience with Golang, C#, or C++
Good to have:
  • Global scale online game 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 to specific technical areas, but also work in broader domains across team and disciplinary boundaries. As a Software Engineer III, you’ll have a large impact on the developers around you: driving product definition, providing technical direction and mentorship, and influencing cross-team objectives. 

2XKO is Riot’s take on a 2v2 team-based fighting game (for more info on 2XKO click ). As a Software Engineer III, you will focus on both implementation and technical leadership. You will work across teams to ensure that we have solid technical foundations for a launch at scale. The ideal candidate will be experienced with both UI and backend services. This role reports to the Manager of Software Engineering for the team.

Responsibilities:

  • Identify, prioritize, and implement player facing experiences on a new title
  • Build features in Unreal Engine from UI to the client systems
  • Build and support live services for the game
  • Utilize internal and external cloud technologies and services
  • Drive and contribute to architecture requirements, technical design, and implementation for relevant systems
  • Help shape the technical direction and standards for the team
  • Mentor more junior engineers on the team
  • Collaborate effectively with art, design, and other disciplines within game development

Required Qualifications:

  • 6+ years of experience building interactive UIs and the client and backend systems that support them
  • Experience developing large systems from scratch, including gathering requirements and designing scalable, production-ready architecture
  • BS in Computer Science, or proven understanding of Computer Science fundamentals
  • Strong ability to collaborate with teammates across multiple disciplines
  • Product sense, pragmatism, and player empathy in making tech decisions

Desired Qualifications:

  • Experience working on a global scale online game
  • Experience using Unreal Engine 4 or 5
  • Experience shipping Golang, C#, C++ code in production environments

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. 

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