Staff Software Engineer - UnEco

4 Months ago • 6 Years + • Software Development & Engineering

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Release and Support team at Riot Games, you'll ensure the stability and reliability of the game development pipeline. Responsibilities include developing and optimizing deployment pipelines, building automation tools, implementing monitoring systems, troubleshooting live game issues, establishing release management best practices, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. You'll work with C++ and C#, modern video game engines, and large codebases. The ideal candidate possesses strong technical skills, a problem-solving mindset, and a commitment to delivering exceptional player experiences.
Must have:
  • 6+ years software engineering experience
  • C++ and C# expertise
  • Experience with modern video game engines
  • Large game team & codebase experience
  • Cross-discipline collaboration
Good to have:
  • Unreal Engine experience
  • Strong communication skills
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 a variety of broader domains. As a Staff Software Engineer, you’ll also dive into projects that focus on team cohesiveness and cross-team objectives. You’ll drive technical initiatives and provide other engineers with a clear illustration of extraordinary engineering.

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Release and Support team, you will play a critical role in ensuring the stability, reliability, and efficiency of our game development pipeline. You’ll be at the heart of delivering high-quality experiences to players by improving release processes, automating workflows, and supporting teams in resolving live service challenges. With a strong technical foundation and a problem-solving mindset, you will drive improvements in deployment tooling, monitoring systems, and incident resolution, making a direct impact on both development teams and the player experience. Your expertise will help shape best practices for release management, optimize game delivery, and ensure that Riot remains a world-class place to ship and support games.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop, optimize, and maintain deployment pipelines to ensure smooth and reliable ecosystem releases.
  • Build automation tools to reduce manual effort, improve efficiency, and minimize release risks.
  • Implement and refine monitoring, alerting, and logging systems to proactively detect and resolve issues.
  • Investigate and troubleshoot live game issues, working cross-functionally to restore services and minimize downtime.
  • Establish release management best practices, ensuring consistency, and reliability in deployments.
  • Partner with game developers, infrastructure engineers, and QA teams to align release processes with development needs.

Required Qualifications

  • 6+ years of software engineering experience
  • Experience with C++ and C#
  • Experience working with modern video game engines
  • Experience working with large game teams
  • Experience working with large code bases
  • Experience collaborating with teammates across multiple disciplines

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience with Unreal Engine
  • Strong communication skills

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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