Senior Frontend Engineer - Monetisation, League of Legends

3 Weeks ago • 4 Years + • Frontend Development

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Job Description

As a Senior Frontend Engineer on the League of Legends Monetization team, you'll be responsible for developing and maintaining core player-facing features within the League of Legends client, focusing on the store, loot, and events experiences. This role requires expertise in web frameworks (EmberJS, ReactJS, or AngularJS), object-oriented programming (Java or C++), and modern JavaScript technologies. You will contribute to architecture design, develop microservices, write unit and integration tests, participate in on-call rotation, and improve build/deployment processes. You'll work closely with product owners and other teams to ensure a high-quality player experience. The role involves enhancing product visibility through telemetry and analytics.
Must have:
  • 4+ years web framework exp. (EmberJS, ReactJS, AngularJS)
  • OOP experience (Java or C++)
  • Expert HTML, CSS, modern JS
  • Test automation, build/deployment expertise
  • Develop player content experiences
  • Contribute to architecture and design
Good to have:
  • Chromium Embedded Framework experience
  • Java microservices experience
  • Relational databases and SQL
  • Fault-tolerant, distributed systems experience
  • Experience mentoring junior engineers
  • Game development experience
Perks:
  • Medical and dental plans
  • Life insurance, parental leave
  • Retirement benefits with company match
  • Charitable donation matching
  • Paid time off
  • Play fund
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As a Senior Frontend Engineer on the League of Legends Monetisation team, you'll report to the team's Engineering Manager. You will own and develop core player-facing front-ends that provide engaging store, loot, and events experiences for League of Legends. You will work across technology stacks to achieve reliable and performant player experiences. You will exercise your skills to work in a diverse group, being a trusted technology partner to product owners.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and test player content experiences in the League of Legends client
  • Contribute to architecture requirements and design
  • Design and enhance League microservices
  • Write unit and integration tests
  • Code reviews
  • Participate in the team's on-call rotation
  • Enhance build and deployment tooling
  • Improve product visibility through telemetry and analytics

Qualifications

Required:

  • 4+ years of working programming experience with web frameworks such as EmberJS or ReactJS, AngularJS
  • Experience developing software using Object Oriented language - Java or C++
  • Expert knowledge of HTML, CSS, and modern JS
  • Experience in test automation, operational best practices, implementing automated builds, software packaging, automated deployments, logging, monitoring, and automated alerting
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience

Desired:

  • Experience building applications using the Chromium Embedded Framework
  • Experience building RESTful microservices in Java
  • Experience working with relational databases and SQL
  • Experience developing fault tolerant, distributed systems including analysis, design and work breakdown
  • Experience working with Product Owners / Development Managers / Designers
  • Experience working with game development
  • Experience working across multiple teams
  • Experience mentoring junior engineers

For this role, you’ll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and choices that focus on our players, who are the customers of your work. Being a dedicated fan of games is not necessary for this position.

Our Perks:

We offer medical and dental plans that cover you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children. Life insurance, parental leave, plus short-term and long-term disability coverage are also available. Riot will support your retirement benefits with a company match, and double down on your donations of time and money to non-profit charitable organizations. Balance between work and personal life is encouraged with open paid time off, and a play fund so you can broaden and deepen your personal relationship with games.

Let's Thrive Together:

Because together we are better. It's our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games.

We know that fresh and varied perspectives will make us better at what we do, so however you identify and whatever background you bring with you, we're excited to hear from you. Don't be discouraged if you feel you don't fully meet every single one of the requirements for a particular role, there's always room for growth at Riot. If you spot a role that will make you want to jump out of bed in the morning, we are waiting to hear from you! Don't forget to include a resume. We receive many applications, but we'll notice a fun, well-written intro that shows us you Dare to Dream and Execute with Excellence.

 

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