Senior Manager, Software Engineering - League Studio, Build, Test, Ship

As a Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Chemtech Platform, you will lead the developer infrastructure team that powers LOL and TFT. This team encompasses the dev environments, build and deploy tools, quality framework and processes that empower both game and service devs across the studio. You will set the technical direction for the overall developer workflow for the studio and be accountable for the outcome of your engineering team. You will partner with production leaders to enable the development of League Studio’s next generation of games and experiences. You will report to the Initiative Engineering Director. This role will be based in Los Angeles.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of highly skilled managers and engineers, overseeing performance management, identifying growth opportunities, and ensuring positive results.
• Manage and socialize an engineering vision for the team, including working with other leaders to create a long-term organization and staffing plan that supports technical product goals.
• Contribute to all parts of the employee life-cycle, including budgets, recruiting, hiring, managing, and mentoring engineers, as well as managing contingent staff.
• Partner with your Technical Leads to provide technical direction throughout the product life cycle while continuously improving the software engineering quality and efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management and technical production, to deliver high-quality, scalable, and reliable solutions.
• Foster effective communication and collaboration within engineering teams and across other departments.
• Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies, guiding the team in adopting best practices and ensuring the technical excellence of our products.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in developing developer tools.
• 2+ years of experience leading engineering teams as a manager of managers
• Extensive experience overseeing teams who are developing CI/CD, build and release tooling
• Expertise with Java, C++, or similar language(s) and other CS fundamentals.
• Expertise with CS fundamentals including system design, data structures, and algorithms.
• In-depth knowledge of standard engineering best practices, techniques, and methodologies to drive quality outcomes.
• Experience collaborating across multiple teams, departments, and disciplines to create solutions.
• Experience in project management, prioritization frameworks, and guiding investment strategies in people and systems.

Desired Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Familiar with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, MS Azure.
• Familiar with CI/CD tools and framework.
• Experience leading full-stack teams.
• Experience leading remote teams.

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 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.