Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Unpublished R&D Product

4 Months ago • 10 Years + • Product Management

Job Summary

Job Description

Riot Games seeks a Sr. Manager, Software Engineering to lead a team developing an early-stage, unpublished R&D product within Riot Discovery Studio. This role involves managing the entire engineering team through the discovery phase and scaling, partnering with leadership to improve team health, ensuring technical product health and active implementation, building cross-team collaboration, mentoring engineers, and championing hiring processes. Responsibilities include making key technical decisions, shaping the product, and hands-on implementation. The ideal candidate possesses 10+ years of software engineering experience in game development, 5+ years managing engineers, and 3+ years as a tech lead. Experience with game engines (Unity, Unreal Engine) is desired.
Must have:
  • 10+ years software engineering experience in game development
  • 5+ years managing engineers
  • 3+ years as a tech lead
  • Experience recruiting and growing engineering teams
  • Technical design and code review participation
Good to have:
  • Experience with game engines (Unity, Unreal Engine)
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 chance to work in many broader domains. As an Engineering Manager, you’ll predominantly offer creative solutions to organizational design. You’ll also serve as a mentor for a team of engineers, overseeing performance management, growth opportunities, and accountability. 

As a Sr. Manager, Software Engineering within Riot Discovery Studio working on an early stage product you will help decipher one of Riot’s next big bets. You will report to the RDS Engineering Director, overseeing a team of engineers on an early stage product. You will be accountable for all technical decisions and help shape the product. In addition to leading the team, you will be hands-on in implementation.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage entire engineering team for one of our new projects through early discovery phase and as it scales
  • Partner with discipline and product leadership to develop strategies for improving team health and effectiveness
  • Be accountable for the technical health of product and taking an active part in its implementation
  • Build healthy relationships with other engineering teams at Riot to foster cross-team collaboration
  • Mentor engineers in best practices for the current product phase
  • Champion your sourcing and hiring processes to identify and hire engineers

Required Qualifications:

  • 10+ years professional experience as a software engineer working in a game development team
  • 5+ years as an Engineering Manager leading engineers
  • 3+ years as a tech lead guiding the direction and implementation of a game 
  • Experience recruiting candidates and designing and growing an engineering team
  • Experience participating in technical discussions such as technical design reviews and code reviews

Desired Qualifications:

  • Experience with game engines (ex. Unity, Unreal Engine)

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 the experiences of players, this could be the role for you!

 

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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