Staff Software Engineer, Full-Stack

Riot Engineers bring deep knowledge to specific technical areas, but also work in broad 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 here!). As a Software Engineer III, with 2XKO, 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 while producing best practice code that sets the standard within your team. The ideal candidate will be experienced with both UI and backend services with an appetite to learn other technologies. This role reports to the Manager of Software Engineering for the team.

Responsibilities:

• Identify, lead, and be a part of the implementation of tools to support the building of 2XKO
• Own building end-to-end features in backend services and web-based tooling
• Lead implementation of our internal tools while being excited to flex into features for services, infrastructure, and Game Development or tooling with Unreal
• Collaborate effectively with art, design, and other disciplines within game development
• Drive and contribute to architecture requirements, technical design, and implementation for relevant systems to help shape the technical direction and standards for the team
• Mentor more junior engineers on the team

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience building large scale systems and services
• Professional experience in React based web frameworks and Typescript, with a deep understanding of front-end development best practices
• Willingness and ability to flex into other technologies (services, Unreal tools, infrastructure)
• Product sense, pragmatism, and customer empathy in making tech decisions
• BS in Computer Science, or proven understanding of Computer Science fundamentals

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience working on a global scale online game or consumer product
• Experience with cloud computing and cloud technologies
• Experience with Golang, C++, Python, Unreal
• Experience with build pipelines including Jenkins, Build Graph, Horde
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker

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.