Staff Data and AI Engineer, Riot Games
Enterprise
$161.5-227k
+ Incentive compensation + Equity
Player-focused game development platform
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Player-focused game development platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$161.5-227k
+ Incentive compensation + Equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be the most player-focused game company in the world.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience delivering enterprise technology solutions)
- 8+ years of experience in enterprise applications, data engineering, or platform engineering spaces, including delivery of data and automation solutions at scale
- Experience delivering AI (traditional or generative) or advanced agentic automation solutions at scale
- Strong technical knowledge of orchestration platforms (Workato, n8n, Camunda) and AI platforms (e.g., Google Vertex/Agent Platform, Anthropic Claude Platform, OpenAI Platform) and their enterprise applications, including Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), as well as knowledge management, data governance, quality, and architecture in enterprise contexts
- Hands-on experience building or supporting data pipelines and integrations across enterprise applications, APIs, middleware, and data platforms
- Required hands-on experience with Databricks for developing, transforming, and operationalizing data workflows or warehouse-oriented solutions
- Strong familiarity with data transformation and data warehousing methodologies, including dimensional modeling and medallion architecture patterns
- Strong technical knowledge of enterprise platforms (e.g., Workday, ServiceNow, Coupa, Concur, Oracle, IronClad) and respective integration options
Desirable
- Experience supporting master data, reporting, analytics, or business intelligence use cases
- Strong hands-on experience with Workato, including implementing agentic workflows and AI-powered operational analytics and automations
- Familiarity with frameworks for agent development (e.g., LangChain, Pydantic AI) and orchestration platforms (e.g., LangGraph, CrewAI, Vertex AI Agent Builder, Microsoft AutoGen, or similar)
- Experience building or integrating enterprise knowledge search platforms (e.g., federated search, vector DBs, retrieval-augmented generation) for enterprise use cases
- Experience with cloud data and application technologies such as AWS data services, dbt, or event-driven integration patterns
- Experience leading change in complex organizations and mentoring teammates or helping less technical partners adopt better data and systems practices
What the job involves
- As a Staff Data and AI Engineer on the Enterprise Data & AI team, you will operate at the intersection of data engineering, data architecture, and AI solutions for Riot Enterprise
- You will be instrumental in designing and building the enterprise data warehouse, developing scalable data integrations (connecting platforms like OneStream, Oracle, Workday, and Databricks), and delivering critical Enterprise agentic analytics and AI services
- The ideal candidate blends hands-on technical expertise with a strategic, platform-oriented mindset
- You will be responsible for creating robust technical solutions, including scalable data pipelines, comprehensive data warehouse models, and AI enabled workflow and process automations
- This work involves close collaboration with Enterprise leaders, architects, and system owners, and data specialists to translate corporate strategic and operations business requirements into secure, high-value, and maintainable solutions
- Partner with stakeholders across Finance, HR, Legal, IT, and Operations to understand business workflows, clarify requirements, and translate them into technical designs, with an immediate focus on process automation, conversational agents, and data integrations for key corporate systems
- Design, build, and maintain the data and platform components of Riot’s Enterprise AI ecosystem, contributing to reference architectures for RAG/agents (indexing, vector stores, caching) and orchestration frameworks
- Contribute to conceptual and logical data models for enterprise domains and help connect those models to business capabilities, processes, and downstream applications
- Design, build, and maintain data pipelines, transformations, integrations, and warehouse-oriented data products across enterprise platforms and data systems
- Support reporting, analytics, and application capabilities by helping shape reliable data foundations and implementation patterns
Our take
Riot Games has grown into one of the world’s most prominent online and mobile game developers, due in large part to the success of its 2009 flagship title League of Legends which hosts over 120 million users every month.
Riot is riding the wave of online gaming growth, having made a well timed switch from PC-only into mobile-based gaming, as capitalizing on the rising popularity of esports, with the League of Legends World Championships one of the most watched events in the space.
While expanding its portfolio with new titles has played a role in Riot's evolution, the company's continued success is more firmly rooted in the enduring strength of League of Legends itself. Riot has built a vast ecosystem around the game, from its global eSports tournaments and regional leagues to its numerous brand partnerships and sponsorships.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
24% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Sep 2009
$8m
SERIES C
Jul 2008
$7m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $15m
Company benefits
- Healthcare: Medical, dental, and vision plans that cover you as well as your spouse/domestic partner and children.
- Family Care: Life insurance, parental leave, plus short and long-term disability.
- Open Paid Time Off: In addition to holidays, a 2-week end of year break, and a 1-week mid-year break, Rioters are trusted to take the time they need throughout the year.
- Retirement: Riot matches retirement contributions so you can continue to play games long after you retire.
- Play Fund: Riot’s annual play fund allows Rioters to broaden their knowledge of the games that matter to players and the community.
- Donation Matching: Riot matches donations of time and money to nonprofits to double down on support.
Company HQ
Sawtelle, Los Angeles, CA
Leadership
Brandon Beck
(Co-Chair & Co-Founder)Prior to co-founding Riot Games in 2006, Brandon was a Management Consultant at Bain & Company.
Marc Merrill
(CPO, Co-Chair & Co-Founder)After a degree at the University of Southern California, they worked as a U.S. Bank Analyst and a Manager of Advanstar Communications. They co-founded Riot Games with Brandon in September 2006, alongside being a Principal of NaHCo3 since 2016.
A. Dylan Jadeja
(CEO)Dylan joined the Riot team in 2011 as CFO and COO, becoming CEO in 2023. Prior to this, he spent 7 years at Goldman Sachs as a VP and nearly 4 years at A.T. Kearney as a Senior Associate.
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