Senior Software Engineer, Riot Games
C++ Game Generalist, League, PIE TechOps
$150.2-211.1k
Plus incentive compensation and equity
Player-focused game development platform
Job no longer available
Player-focused game development platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$150.2-211.1k
Plus incentive compensation and equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be the most player-focused game company in the world.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of professional experience as a software engineer using C++
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- Experience working with non-engineering collaborators to deliver value
- Experience with game development
- Experience leading technical designs and technical decisions
- Experience with Lean or Agile development processes (Scrum, Kanban, etc)
Desirable
- Familiarity with game development engines such as Unity, Unreal, and/or Proprietary engines
- Familiarity with building tools and pipelines for content development
- Familiarity with Lua, Python
- Experience mentoring fellow developers
What the job involves
- As Software Engineers at Riot, we bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas and also value the opportunity to work in a variety of broader domains. We work with both new and current technology, creating innovative solutions to overcome complex problems and to deliver player value
- As a Senior Software Engineer on League of Legends’ PIE TechOps team, you will lead, design, and develop new features in the League of Legends game engine that enable our content creators to deliver exciting new personalization experiences to players
- You will exercise your collaboration skills to partner with artists, technical artists, producers, and designers to build new tools and workflows that expand PIE’s content portfolio
- You will mentor engineering, tech art, and tech design teammates. You will report to the team's Engineering Manager, and work in a hybrid environment from LAX
- Collaborate within a cross-disciplinary team (including Game Designers, Artists, Animators, and Producers) to help deliver exciting new personalization experiences
- Design and build in-game personalization experience features in the League of Legends game engine using C++
- Make design and implementation decisions that inform the technical direction of a project
- Develop and improve tooling to support content creator’s authoring workflows
- Work with content creators across multiple disciplines to define best practices and uphold technical quality
- Collaborate with and provide mentorship to engineering, tech art, and tech design teammates
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 120M 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 tand regional leagues to its numerous brand partnerships and sponsorships. The League of Legends World Championship in particular remains a cultural and commercial powerhouse, drawing massive viewership and sustaining global engagement. And since its acquisition by Tencent in 2011, Riot has also expanded its presence in Asia, opening new studios in Shanghai and beyond, to further strengthen its site to markets where competitive gaming and eSports are deeply embedded.
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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-Founder & Co-Chairman)Prior to co-founding Riot Games in 2006, Brandon was a Management Consultant at Bain & Company.
Marc Merrill
(Co-Founder, CPO & Co-Chairman)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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