Senior Software Engineer, Riot Games
Test, League Client Developer Efficiency
$150.2-211.1k
+ Incentive compensation + 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
+ Incentive compensation + equity
1001+ employees
Company mission
To be the most player-focused game company in the world.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience in standard programming languages such as JavaScript/Node, C/C++, Java, C#, or Python
- Experience working with and implementing test automation frameworks
- Have been responsible for leading the development of large cross-team efforts (3+months scope), including requirements gathering, planning, and release
- Contributes to breaking down and executing independently on multi-month work efforts in scope, collaborating with team tech leadership. This typically includes collaboration across other disciplines or teams of engineers
- Championed software development best practices within your organization that includes reviews, standards, performance, scalability, and maintainability
Desirable
- 2+ years of experience developing within Selenium/Appium
- 2+ years of experience developing with JavaScript/Node
- 2+ years of experience working with frontend or full stack environments
- 2+ years of experience working with build pipeline tools, such as Jenkins
What the job involves
- As a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test on the League Client Developer Efficiency Team, you will develop automated test frameworks that exercise the core suite of tools used to support the League Client
- This role is within engineering, and you will report to the engineering manager of the team. We will ask you to work with all teams that operate within the League Client to make sure we have the needed tooling in place to ensure all engineers are able to more effectively work within the system
- For this role, you'll report to the team's Engineering Manager. You will also partner with other teams and disciplines to ensure that your work improves the quality of life and effectiveness of those partners
- Our tools are primarily JavaScript/Node command line utilities, and some written in C++
- Collaborate across multiple teams to ensure the code developed accomplishes expectations from multiple dimensions (quality, modularity, scalability, and industry standards/trends)
- Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines to ensure your automation is executed along with other builds
- Act as the team’s Quality Owner
- Monitor for defects, and collaborate with the QA team to ensure manual testing occurs when required
- Establish what quality automation looks like across the League Client ecosystem with testing, deployment, and monitoring
- Maintain a sense of code ownership that includes [develop/deploy/maintain]ing testing frameworks, platforms, and tools
- Mentorship. You help Rioters develop the tools to shine
- Participate in the team's support rotation
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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