Staff Software Engineer, Engine

3 weeks ago

Los Angeles, California, United States Riot Games Full time

Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work in a variety of broader domains.

As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll lead the development of foundational engine technology that will fulfill our players' imaginative dreams. You will work on a game product team building robust, scalable, and performant solutions. Your expertise will be essential in leading technical design and implementation of game simulation, user-interface technology, cross-platform implementations, artificial intelligence, art and gameplay tools. You will collaborate with product and discipline leads to identify focus areas, handoff points, and provide the best solution for the development phase. Additionally, you will set the technical direction and standards for the team and mentor other engineers on the team in all aspects of game development. Responsibilities:
Lead and contribute to technical design and implementation of foundational systems
Collaborate with product and discipline leads to identify focus areas and handoff points
Set the technical direction and standards for the team
Mentor other engineers on the team in all aspects of game development
Design and lead implementation on robust, scalable, and performant solutions

Required Qualifications:
6+ years of game development experience
2+ years experience as team Technical Lead, or as subject matter expert in a specific engineering domain across multiple teams
Experience developing and shipping games
BS in Computer Science, or proven understanding of Computer Science fundamentals
Strong OO programming experience
Excellent debugging skills
Experience collaborating with teammates across multiple disciplines

Desired Qualifications:
Experience using Unreal Engine
Experience leading game engineering teams
Experience with art pipelines
Experience with the prototyping phase of game development

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.

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