Riot Games

Senior Software Engineer, SDK Foundations - Publishing Platform

Los Angeles, USA · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 14 days ago

TypeScriptPythonC++Distributed SystemsCode ReviewUnreal EngineCommunication

About the role

Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work in a variety of broader domains.
Your work will help game teams leverage some of the most used features and services across Riot.
You will report to the Software Engineering Manager of the SDK Foundations team.

Develop and support our client-side SDKs running on console, desktop, and mobile used by millions of players
Develop and support Unreal plugins that interface with the client-side SDK and Riot's Platform Services
Build high quality and performant client-side SDKs used by all of Riot's games to leverage critical features like network connectivity, messaging, and game engine integrations
Be an individual contributor on the team who creates reference designs, tackles challenging and ambiguous technical solutions, conducts architectural and code reviews
Design, code, and improve release processes for the products and solutions produced on your team
Develop high-quality software by writing unit, functional, and integration tests
Partner with product owners and technical leads to build and operate features end-to-end including technical discovery, product development, and production release
That mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player.
Our goal is to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective everyday.
Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories:

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent professional experience
4+ years deep hands-on programming experience as a software engineer and proficiency in C++ 14 or newer
2+ years hands-on programming experience with Unreal Engine 4.2x/5.x building tools, plugins, or gameplay components.
Experience contributing to a large code base with millions of active users
Expertise with continuous development and deployments of large-scale systems
Experience defining and delivering technical solutions to technical users
Experience with scripting languages like Python or TypeScript
Experience with telemetry providers like Data Dog and/or Sentry
Experience with globally deployed platforms as well as distributed teams
Experience developing client applications and/or client SDKs that leverage highly distributed systems

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.

Balance short-term technical trade-offs and with long-term technical needs to ensure we are building stable, operational, extensible services and SDKs
At Riot Games, we put players first.
Whether you're working directly on a new player-facing experience or you're supporting the company as a whole, everyone at Riot is part of our mission.
If that sounds like the kind of place you want to work, we're looking forward to your application.

This listing is sourced directly from Riot Games's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.