Riot Games

Staff Software Engineer, Metagame - Unpublished R&D Product

Los Angeles, USA · Staff+

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 5 days ago

PythonJavaGoC++C#Object-Oriented ProgrammingSQLUnityUnreal EngineCommunicationMentoring

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.
You will work in a small, high-performing strike team to bring the vision to life quickly and sustainably, establishing the service and client architecture, pipelines, and content creation workflows.
For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise and a collaborative spirit that prioritizes the delight of players.

Collaborate with other disciplines such as game design, product, and tech leads to define and implement early metagame systems.
Drive technical design, architecture, and implementation for new features across the client and backend microservices that support metagame functionality.
Build and refine metagame UI screens and data models in engine, ensuring high clarity, responsiveness, and scalability across cross-platform
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.

6+ years of professional software development experience.
2+ years of experience implementing systems in a game engine (Unity, Unreal, or equivalent).
2+ years of experience in C#, Java, Go, C++, Python, or other Object Oriented programming languages
Experience mentoring engineers and elevating team-wide technical capability.
Experience with containerized microservices powering live service game features (C#, Go, Java, or similar).
Familiarity with SQL, relational schemas, caching systems, and pub/sub infrastructure.
Experience shipping features on a cross-platform product.
Strong product sense, able to understand what makes a metagame system feel intuitive, rewarding, and polished.

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.

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.