Senior Software Engineer, Services - League of Legends
Riot Games
Job Description
About the Role
Riot Engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the chance to work in many broader domains. As a Senior Software Engineer, you'll also dive into projects that focus on team cohesiveness and cross-team objectives. You'll lead without authority and provide other engineers with a clear illustration of extraordinary engineering. At Riot Games, innovation in gaming is at the heart of what we do. As a Software Engineer for League of Legends on PC, you will have a vital role in shaping player behavior to ensure every person that plays our game has a positive experience. Projects will vary, combining both individual expertise and team collaboration. As a Senior Software Engineer on League of Legends, you will be at the forefront of driving technical change on the team that delivers direct value to our players through player behavior. In this role, you can expect to contribute and build on top of services that monitor and take action on players that negatively impact the experience in our game. We're looking for an individual who is comfortable taking the reins on their own and collaborating across the company to deliver player value. You will report directly to an Engineering Manager within the team.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to the design and building of services required to support around game features for player behavior within Summoners Rift
- Work in a variety of different technical capacities, contributing to code bases in multiple languages and tech stacks
- Write and review reliable maintainable code, and author architectural design documents
- Work with product and engineering leadership to identify opportunities in the game space that will require or benefit from new service development or refinement
- Coordinate work and maintain relationships with partner service teams across the Riot Games ecosystem
- Be on rotational on-call for live product support and operational assessment
- Work collaboratively with non technical customers to accomplish deliverables
Requirements
- 4+ years of deep hands-on programming experiences building high-availability services using Java or Go
- Experience with maintaining live services coupled with handling emergent and on-call issues
- Experience developing product features, including gathering requirements, designing scalable, production-ready architecture, and breaking down the project into smaller work items
- Understand software performance and influence latency in online games
Nice to Have
- Experience playing League of Legends
- Have a working knowledge of Machine Learning
Qualifications
- Educational background or experience sufficient to meet the programming and service development requirements
Benefits & Perks
- Open paid time off policy and flexible work schedules
- Medical, dental, and life insurance
- Parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children
- 401k with company match
Working at Riot Games
At Riot Games, we put players first. That mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. We aim to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective every day. We value work/life balance, diversity, and inclusion, and strive to support our employees both professionally and personally.
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About Riot Games
Website
riotgames.com
Company Size
1001-5000 employees
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Industry
Computer Systems Design and Related Services
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