Principal Software Engineer (League of Legends UI Tooling)

Location: Based at the Los Angeles headquarters, United States

Company

Riot Games develops League of Legends and other player-focused games and experiences.

What you will do

• Develop the foundations of UI frameworks and authoring tools used to build League of Legends experiences.
• Collaborate with technology owners, engineers, designers, artists, and content teams across the organization.
• Contribute to technical discussions and designs for team-owned systems.
• Own the software lifecycle for frameworks, platforms, and tools, including development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Mentor junior engineers and participate in the team support rotation.

Requirements

• 8+ years of hands-on experience with C/C++ across multiple use cases and platforms.
• At least 5 years of experience in the video game industry, including multiple game development UI projects and a shipped game.
• Experience leading development efforts with a scope of one year or more, including requirements gathering, planning, and testing.
• Experience maintaining software development practices covering design and code reviews, coding standards, source control, testing, delivery, scalability, and maintainability.
• Experience with a custom internally developed game engine and tooling.
• Expertise with UX artist workflows and strong collaboration and decision-making skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Player-first approach focused on improving player experiences.
• Collaborative environment where employees are empowered to contribute their perspectives.
• Open paid time off policy and flexible work schedules.
• Medical, dental, and life insurance.
• Parental leave and a 401(k) with company match.