Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure (AI)

Company

Riot Games develops games and player-focused digital experiences, supported by large-scale infrastructure and engineering teams.

What you will do

• Design and build infrastructure tooling, automation, and features based on stakeholder requirements.
• Develop solutions such as Slack bots, AI agents, MCP servers, automated game deployment systems, and other critical workflows.
• Identify infrastructure inefficiencies, propose improvements, and drive adoption of technical solutions.
• Collaborate with engineering teams and senior leadership across Riot to deliver high-impact initiatives.
• Set high standards for software design and coding quality.
• Mentor less experienced engineers and strengthen cross-team collaboration.

Requirements

• 7+ years of software engineering experience focused on infrastructure or tooling in fast-paced, large-scale environments.
• Expertise across the full software development lifecycle and in at least one object-oriented language, such as Python, Go, Java, or C++.
• Strong experience with containers, Kubernetes, distributed systems, microservices, and large-scale software.
• Experience with large-scale cloud development and deployment using AWS or GCP.
• Experience with deployment technologies such as CloudBees Jenkins or GitHub Actions.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Codex, Windsurf, or Copilot.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting agile development, production services, and high-availability systems.
• Understanding of networking from HTTP through TCP/IP, routing, and lower network layers.
• Experience working in fast-paced, matrixed organizations and with international colleagues.

Culture & Benefits

• Open paid time off policy and flexible work schedules.
• Medical, dental, and life insurance.
• Parental leave for employees, spouses or domestic partners, and children.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Collaborative environment focused on player value and cross-team work.