Staff Software Engineer, Engine Performance (Tools) - Central Technology, Unreal Ecosystem (Unreal Engine)

Company

Riot Games develops games and player experiences, with Central Technology supporting teams across the organization.

What you will do

• Write high-quality C++ code and set engineering standards through hands-on development.
• Partner with game teams to diagnose complex issues and improve player-facing performance.
• Analyze bandwidth optimization, server density, and resource utilization with infrastructure teams.
• Optimize developer experience by improving cook and build times, editor load times, and internal development workflows.
• Lead technical execution of multi-month to year-plus initiatives, managing ambiguity, risks, trade-offs, and engineering standards.
• Build and maintain infrastructure, build and test automation, release pipelines, and developer tooling while mentoring senior engineers.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Expertise with C++, modern video game engines, large game teams, and large codebases.
• Experience debugging, profiling, and optimizing complex projects, including use of tools such as Unreal Insights or Pix.
• Experience with common game and software design patterns, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and shipping games across multiple platforms.
• Experience engineering internal developer tools that improve productivity and enable efficient software development.

Nice to have

• Experience with Unreal Engine 5.
• Experience building online games.
• Experience with rendering in Unreal Engine titles.

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) with company match.
• Collaborative environment focused on player empathy, player-first decisions, and mentoring.