Manager, Software Engineering (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Manager, Software Engineering (Gamedev): Leading the engineering team that builds and operates backend services for League of Legends and TFT with an accent on new feature development and evergreen improvements to existing services. Focus on improving standards and frameworks to enhance services development across League and TFT.

Location: This role is based out of our Los Angeles area Headquarters.

Salary: $192,500.00 - $269,400.00 USD + incentive compensation + equity + 401K with company match + medical, dental, vision, and life insurance + short and long-term disability + open PTO.

Company

Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work in many broader domains.

What you will do

• Manage a team of 5-10 highly skilled Software Engineers, overseeing performance management, identifying growth opportunities, and ensuring positive results.
• Develop and manage a technical vision for your team, working with other leaders to create a long-term organization and staffing plan that supports technical product goals.
• Ensure the performance and reliability of services powering League and TFT, balancing emergent / KTLO and project work.
• Advocate for Players, your team, and internal development customers when deciding what to build and why.
• Ensure high technical quality of what your team produces.
• Foster effective communication and collaboration within engineering teams and across other departments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of professional experience as a software engineer working in services development roles.
• 2+ years of experience leading engineering teams as a manager.
• Previous experience managing backend engineers and building high availability, distributed systems at scale.
• Expertise with Java, C#, Golang, or similar language(s).
• Professional experience working with cloud computing and cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Professional experience leading cross-functional or full-stack teams.

Culture & Benefits

• 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.
• Our goal is to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective everyday.