Machine Learning Engineer II (Game Development)

TL;DR

Machine Learning Engineer II (Game Development): Designing and implementing AI/ML driven tools for one of Riot’s most exciting new games with an accent on conceptualizing, planning, implementing, and maintaining AI-powered solutions to increase developer efficiency. Focus on empowering the team to deliver great player experiences, working well in cross-disciplinary teams, and finding practical applications of AI/ML technologies.

Location: Must be based in Los Angeles, USA

Salary: $161,500.00 - $227,000.00 USD + incentive compensation + equity + 401K with company match + medical, dental, vision, and life insurance + short and long-term disability + open PTO.

Company

Riot Games creates games and experiences that make it better to be a player.

What you will do

• Work closely with developers to discover and conceptualize opportunities for AI-powered workflow enhancements.
• Partner with engineering leaders to help define the team’s future vision for AI-based developer tooling and workflows.
• Lead the application of AI/ML systems to solve developer and player facing problems.
• Keep up with technical developments in the industry relating to AI/ML and find practical applications that help solve the team challenges.
• Partner with central teams to share AI-based solutions across Riot’s portfolio.
• Provide documentation and trainings on new tools and workflows to internal customers.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience in software engineering, including experience delivering innovative workflow solutions.
• Experience working with AI/ML systems in a production-ready environment.
• Applied knowledge in one or more of the following: reinforcement learning, imitation learning, decision-making under uncertainty, LLM, AI planning, or multi-agent systems.
• 2+ years experience working in a AAA game engine (i.e. Unity, Unreal, etc.).
• Proven ability to navigate ambiguous problems with cross-disciplinary stakeholders.
• Proficiency in C++.

Nice to have

• Experience working with modern ML/data science libraries and frameworks such as PyTorch/TensorFlow, pandas, etc.
• Experience developing tools that integrate with art pipelines (e.g. Maya, Blender, etc.).
• Working knowledge of tooling solutions utilized in AAA games around the industry.
• Experience developing tools that integrate with both client and backend systems.

Culture & Benefits

• 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.