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Riot Games · 4 days ago

Staff Software Engineer - VALORANT, Player Dynamics

positionLos Angeles, CA
timeFull-time
remoteHybrid
senioritySenior Level, Lead/Staff
date6+ years exp

Riot Games is a company focused on creating engaging gaming experiences, and they are seeking a Staff Software Engineer for their VALORANT Player Dynamics Team. The role involves building and supporting live game services, leading feature design and development, and mentoring team members to enhance talent and engineering excellence.

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Responsibilities

Build, operate, and support live game services, including participation in an on-call rotation
Lead the design and development of features from in-game all the way down to the backend service implementation
Take ownership of key components within VALORANT’s architecture, ensuring reliability, scalability, and long-term sustainability
Lead, mentor, and coach team members to build talent over the long term
Demonstrate a high bar of craft excellence for your team
Provide cross-team technical expertise throughout the product life cycle including design, implementation, and delivery of features while continuously improving the software engineering quality and efficiency
Collaborate closely with producers, game designers, and UX experts

Qualification

C++GolangDistributed systemsCloud computingLarge scale backend systemsUnreal EngineAgile environmentGames industry experiencePlayer empathyCollaboration

Required

6+ years of experience as a software engineer
2+ years professional experience building distributed systems at scale
Experience working in the games industry or on gaming personal projects
Familiarity working in an agile environment
Expertise with C++, Golang, or similar language(s)

Preferred

Professional experience working with cloud computing and cloud technologies
Professional experience building large scale backend systems or game services
Professional experience building player- or user-facing frontend experiences (e.g. web, mobile, game)
Experience with social systems in large scale multiplayer games, especially ones with long standing, healthy communities
Professional or hobby experience working with Unreal Engine

Benefits

Open paid time off policy
Flexible work schedules
Medical, dental, and life insurance
Parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children
401k with company match

Company

Riot Games

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Riot Games is a global company that develops online games.
dateFounded in 2006
location
Los Angeles, California, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
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http://www.riotgames.com

H1B Sponsorship

Riot Games has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (98)
2024 (65)
2023 (113)
2022 (80)
2021 (84)
2020 (70)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$21M
2018-12-31Series Unknown· $6M
2016-11-14Convertible Note
2011-02-01Acquired

Leadership Team

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A. Dylan Jadeja
Chief Executive Officer
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Brandon Beck
Co-chairman, Co-founder
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