Staff Software Engineer- League of Legends, Around Game Foundations at Riotgames

Riotgames

Los Angeles, USA·2d ago

LeadFull-timeRustC++MicroservicesGit

Salary Range

$153,000 - $207,000 /year

Estimated

This salary is estimated based on similar roles. The actual salary may vary.

About the Role

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our League of Legends team. This role focuses on enabling developers to create new around-game experiences that excite our players.

Key Responsibilities

→Build and maintain services integration layers that allow UI teams to reliably consume platform services data
→Lead technical design and implementation of systems leveraging your subject matter expertise in services integration
→Partner with UI engineers across teams to design core client systems and reusable UI components
→Teach other engineers services integration patterns to standardize how services are integrated into around game features
→Consult with backend engineers to integrate experiences with various complex microservices
→Give input on the evolution of the existing proprietary UI development framework used to build UI in League of Legends
→Ensure exceptional code quality by adhering to engineering excellence which includes: code maintainability, quality, monitoring, code reviews, and documentation

Requirements

✓6+ years of game development experience
✓4+ years of professional experience in C++
✓Experience with distributed systems, microservices, and software at a high scale
✓Experience shipping software that deploys on a range of different platforms
✓Experience collaborating across disciplines (e.g. Design, Art, QA, Production)
✓Experience implementing software engineering best practices within your team, including design reviews, coding standards, code reviews, and testing
✓Product sense, pragmatism, and player empathy in making tech decisions
✓BS in Computer Science, or proven understanding of Computer Science fundamentals