Jobs at Riot Games
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Riot Games, the creator of League of Legends, has positioned itself as a pioneer in real‑time multiplayer gaming and cloud‑native infrastructure. The studio’s developer stack includes AWS, Kubernetes, and a microservices architecture that scales to millions of concurrent users.
Riot hires engineers, product managers, data scientists, QA specialists, and creative roles. Candidates can expect rigorous technical interviews, collaborative pair‑programming, and a culture that emphasizes data‑driven design and rapid iteration.
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Character Artist (m/f/d)
Company: Deca Games
Location: CET (UTC+1)
Posted Nov 27, 2023
Online language classes: English, German, French, Spanish etc. A good understanding of MMO games, storytelling, and world-building. Benefits Remote first company culture. Portfolio demonstrating a diverse range of high-quality character models, textures, and shaders, showcasing both artistic and technical skills. Strong understanding of anatomy, form, shape language, and color theory to create visually compelling and believable characters. Flat hierarchies with an open-door policy. Proficiency in industry-standard software such as Maya, ZBrush, Substance Painter, or equivalent tools for character creation and texturing. Ability to provide feedback to outsourcers. Create detailed character models, textures, and shaders that showcase a wide range of personalities, races, classes, and factions. Weekly remote Embodiment@Work breathing and workout exercises.
Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning - Emerging Games Data
Company: Riot Games
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posted Dec 03, 2023
Experience with data processing (e.g., Spark, BigQuery, DataProc), storage (e.g., S3, Google Cloud Storage), transport (e.g., Kafka, PubSub), and orchestration (e.g., Airflow, Luigi). We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner and children, and a 401k with company match. Triton inference server, Seldon Core). Experience deploying cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, GCP) using containers and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes), managed using infrastructure as code (e.g., Terraform, Ansible). Mlflow, Tensorflow, PyTorch), reinforcement learning, (e.g., RLlib, Gym/Gymnasium), and transformer-based models for language. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. Experience building software across multiple languages (e.g., Golang, Python, or C++). Experience with the development and operation of large-scale, end-to-end machine learning systems, including gathering requirements, designing production-ready architecture, and sustainably supporting high availability services. Excellent collaboration skills.
Senior Software Development Engineer in Test
Company: Rockstar Games
Location: New York City, NY
Posted Dec 03, 2023
We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, or race. However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Experience with security testing. Experience with package management such as nuget, npm, or similar. Experience with batch, Python or PowerShell scripting. Experience with source control, preferably Perforce. Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Knowledge of non-functional testing such as accessibility, security, and performance testing. Experience with performance and load testing. Experience with T-SQL.
Software Engineer (C#/.NET), Services
Company: Rockstar Games
Location: New York City, NY
Posted Dec 03, 2023
We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, or race. However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Experience building online gaming systems, commerce systems, social networking systems, search systems. Familiarity with networking systems and their components including DNS, NAT, firewalls, security methods, peer-to-peer and client server models. Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Experience with online game service APIs, particularly Xbox Live, Sony NP, and Games for Windows Live. Experience with source control, preferably Perforce. Knowledge of web service scalability, performance, and security practices. If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, company or individual department/team performance, and market factors. Rockstar is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to hiring, promoting, and compensating employees based on their qualifications and demonstrated ability to perform job responsibilities.
Network Engineer (MMO)
Company: FREE RANGE GAMES
Location: Remote
Posted Dec 02, 2023
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. Free Range Games makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time. We prioritize community, family, and love-of-gaming over process, crunching, and TPS reports. Free Range Games participates in E-Verify. Responsibilities: Work with internal dev teams to define infrastructure needs and solutions that are scalable Deploy data storage solutions (databases, caching, and backups) to efficiently manage player data, world states, and in-game assets. We are some of the folk behind Spider-man, Tony Hawk, Lord of the Rings, Twitch Sings, Oddworld, Callisto Protocol, Shrek Super Slam, and dozens of mobile and web games. Identify and address performance issues, scalability challenges, and network latency for smooth online player experiences Contribute to infrastructure architecture integrity and security to prevent cheating, hacking, and unauthorized access of our systems Stay up-to-date on industry trends and emerging tech in online gaming, server architectures, and multiplayer networking Required Qualifications & Skills: BS in Computer Science or related Experience developing scalable networked systems Expertise with Backend services, Databases (SQL/NoSQL) GCP or AWS experience a plus Ability to pick up new technologies as needed C / C++ and/or Java Game development experience (especially with Unity3D) a plus Equal Opportunity Employer Statement Free Range Games is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. E-Verify participant Federal law requires all employers to verify the identity and employment eligibility of all persons hired to work in the United States. And maybe that’s what you want too.
Track Marshal
Company: Andretti Indoor Karting & Games
Location: Other US Location
Posted Dec 05, 2023
Work varying days, nights, holidays and weekends. on a regular and continuing basis Perform functions which require organization, bending, reaching, turning, lifting, climbing and stocking up to 50lbs. Work days, nights, holidays and weekends. Skills & Requirements High School Diploma or equivalent. The desire and ability to be pleasant, upbeat and sociable throughout the workday. Must be able to lift up to 15 lbs. Walk or stand for extended periods of time. Support for ongoing professional development and training. Our six AIKG locations are currently in Florida, Texas & Georgia and feature high-speed, high-tech indoor Karting on multilevel tracks, multi-player immersive Virtual Reality Simulators, Arcade fun, and sophisticated restaurants & event spaces featuring scratch cocktails and culinary creations crafted in our kitchens. Performs Opening, Running and Closing department duties as assigned.
VFX Art Intern - League of Legends
Company: Riot Games
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posted Dec 02, 2023
We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children, and a 401k with company match. === It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance relating to an applicant's criminal history (LAMC 189.00). Our culture embraces differences as a strength, and our values are the guiding principles for how we approach work. Skills in 3D/2D Software - Maya, 3DS Max, Photoshop Experience creating real-time VFX Proficiency in VFX development, including fundamentals like timing, shape language, color theory and mesh engineering Experience with Photoshop, Maya or 3DS Max Experience with Unity, Unreal, or equivalent game engine VFX tools Desired Qualifications Experience with hand drawn, painterly art style visual effects Knowledge of our games, as it pertains to game design and visual clarity. Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules. You can expect in-game perks, and the ability to participate in our Play Fund, so you can broaden and deepen your knowledge of our players and community through games. Our Perks: Riot Internships are paid, and interns can also participate in our 401(k) plan. This internship focuses on close collaboration, learning visual effects craft, and growing a developer mindset. We will look at your past studies and experience, but for this role, we also look for dedicated people with a personal relationship with games. Check out our benefits pages for more information.
Unannounced Studio - Senior Gameplay Programmer
Company: NetEase Games
Location: Remote
Posted Nov 23, 2023
All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other protected status as required as by law. The Job Lead, design, develop, code, test, and iterate on game features. We are an equal opportunity employer that embraces diversity, equity and inclusion. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment, so even if you think you are under-qualified, let us decide by showing us your portfolio. Champion feedback. Then iterate quickly. Its recent games include Naraka: Bladepoint, Knives Out, Onmyoji, Identity V, Harry Potter: Magic Awakened, etc. Along with its many creative partnerships, NetEase is expanding its portfolio of studios, including Bad Brain Game Studios, Jackalyptic Games, Jar of Sparks, and Quantic Dream. Mentor the less experienced engineers on our team Lightweight management tasks such as code reviews, input or oversite on employee performance management Assisting other engineers and production with forecasting, scheduling, and scoping Qualifications Unreal Engine experience Excellent understanding of C++ Excellent communication skills Desire to work closely with people from other disciplines Self-motivated 6+ years game industry experience At least one (1) shipped AAA Title For this position, we are hiring on talent and cultural fit first and foremost, but extra points for: First person shooter experience Co-Op and Multiplayer experience Please come work with us if any of this sounds exciting to you: You like being on the ground floor of something new; feel excited about contributing to a company culture Love learning new tools and technologies, and don’t mind teaching others how to use them Good with wearing a few hats and getting your hands dirty –at least for now (we’re starting something new here, after all) Want to work from (almost) anywhere in the world –including your home Salary Range (USD): $130,000 - $200,000 Disclaimer: Position Leveling to be based on candidate experience and qualifications. Salary Range to be based on qualifications and local cost-of-labor.
Senior Full Stack .NET Developer
Company: Rockstar Games
Location: New York City, NY
Posted Dec 03, 2023
We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, or race. However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Prior experience with Redis, MongoDb, RabbitMQ and automated testing. Experience working on high-traffic, responsive websites and applications. Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. Experience authoring for mobile devices. Experience with source control, preferably Perforce. Solid experience with T-SQL. Rockstar is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to hiring, promoting, and compensating employees based on their qualifications and demonstrated ability to perform job responsibilities. Exposure to Elasticsearch and Python desirable.
Technical Artist Intern - Rigging - League of Legends
Company: Riot Games
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posted Dec 02, 2023
We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children, and a 401k with company match. === It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance relating to an applicant's criminal history (LAMC 189.00). We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. Our Perks: Riot Internships are paid, and we offer relocation and housing support. Our culture embraces differences as a strength, and our values are the guiding principles for how we approach work. Proficient in Google Suite, Excel Proven problem-solving and organization skills Excellent verbal and communication skills Experience in product management Desired Qualifications: Full-lifecycle project ownership, from creation to launch Familiarity with Chinese e-commerce and social systems in mobile games Experience conducting market analysis and leveraging the learnings through new product designs Experience using project management tools to track and achieve project milestones (Favro, Trello, JIRA, Notion, etc.). Manage collaborations with partners, bridge the gap between organizations by facilitating discussions and encouraging agreement between leads to make decisions that affect game service and operations in China Support all launch and release activities that may not be limited to tech, publishing, translation, live ops, etc. Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules. You will report to the Senior Manager Production Operations, within the Operations organization.
Director, Game Design - Unpublished R&D Product
Company: Riot Games
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posted Dec 03, 2023
Lead Designer, Design Director, Game Director, Head of Design, Creative Director, etc.) We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner and children, and a 401k with company match. This role involves designing and developing game mechanics and game systems. Check out our benefits pages for more information. Our culture embraces differences as a strength, and our values are the guiding principles for how we approach work. Experience working as a developer on a first-person shooter game. We will look at your past studies and experience, but for this role, we also look for dedicated people with a personal relationship with games. Our Perks: Riot has a focus on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy, in addition to other perks such as flexible work schedules. Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the Summoner's Code and Community Code. 5+ years of experience as a leader in a game design organization (i.e.
Motion Capture Developer
Company: Rockstar Games
Location: New York City, NY
Posted Dec 03, 2023
We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, or race. However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. SQL, Mongo or similar enterprise level database server experience. 3+ years of industry experience using motion capture technology. Rockstar is committed to creating a work environment that promotes equal opportunity, dignity and respect. Passion for playing and making video games. If you need more information about Rockstar’s reasonable accommodation policies or process, or need to request an accommodation, please contact the Human Resources Department. If you’ve got the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. If hired, employee will be in an "at-will position" and the company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation or benefit program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.