Jobs at Riot Games

156,228 open positions

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.

Job Transparency’s listings reveal exact base salaries, bonus ranges, and employee sentiment scores for each role. This data lets you benchmark offers against peers, negotiate confidently, and assess long‑term growth prospects before submitting an application.

Staff Software Engineer (Services) - TFT

Company: Riot Games

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Posted Jun 17, 2023

Riot Games is seeking a Staff Software Engineer (Services) for Teamfight Tactics. The role involves leading a team to design and build services, working with product leadership, coordinating with partner teams, ensuring engineering excellence, and providing live product support. The ideal candidate should have 6+ years of deep hands-on programming experience, experience with Java, designing large distributed systems, maintaining live services, developing large product features, and experience as a tech lead. Prior game development experience, Android/iOS development experience, and understanding of software performance are desired. Riot Games values work/life balance, offers comprehensive benefits, and fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork and diversity.

Development Support: Technical Art

Company: Rockstar Games

Location: Lincoln, NE

Posted Jun 17, 2023

Rockstar Games is seeking a passionate and talented Development Support to join their team in Lincoln. This full-time permanent position involves bringing innovation to technical problems, creating and maintaining tools and pipelines, providing general support to the Art team, and collaborating with other departments.

Director, Insights - Unpublished R&D Product

Company: Riot Games

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Posted Jun 21, 2023

None Found

Senior Technical Artist (Tools & Pipeline) - Team Fight Tactics

Company: Riot Games

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Posted Jun 17, 2023

The text describes the role of a Senior Technical Artist at Riot Games, focusing on the creation and improvement of systems, tools, rigs, and workflows for the Technical Art team. The role involves defining technical art needs, partnering with the Technical Art Director, and supporting fellow Tech Artists. The Senior Technical Artist will work on future-facing workflows, pipelines, rigging standards, and build a long-term strategy for the technical implementation of the creative vision for Teamfight Tactics. They will also mentor technical artists and collaborate to achieve broader product goals.

Principal Strategic Sourcing Manager - Development Services

Company: Riot Games

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Posted Jun 18, 2023

The text describes the role of a Strategic Sourcing Manager at Riot Games, focusing on their responsibilities in finding, sourcing, and maintaining external relationships, negotiating deals, and providing best practices for vendor strategy. The role requires 8+ years of experience in category sourcing within the games industry and facilitation experience. The company offers a positive work environment with benefits such as medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave, and a 401k with company match. Riot Games fosters a diverse and inclusive culture with a focus on teamwork and fairness.

Staff Software Engineer, UI - Unpublished R&D Product

Company: Riot Games

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Posted Jun 21, 2023

None Found

Software Engineer III - R&D Unpublished Product

Company: Riot Games

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Posted Jun 22, 2023

None Found

Technical Artist II (Rigging) - Team Fight Tactics

Company: Riot Games

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Posted Jun 17, 2023

The role of a Rigging Technical Artist II at Technical Art on Teamfight Tactics involves rigging characters, creatures, props, and living parts of the arenas. The individual will work closely with artists of all disciplines, providing technical support and ensuring proper topology and motion. They will also assist in modeling, animation, and VFX, and collaborate with QA teams to ensure the quality of art assets. The role requires expertise in content creation tools, particularly Maya, and a strong understanding of figure and facial anatomy. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of experience as a technical artist in games or related industries, and a collaborative spirit with a focus on player delight.

Senior UI Artist

Company: Intercept Games

Location: Seattle, WA

Posted Jun 16, 2023

Intercept Games is seeking a senior UI artist with a strong sense of end-to-end UI development and a passion for space exploration. The role involves designing compelling UI experiences, working closely with engineers, and improving the user experience. The company offers a great company culture, benefits, and perks.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is it like to work at Riot Games?
Employees report a fast‑paced environment that rewards experimentation and cross‑functional collaboration. The company fosters a "player‑first" mindset, encouraging teams to iterate on feedback loops, run A/B tests, and deploy features with high velocity. Professional development is supported through internal mentorship programs, tech talks, and a generous budget for conferences and training.
What types of positions are available at Riot Games?
Riot offers roles across software engineering (frontend, backend, infrastructure, AI/ML), product management, data science, quality assurance, user experience design, localization, community management, and marketing. Technical positions often require proficiency in languages such as C++, Java, Python, and Go, and familiarity with cloud services, container orchestration, and CI/CD pipelines.
How can I stand out as an applicant for Riot Games?
Showcase a portfolio that demonstrates real‑world impact—ideally projects built on scalable architectures or games. Highlight experience with data‑driven decision making, such as implementing analytics pipelines or conducting user‑research studies. Prepare for the interview by mastering system‑design problems, coding challenges, and behavioral questions that reflect Riot’s values of ownership, teamwork, and player focus.

Other Companies Hiring