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 - Video & Encoding, Esports

Company: Riot Games

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Posted May 14, 2023

Riot Games, a leading video game company, is expanding its esports and fan experience with innovative projects like Project Stryker. The company is looking for a Staff Software Engineer to lead technical direction, design, and implementation of the Esports watch platform. The role requires 8+ years of experience in infrastructure or software engineering, with expertise in video distribution technology.

Staff Software Engineer - Entertainment, Consumer Products

Company: Riot Games

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Posted May 18, 2023

This job posting is for a Software Engineer position on the Consumer Products Ecommerce team at Riot Games. The role involves working with both new and current technology, creating innovative solutions, and building and supporting Ecommerce channels and integrations. The successful candidate will contribute to large scale consumer products efforts and have the opportunity to work with a variety of technical domains.

Technical Project Manager

Company: 1047 Games

Location: Remote

Posted May 17, 2023

1047 Games is a VC-backed company that specializes in creating unique sci-fi first-person shooters. They started with a passion for arena shooters and have raised over $120MM in funding. The company is looking for a technical project manager with experience in managing complex projects and driving them to completion. The role involves working closely with other departments and communicating effectively with both technical and non-technical individuals.

Sr. Software Engineer (Data) - Riot Data Products, R&D/3rd Party

Company: Riot Games

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Posted May 17, 2023

This text is about a Senior Software Engineer role at Riot Games, focusing on building title-specific systems for game balance, player experience improvement, and new data-empowered products. The role involves working with various teams, applying software engineering best practices, and contributing to data solutions and platforms. The successful candidate will have experience in analytics, business intelligence, machine learning, and related areas, as well as familiarity with SQL, relational databases, and key-value store/NoSQL-style systems.

Senior Engineering Manager

Company: Intercept Games

Location: Seattle, WA

Posted May 17, 2023

Intercept Games is seeking an experienced engineering manager to lead and grow an existing engineering team, collaborate with technical leadership, and contribute to organizational direction. The role emphasizes Engineering Excellence, with a focus on code reviews, system design, documentation, and testing. The company offers a great company culture, growth opportunities, team mentality, benefits, and perks.

Staff Software Engineer - VALORANT, Console Tech

Company: Riot Games

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Posted May 17, 2023

The text describes a role at Riot Games as a Staff Software Engineer on the Valorant's Foundations Console team. The role involves influencing the technical direction for bringing VALORANT to console players, designing and building solutions for areas such as patching and content delivery, performance and reliability management, console certification and releasability, and tooling that enables fast iteration and validation at scale. The role requires craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players.

Associate Content Manager

Company: Rockstar Games

Location: New York City, NY

Posted May 17, 2023

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Art Lead, 3D Character Art - League, PIE Content

Company: Riot Games

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Posted May 15, 2023

The text describes a Manager of Character Art role at Riot Games, focusing on managing a team, overseeing development, hiring and offboarding, and ensuring quality and product needs are met. The role requires craft expertise, collaboration, and a focus on player delight. The position is available in Los Angeles or Bellevue with a base salary range of $155,600 - $217,400 and additional benefits.

Data Architect

Company: Rockstar Games

Location: New York City, NY

Posted May 17, 2023

The text describes a job opening for a Data Architect at Rockstar Games, a game development studio. The role involves providing insights and actionable results to various stakeholders, designing and improving datasets, and collaborating with engineering and data science teams. The position requires 3+ years of experience in data warehousing, data modeling, and big data environments. The company values game industry experience and is committed to equal opportunity employment.

Information Security Manager

Company: Mythical Games

Location: Remote

Posted May 18, 2023

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Senior UX Designer - Unpublished Fighting Game

Company: Riot Games

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Posted May 15, 2023

The text describes a high-level UX design role for a Senior User Experience Designer for Project L, focusing on designing player-facing experiences for a new Fighting Game. The role requires leading UX design across multiple workstreams, communicating data-informed vision, delivering UX design artifacts, and establishing experiential quality metrics. The candidate should have minimum 5 years of industry experience, leading significant portions of the UX of at least two shipped game titles. The role offers a competitive base salary range, incentive compensation, equity, and comprehensive benefits.

Senior Software Engineer, Valorant - Console Tech

Company: Riot Games

Location: Los Angeles, CA

Posted May 17, 2023

The text describes a role at Riot Games for a Senior Software Engineer on Valorant's Platform Extensions team. The role involves working on projects that focus on team cohesiveness and cross-team objectives, leading and providing technical solutions to other engineers. The engineer should have a deep passion for helping bring joy to players through technical solutions and be comfortable with player-focused, collaborative, and efficiency-focused work. The role requires experience in professional software development, having shipped at least one console game, and experience building games in Unreal Engine. Desired qualifications include experience shipping Unreal Engine games to console and familiarity with console-specific build pipelines.

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.

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