Senior Software Engineer - Player Platform, Content Access Platform

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Content Access Platform (CAP) team, you will design and operate services that support Riot’s players across the globe and help players connect and share their experiences with friends. Through collaboration with game teams, you’ll identify opportunities to centralize functionality and architect solutions that enable scalability and reliability worldwide. 

The Content Access Platform team runs large-scale, globally distributed systems for millions of players. CAP’s systems and services power in-game experiences for all of Riot’s players, from battle passes to virtual currencies and much more. Your passion and relentless drive to deliver players value will help us unlock and power new experiences that delight our players.

You will report to the Engineering Manager of the Content Access Platform team within Player Platform.

• Partner with teams across the Player Platform organization to synthesize and resolve technical issues
• Implement and operate essential services used by Riot developers, and millions of Riot players world-wide
• Work with us to level-up our systems architecture, infrastructure, quality, and operational capabilities
• Be on a rotational on-call schedule for live product and internal customer support
• Provide meaningful code reviews and mentor other members on the team
• Work with non-technical customers to accomplish deliverables

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field or relevant professional experience
• 5+ years of hands-on programming experiences in Java, Kotlin, or GoLang
• Experience developing large systems from scratch, including gathering requirements, and informing the design
• Experience with distributed systems and maintaining web services

• Experience with storage technologies such as MySQL, Amazon Aurora, etc.
• Familiarity with Cloud Platform providers like AWS, GCP, or Azure
• Experience with event driven architectures

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes your fellow Rioters, who are the customers of your work. Being a dedicated fan of games is not necessary for this position!

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. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information.