Software Engineer II, Pipelines & Workflows - Valorant

Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work in many broader domains. As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll dive into projects focusing on team cohesiveness and cross-team goals. You’ll lead without authority and provide other engineers with a clear illustration of extraordinary engineering.

VALORANT is Riot’s take on a character-based tactical shooter (for more info on VALORANT, click here!). As a Sr. Software Engineer on the VALORANT team, you will help Riot continue to build and deliver our exciting entry into the FPS genre. You will keep the content developers’ experience in mind as you develop systems and tools to support VALORANT’s development team. You will also work with artists, designers, and producers to improve developer efficiency to deliver genre-defining experiences to our players. You will report to our Engineering Manager.

• Monitor and increase the performance of the Unreal Editor

• Work with developers (artists, designers, engineers, etc.) to identify opportunities for Unreal workflow improvements and build plans to implement

• Build and maintain Unreal tooling for multiple disciplines across multiple platforms

• Set the technical direction for deliverables in alignment with tech leadership and product strategy

• Break down and execute multi-month efforts in collaboration with other disciplines and/or engineering teams

• Mentor engineers to help develop their software engineering and technical best practices

• 3+ years of software development experience

• 2+ years of C++ development experience

• Developed and delivered software in an Agile software development environment

• Delivered at least one multi-team project using the Unreal Engine

• Built tools and pipelines to handle the integration of standard content types into a game development workflow

• Developed Unreal Editor extensions for designers, artists, and engineers

• Developed Unreal plugins used by a game development team

• Implemented Unreal multi-platform test automation

• Shipped at least one multi-platform online AAA game

• 1+ years of experience developing in C#

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about the experiences of players, this could be the role for you!

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.