Software Engineer II - R&D Unpublished Product

Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work in a variety of broader domains. As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll also dive into projects that focus on team cohesiveness and cross-team objectives. You’ll drive tooling features and provide other engineers with a clear illustration of extraordinary engineering.

As a Software Engineer II within Research & Development, you will build the tools that power the content creation workflows in the Unreal Engine to make developers more efficient! You will use your understanding of the entire software development lifecycle, work with state-of-the-art technology, and explore new solutions to surprise and delight our players. You will report to the Tools Engineering Manager of the project.

• Collaborate with cross-discipline developers to gather requirements for workflow improvements

• Design, build and maintain tools/processes to support cross discipline efforts

• Participate in and guide technical design and implementation

• Contribute substantially to the codebase

• Oversee the quality and maintainability of your code

• Mentor junior engineers

• 4+ years of gameplay development experience

• 2+ years of experience building tools for a cross-disciplinary team

• 2+ years of experience building tools using Unreal Engine

• Strong knowledge of common game and software design patterns

• Strong ability to collaborate with teammates across multiple disciplines

• 3+ years of experience using Unreal Engine

• Deep knowledge of modern C++

• Experience working collaboratively with other engineers on technical design and implementation

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise and a collaborative spirit that prioritizes the delight of players. 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. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this is the role for you!

Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and 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.

Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the Summoner's Code and Community Code. Our culture embraces differences as a strength, and our values are the guiding principles for how we approach work. We are committed to putting diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the center of everything we do and promoting a fair and collaborative culture where Rioters treat one another with dignity and respect. We encourage you to read more about our value of thriving together and our ongoing work to build the most inclusive company in Gaming.