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Sr. Manager, Software Engineering - Unpublished R&D Product

Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the chance to work in many broader domains. As an Engineering Manager, you’ll predominantly offer creative solutions to organizational design. You’ll also serve as a mentor for a team of engineers, overseeing performance management, growth opportunities, and accountability. 

As an Sr. Manager, Software Engineering within Research & Development, you will report to the Engineering Lead on a product, overseeing a small team of engineers on an early stage product. You will be accountable for all technical decisions of your team’s focus areas which include build and automation pipelines, multi-platform support, performance tooling, asset pipelines, and developer tools among others. You will be accountable for the technical strategy in these areas while helping shape the product and the developer workflows. In addition to leading the team, you will be hands-on in implementation.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage a group of 3-7 software engineers, coaching them, holding them accountable to best practices and their growth plan 
  • Partner with discipline and product leadership to develop strategies for improving team health and effectiveness
  • Be accountable for the technical health of product and taking an active part in its implementation
  • Build healthy relationships with other engineering teams at Riot to foster cross-team collaboration
  • Mentor engineers in best practices for the current product phase
  • Champion your sourcing and hiring processes to identify and hire engineers

Required Qualifications:

  • 10+ years professional experience as a software engineer working in a game development team
  • 5+ years as an Engineering Manager leading engineers 
  • 3+ years developing client game features with at least 1 shipped game title
  • 3+ years experience managing development teams.
  • Experience managing engineers and actively participating in their growth and development
  • Experience recruiting candidates and growing an engineering team
  • Experience participating in technical discussions such as technical design reviews and code reviews
  • Expertise in C++

Desired Qualifications:

  • Experience with Unreal Engine
  • Experience with the pre production, production, and post-production phases of game development
  • Experience leading game engine support teams
  • Experience with online networked and multi-platform games

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!

Our Perks:

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.

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.

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Dental Insurance
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DATE POSTED
April 19, 2025

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