Staff Software Engineer - League of Legends, Movement

Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work in many broader domains. As a Software Engineer III on the League of Legends camera and movement team, you will bring your gameplay technical skills to movement support for players in League of Legends. You will work with designers closely to lead the efforts on our camera system, investigating potential new player control schemas, and other associated feature sets. You will work with QA to hold the product quality bar to deliver the best player experience.

You will report to the Engineering Manager and work in a hybrid environment from LAX.

Responsibilities:

Collaborate with designers to implement movement systems, camera changes and associated feature sets
Partner with tooling engineers to support internal users (e.g. designers)
Identify, prioritize, and implement game systems and engine features needed to enable project needs
Ensure exceptional code quality by adhering to engineering excellence which includes: code maintainability, quality, monitoring, code reviews, and documentation
As development advances into live production, iterate on robust, scalable, and performant solutions
Mentor other engineers on the team in all aspects of game development

Required Qualifications:

4+ years of game development experience with depth in gameplay with client/server architectures
Strong knowledge of common game and software design patterns
Experience with C++ in complex code bases
Experience using game engines (ex. Unity, Unreal Engine)
Experience with Agile development process
Experience with tooling development
Product sense and player empathy in making tech decisions
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or comparable field or equivalent experience

Desired Qualifications:

Experience with proprietary game engines
Experience working in a wide variety of code bases, engines, and languages
Deep passion for meeting new and returning player needs
Experience with working on a live game
High familiarity with League of Legends

Our Perks:

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.

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