Software Engineer II, Community Tech - Publishing Platform

Riot Games • Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

Riot Engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the chance to work in many broader domains. As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll also dive into projects that focus on team cohesiveness and cross-team objectives. You’ll lead without authority and provide other engineers with a clear illustration of extraordinary engineering.
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Community Tech Team, you’ll work closely with world-class designers, technical product managers, and engineers to implement the suite of products helping empower third-party developers and content creators to enhance player engagement for our games. You will help build services and web apps that help power Riot’s third-party integrations as well as building solutions for content creators to enhance player engagement. You will report to the Manager, Software Engineering for the Community Tech Team.
For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes your fellow Rioters and players, who are the customers of your work. Being a dedicated fan of games is not necessary for this position!

Requirements

• Full-stack software engineer with deep knowledge of modern frontend technologies
• 5+ years of professional experience as a Software Engineer
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• Expertise with modern full-stack development, including Next.js and Typescript
• Professional experience and proficiency with services development (preferably Golang)
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, web infrastructure, and tooling for automated testing and deployment
• Experience mentoring and elevating technical standards across a team

Nice To Haves

• Experience with globally deployed platforms as well as distributed teams.
• Professional experience integrating web applications and services with Salesforce

Responsibilities

• Develop end-to-end internal web applications and player-facing solutions
• Maintain and evolve distributed services serving high-traffic APIs used by Riot’s third-party applications
• Create high-quality software by writing unit, functional, and integration tests
• Partner with product, quality, user experience, and visual design to create the best possible experience for players
• Lead technical design and architecture for complex systems, driving long-term maintainability and scalability
• Mentor engineers and raise the technical bar through design reviews, architectural guidance, and best practice adoption

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level