Staff Software Engineer - Unpublished R&D Product (Sydney-Based; Relocation Provided)
Riot Games1 month ago
Sydney, AustraliaStaff+
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of scalable, performant foundational systems for build, release, delivery, and related tooling.
- Drive technical discussions and decision-making across services, engine, and tooling components.
- Collaborate with producers, QA, and engineers to scope, implement, and test game features.
- Champion code quality, automated testing, maintainable architecture, and other engineering best practices.
- Debug complex issues in development and live environments with a player-first mindset.
- Mentor teammates and contribute through documentation and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
- Identify technical risks and bottlenecks and propose pragmatic, innovative solutions.
- Provide product leaders with feedback on product direction and player affinity.
Requirements
- At least 6 years of professional software engineering experience, including delivery of live or shipped products.
- Expert proficiency with C++ and deep knowledge of data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and software engineering fundamentals.
- Experience building systems in cross-functional teams and contributing to cross-team architecture discussions and central technology.
- Strong debugging, problem-solving, communication, and maintainable-code skills.
- Experience building games.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience is preferred.
- Experience with Unreal Engine, scalable services, build and release pipelines, telemetry, Perforce, Git, or global-scale game development and online services is preferred.
Benefits
- Sydney-based role with relocation provided.
- Open paid time off, paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers, and flexible work schedules.
- Co-op gaming areas, a play fund, and snacks.
- Medical insurance covering employees and dependents.
- Employee Assistance Program and wellness fund.
- Donation matching for time and money given to registered charities.
- Learning and development opportunities.
About Riot Games
Riot Games develops and publishes online multiplayer games for PC and mobile, including League of Legends, Valorant, Teamfight Tactics, Legends of Runeterra, and Wild Rift. The company operates free-to-play titles monetized via in-game purchases and runs global esports leagues and events around its franchises. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Los Angeles, Riot is a subsidiary of Tencent with offices worldwide.