Staff Software Engineer - VALORANT, Core Services
Riot GamesResponsibilities
- Lead development of VALORANT’s services platform across distributed Sydney and US teams.
- Guide the technical design, development, operation, maintainability, and scalability of services.
- Define the team’s technical vision and coordinate with Riot and Tencent engineering teams.
- Serve as technical lead by designing solutions, reviewing designs, writing critical code, and shepherding deployments into operation.
- Create standards and frameworks that improve service development across VALORANT.
- Improve tools and pipelines used to ship and operate services.
- Plan and sequence parallel rollouts of major system changes.
- Mentor and direct engineers through task breakdowns, code reviews, and one-on-one feedback.
- Implement and champion engineering standards for high-quality code.
- Troubleshoot live-service issues as part of an on-call rotation.
- Advocate for players, internal development customers, and collaborative decision-making.
Requirements
- At least 6 years of hands-on software engineering experience in service development.
- Fluency in written and spoken Mandarin Chinese and English, with comfort communicating technically in both languages.
- Expertise with C#, Java, Golang, or similar programming languages.
- Professional experience building large-scale, high-performance backend systems or game services.
- Experience in an agile environment is desirable.
- Experience with C++ is desirable.
- Professional or hobby experience with Unreal Engine is desirable.
- Professional experience with cloud computing and cloud technologies is desirable.
- Experience delivering complex features in a live game or product is desirable.
- Experience working in distributed environments across time zones and cultures is desirable.
Benefits
- Open paid time off
- Paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers
- Flexible work schedules
- Co-op gaming areas
- Play fund
- Snacks and healthy snacks
- Medical insurance covering employees and dependents
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellness fund
- Donation matching of time and money to registered charities
- Learning and Development opportunities
- Full-time role based in Sydney, Australia
About Riot Games
Since 2006, Riot Games has stayed committed to changing the way video games are developed, published, and supported for players. From our first title, League of Legends, to 2020’s VALORANT; we have strived to evolve the community with growth in Esports, and expansion from games into entertainment. Players are the foundation of Riot's community and because of them, we’re able to reach new heights. Founded by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill, Riot is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, and has 4,500+ Rioters in 20+ offices worldwide. Riot has been featured on numerous lists including Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For,” “25 Best Companies to Work in Technology,” “100 Best Workplaces for Millennials,” and “50 Best Workplaces for Flexibility.” Riot Games recruiters will never ask for money or request sensitive information, and they'll always reach out from an @riotgames.com email address. You can learn more about Riot’s interview process here: https://www.riotgames.com/en/work-with-us/interviewing-at-riot/interview-process