Principal Software Engineer - Content Access Platform
Riot Games
6 months ago
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Staff+
H1B Sponsor
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and construction of large-scale services for virtual goods.
- Develop and execute a long-term service architecture strategy.
- Identify new technologies and innovative approaches to engineering problems.
- Collaborate with teams across Riot to resolve engineering challenges.
- Implement and operate essential services for Riot engineers and gamers.
- Enhance systems design, infrastructure, quality, and operational capabilities.
- Participate in a rotational on-call schedule for support.
- Mentor team members and contribute to their growth.
- Work with non-technical partners to clarify requirements and deliver features.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
- 10+ years of hands-on software development experience focused on backend services.
- Prior experience as a technical leader setting vision and aligning with senior engineering leaders.
- Experience developing large-scale, performant, distributed solutions on cloud infrastructure.
Benefits
- Open paid time off policy and flexible work schedules.
- Medical, dental, and life insurance.
- Parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children.
- 401k with company match.
Tech Stack
Apache KafkaAWSAzureGoGoogle Cloud PlatformJavaKotlin
Categories
BackendDevOpsFull StackGaming