Principal Software Engineer - VALORANT, Foundations, Build Platforms

Riot Games
Los Angeles, California, United States
15 days ago
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Want to lead technical development of the VALORANT development platform? As a Principal Software Engineer on VALORANT’s Build Platforms team, you will drive efforts across multiple teams to improve and rethink the technologies depended on to deliver VALORANT into the hands of tens of millions of players each month. You will work on improving the iteration flow for hundreds of developers with the opportunity to improve the experience of designers, artists and engineers alike. Your work will lay a critical foundation for teams across the globe as they work to delight players by adding new features, skins, maps and agents to our game. In addition, you will support our aspirations to expand to additional platforms and titles.

You will bring a deep passion for the experience of Riot players and, by extension, that of its developers. You will lead the design and execution of technical solutions that VALORANT developers rely on to provide joy to players in a sustainable, consistent, and efficient manner across PC and console platforms. In service of that goal, your work will touch a diverse set of technical areas in order to address needs wherever they exist. You will draw on not only your deep technical expertise, but also your abilities to communicate, collaborate, mentor, and inspire across the organization. You will lead without authority, marshaling resources from various disciplines and holding teams to our high technical standards. As a technical leader, you will also advise studio leadership on major technical decisions, helping to set the technical direction for the game.

This role will report to the Senior Engineering Manager Tech Lead for VALORANT Foundations.

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For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about the experiences of players, this could be the role for you!

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.

Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the Summoner's Code and Community Code . Our culture embraces differences as a strength, and our values are the guiding principles for how we approach work. We are committed to putting diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the center of everything we do, and promoting a fair and collaborative culture where Rioters treat one another with dignity and respect. We encourage you to read more about our value of thriving together and our ongoing work to build the most inclusive company in Gaming .

It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. We consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the Washington Fair Chance Act.

Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories:

These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, and compliance obligations within our organization. Please note that job duties may evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security.

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