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Senior Software Engineer, Gameplay - Unpublished R&D Product
4 years ago
In 2009, Riot released its debut title League of Legends to worldwide acclaim. The game has since gone on to become the most played PC game in the world and a key driver of the explosive growth of esports. Whether you're in Rio, Seoul or Moscow, you can find an excited and engaged community of League players. Delivering content to a global audience of millions of players whilst also building new games affords Riot's Engineering discipline with a mountain of exciting and technically complex challenges. That's where you come in.
Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work in a variety of 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 R&D team you are responsible for helping Riot build and deliver a brand new AAA title. You will keep the players experience in mind as you build systems and features to support one of our new games. You will also work collaboratively with artists, designers, and producers to deliver genre-defining experiences to our players.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop and implement intricate gameplay systems and features
- Create and/or contribute to best practices, development process and coding standards
- Demonstrate a high bar of craft excellence for your team
- Cultivate your team's culture of collaboration, creativity and passion for game making
- Mentor and coach junior members to build talent over the long term
- Manage strong relationships between disciplines
Required Qualifications:
- BS or equivalent experience
- Strong OO programming experience
- Deep knowledge in large systems design and core areas of gameplay development such as AI, combat, physics, levels, inventory, etc.
- Experience in designing, developing, and shipping games
- Excellent debugging skills
- Ability to self-direct and measure success individually and collectively with teams
- Ability to collaborate and iterate with cross-disciplinary teammates
- Capable of considering both player experience and content creation experience
Desired Qualifications:
- C++, C/C# preferred
- Working with popular game engines
- Wide experience in various game engines
Our Perks:
- Medical, dental, and vision plans that cover you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children
- Open paid time off
- Retirement benefits with company matching
- Life insurance, parental leave, plus short-term and long-term disability
- Play funds so you can broaden and deepen your knowledge of our players and community through games
- We will double down on your donations of time and money to non-profits
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, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance relating to an applicant's criminal history (LAMC 189.00).
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