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Senior Software Engineer - TFT, Frontend
11 months ago
Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work in a variety of broader domains. As Software Engineers, we work with both new and current technology, creating new experiences for our players in and around our games.
As a Senior Software Engineer (Frontend) on Teamfight Tactics, you will work on a multi-disciplinary team with artists, designers and product managers to create and support the many facets of play. You will report to an Engineering manager on the Teamfight Tactics team.
Responsibilities:
- Build player-facing experiences that expand and enhance the game experience within a complex ecosystem of microservices and clients.
- Work with a team of experts to design and build new game features
- Ensure the team is adhering to engineering excellence which includes: code maintainability, quality, monitoring, operational excellence, and documentation. Provides and champions "definition of done" to their team
- Be on rotational on-call for live product support and operational assessment
- Provide meaningful code reviews for other members of the team
- Work collaboratively with non technical customers to accomplish deliverables
- Mentor other engineers in technical skills
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience applying software engineering principles while building frontend web applications
- Deep understanding of the nuances of Javascript, CSS and web technologies and how to build beautiful, performant web applications
- Deep experience with React, Ember.js, Angular or a similar framework
- Experience implementing software engineering best practices within your team, including design reviews, coding standards, code reviews, tools improvements, source control management, build processes, and testing
Desired Qualifications
- Prior game development experience at any level
- Full stack experience being able to flex into services in Java or Go
- Experience building tools and pipelines to facilitate data moving throughout an ecosystem
- Experience with C / C++
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 players' experiences, this could be your role!
Our Perks:
Riot has a focus on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy, in addition to 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 .
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