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Software Engineer

Riot Games was established in 2006 by entrepreneurial gamers who believe that player-focused game development can result in great games. In 2009, Riot released its debut title League of Legends to critical and player acclaim. As the most played video game in the world, over 100 million play every month. Players form the foundation of our community and it’s for them that we continue to evolve and improve the League of Legends experience.

Riot has now put the “s” in Riot Games with the launch of Teamfight Tactics, Legends of Runeterra, VALORANT, and soon Wild Rift. As Riot provides players more opportunities to engage with new games, the engineering department is responsible for supporting the seamless gameplays and ensuring stable and secure operational consistencies for our players.

That's where you come in.

As a Software Engineer (Backend) , you will develop awesome experiences and products optimized for our players. You will collaborate with engineers in the Seoul office and also in other regions, especially the Central office in LA. By constantly being aware of the latest industry technology and development trends, you will provide best-fit solutions that drive the evolution of our services.

As a Rioter in Seoul, you’ll join a tight-knit group of exceptionally bright-minded individuals who share our prioritization of player experience, rejection of convention, and passion for gaming. Riot Games Korea is dedicated to creating first-class player experiences. You will definitely contribute to enhance the experience to the next level. In the journey, you should share awesome experiences beyond Korea to our global players as well.

Responsibilities:

• Work on diverse, cross-functional teams that contribute to the release and operations of multiple games.
• Build a massive global platform for deploying and operating backend services with low latency and high availability.
• Contribute to the game client and platform by collaborating with your team as well as Rioters across the globe to provide memorable experiences to our players.
• Design and implement services that allow players to easily interact with each other.

Required Qualifications:

• Technical practitioner: You have a BS or MS degree (or equivalent academic learnings) in software engineering. You have a solid understanding of OOP languages like Java. You have knowledge to speak about the technical characteristics of computing elements such as OS, databases, and cloud systems. You understand the importance of unit tests and how to write it to keep your code manageable.
• Global communicator : You drive clarity in communication by being concise and articulate. You are an active listener, building strong relationships with stakeholders, and bringing visibility to technical decisions made on your team to relevant people. You are fluent in Korean and have confidence in English communicating via text and conference calls. You can drive effective collaboration between different languages and cultures.
• Growth-oriented : You are always eager to learn about new technology trends. You enjoy sharing what you’ve learned with fellow developers and colleagues.
• Adaptable : You quickly adapt to new challenges, even if it’s outside of your expertise. You are familiar with wearing multiple hats and have a track record of learning new skills across a wide range of domains + disciplines.

Desired Qualifications:

• Technical desirables: You know concepts of microservice architecture and RESTful API. You have a knowledge of open-source projects such as Spring, Kafka, etc. and can adopt them in your development. You have experience in production environment configuration with AWS cloud and IDC solutions with CI and CD.
• Communication desirables : You speak your idea in English without hesitation while working with non-Korean colleagues. You can write technical documents in English about what your team is working on with no difficulties.

References:

• https://www.slideshare.net/deview/1a1-39609188
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALaQ642ZACg

Application Instructions:

1. Please visit the external page to download two application templates.
2. After completing the two templates, please submit via the "Apply" link below.
   • Please attach the Korean template in the "Resume" category.
   • Please attach the English template in the "Cover Letter" category.