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Riot Games · 10 hours ago

Sr. Manager, Software Engineering (Gameplay) - Unpublished R&D Product

Los Angeles, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

Riot Games is a leading game development company focused on creating player-first experiences. As a Senior Manager of Software Engineering, you will oversee a team of engineers, manage technical decisions, and ensure the successful implementation of an early stage MMO product.

ComputerDeveloper PlatformPC GamesVideo Games

Comp. & Benefits

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Manage a group of 8+ software engineers, coaching them, holding them accountable to best practices and their growth plan

Partner with discipline and product leadership to develop strategies for improving team health and effectiveness

Champion and lead with a balance between short term and long term product and technical needs through prototyping

Be accountable for the technical health of product and taking an active part in its implementation

Build healthy relationships with other engineering teams at Riot to foster cross-team collaboration

Mentor engineers in best practices for the current product phase

Champion your sourcing and hiring processes to identify and hire engineers

Qualification

C++Game developmentTeam managementUnreal EngineTechnical discussionsRecruitingCross-discipline collaborationMentoring

Required

4+ years experience managing development teams

8+ years professional experience as a software engineer

2+ years developing game features with at least 1 shipped game title

Experience managing engineers and actively participating in their growth and development

Experience recruiting candidates and growing an engineering team

Experience participating in technical discussions such as technical design reviews and code reviews

Expertise in C++

Preferred

Experience with Unreal Engine

Experience shipping and live supporting a modern MMO

Experience leading an engineering team in early concept and prototyping

Experience leading cross discipline teams in prototyping

Experience leading content/game engine support teams

Benefits

Open paid time off policy

Flexible work schedules

Medical, dental, and life insurance

Parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children

401k with company match

Company

Riot Games

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Riot Games is a global company that develops online games.

Founded in 2006

Los Angeles, California, USA

1001-5000 employees

http://www.riotgames.com

H1B Sponsorship

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Trends of Total Sponsorships

2025 (98)

2024 (65)

2023 (113)

2022 (80)

2021 (84)

2020 (70)

Funding

Current Stage

Late Stage

Total Funding

$21M

2018-12-31Series Unknown· $6M

2016-11-14Convertible Note

2011-02-01Acquired

Leadership Team

A. Dylan Jadeja

Chief Executive Officer

Brandon Beck

Co-chairman, Co-founder

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