Principal Software Engineer

Who you are

• 8-12 yrs of collective professional experience in game development
• Experience shipping games across multiple platforms (PC, console, mobile)
• Experience building gameplay systems and collaborating with designers
• Expert with C++ in complex code bases
• Experience mentoring fellow developers
• Experience leading technical designs and technical decisions
• Experience with building game content tools and pipelines

What the job involves

• As a Principal Software Engineer and technical lead you’ll take technical ownership of multiple key areas. You will drive the technical vision and execution of gameplay features. You will collaborate with cross-disciplinary teams to build systems that bring our players' dreams to life. If you have a passion for gameplay engineering and thrive in a dynamic, player-focused environment, this is the role for you
• Collaborate with external teams in other business units working in the same technical spaces (including Game Designers, Artists, Animators, Quality, Engineers, and Producers) to shape player experiences
• Give feedback to designers and artists on the technical tradeoffs for improvements of their tooling
• Give feedback to product leaders about product direction and benefits for creative teams
• Brainstorm, design, and implement prototypes to find answers to product, development, and technical questions
• Lead and deliver game content tooling to support external teams (including Game Designers, Artists, Animators, and Producers)
• Collaborate with and mentor engineering teammates
• Deliver exciting and meaningful improvements to gameplay tools focused on opening game design space in environments, physics, audio, and navigation
• Build projects implementing complex system changes

Benefits

• Healthcare: Medical, dental, and vision plans that cover you as well as your spouse/domestic partner and children.
• Family Care: Life insurance, parental leave, plus short and long-term disability.
• Open Paid Time Off: In addition to holidays, a 2-week end of year break, and a 1-week mid-year break, Rioters are trusted to take the time they need throughout the year.
• Retirement: Riot matches retirement contributions so you can continue to play games long after you retire.
• Play Fund: Riot’s annual play fund allows Rioters to broaden their knowledge of the games that matter to players and the community.
• Donation Matching: Riot matches donations of time and money to nonprofits to double down on support.