Manager, Software Engineering (Engine) - VALORANT, Foundations

Want to lead engine development for the world’s largest competitive tactical shooter? As Engineering Manager of the VALORANT Engine team, you’ll be driving the direction of engine development on a game with over 30 million players per month, setting up VALORANT to continue to be successful for new and existing players alike. You’ll have an opportunity to work at the fundamental levels of a successful and stable game delighting players around the world, and will lead a passionate team of engineers in the continuous improvement of the core systems of Unreal Engine, supporting the ongoing needs of a large and geographically diverse development team. You will bring management and Unreal Engine experience, preferably with experience advocating for players and developers on your team.

At Riot, engineering managers gain organizational alignment by building a strong engineering vision and offering creative solutions to organizational design. We also serve as mentors for engineers, guiding their performance and finding growth opportunities delivering compelling player experiences.

Responsibilities:

• Manage a group of 4-8 engineers across experience levels.
• Develop a technical vision for your team, working with production partners and game leadership to ensure consistency with overall product goals. Communicate this vision to your team clearly.
• Advocate for players, your team, and internal development customers when deciding what to build and why. Coordinate with other teams across Riot working on Unreal Engine technology.
• Ensure high technical quality of what your team produces. Establish mechanisms to ensure your engineers have room to invent while maintaining a technical backstop for them.
• Foster a collaborative, challenging, and satisfying environment for your development team. Find and surface issues, opportunities, and address them head-on. Celebrate wins.
• Be a standard-bearer and role model of Riot values for your team and others.
• Coach and develop your engineering team to grow in their roles, develop technical skills, and improve their effectiveness.
• Resolve conflict and respond to emergent issues.
• Other reasonable activities required by management.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience as a hands-on Software Engineer
• 2+ years experience directly leading an engineering team of at least 4 as an Engineering Manager and/or Engineering Lead
• 2+ years experience developing in Unreal
• Experience writing, reading, and reviewing C++
• Experience working with complex code bases

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience developing games for Xbox and PlayStation console platforms
• Experience in Agile processes and continuous delivery
• Experience writing, reading, and reviewing 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 the experiences of players, this could be the role for you!

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 .

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. We consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the Washington Fair Chance Act. 

Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories:

• Safeguarding confidential and sensitive Company data 

• Communication with others, including Rioters and third parties such as vendors, and/or players, including minors

• Accessing Company assets, secure digital systems, and networks

• Ensuring a safe interactive environment for players and other Rioters

These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, and compliance obligations within our organization. Please note that job duties may evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security.