Riot Games
Manager, Software Engineering, Game Understanding Agents - Game Tech Group
Riot Games, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
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Riot Games . Overview
The ML Bots team builds Game Understanding Agents that power in-game player experiences across Riot’s live titles and games in development. These agents combine advanced modeling with robust platform systems to deliver engaging, adaptive, and trustworthy in-game behavior. Responsibilities
Lead and manage scientists and engineers delivering ML-powered game AI integrations for specific game engagements. Set the technical approach for integration workflows and platform connections, such as serving systems, data and feature pipelines, and evaluation environments. Ensure modeling and integration solutions (e.g., state/action models, perception systems, decision logic) meet game design goals, product requirements, and operational constraints. Collaborate with platform, data, and research teams to design systems that are reusable, maintainable, and aligned with shared ML infrastructure patterns. Oversee the deployment of ML integrations into live environments, ensuring scalability, observability, and compliance with varying regional operating environments. Manage performance, career growth, and mentorship for your team, developing technical and leadership skills toward senior craft levels. Maintain a strong developer experience for the team, including CI/CD pipelines, tools, and operational practices that support reliability and fast iteration. Facilitate communication and alignment across game teams, platform teams, and partner functions. Required Qualifications
6+ years of industry experience, including hands-on work in applied ML, ML systems engineering, or game AI. 2+ years of engineering management experience, including hiring, performance management, and career development. Meets or exceeds the technical bar for a staff level engineer; capable of contributing to technical design, code reviews, and system integration. Proven experience delivering ML or AI systems in production, ideally in interactive or real-time environments. Familiarity with platform components such as model serving, feature platforms, simulation environments, and observability tooling. Experience designing and deploying ML integrations across varying regional operating environments (e.g., China, MENA, Americas, SEA). Strong collaboration skills and the ability to align technical and product stakeholders across disciplines. Our Perks
Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and 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. Equal Opportunity
At Riot Games, we are committed to equal employment opportunity. Riot makes reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. We consider 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 and related ordinances. Duties
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. Job details
Seniority level: Not Applicable Employment type: Full-time Job function: Engineering and Information Technology Industries: Computer Games, Software Development, and Technology, Information and Internet
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Manager, Software Engineering, Game Understanding Agents - Game Tech Group
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Riot Games . Overview
The ML Bots team builds Game Understanding Agents that power in-game player experiences across Riot’s live titles and games in development. These agents combine advanced modeling with robust platform systems to deliver engaging, adaptive, and trustworthy in-game behavior. Responsibilities
Lead and manage scientists and engineers delivering ML-powered game AI integrations for specific game engagements. Set the technical approach for integration workflows and platform connections, such as serving systems, data and feature pipelines, and evaluation environments. Ensure modeling and integration solutions (e.g., state/action models, perception systems, decision logic) meet game design goals, product requirements, and operational constraints. Collaborate with platform, data, and research teams to design systems that are reusable, maintainable, and aligned with shared ML infrastructure patterns. Oversee the deployment of ML integrations into live environments, ensuring scalability, observability, and compliance with varying regional operating environments. Manage performance, career growth, and mentorship for your team, developing technical and leadership skills toward senior craft levels. Maintain a strong developer experience for the team, including CI/CD pipelines, tools, and operational practices that support reliability and fast iteration. Facilitate communication and alignment across game teams, platform teams, and partner functions. Required Qualifications
6+ years of industry experience, including hands-on work in applied ML, ML systems engineering, or game AI. 2+ years of engineering management experience, including hiring, performance management, and career development. Meets or exceeds the technical bar for a staff level engineer; capable of contributing to technical design, code reviews, and system integration. Proven experience delivering ML or AI systems in production, ideally in interactive or real-time environments. Familiarity with platform components such as model serving, feature platforms, simulation environments, and observability tooling. Experience designing and deploying ML integrations across varying regional operating environments (e.g., China, MENA, Americas, SEA). Strong collaboration skills and the ability to align technical and product stakeholders across disciplines. Our Perks
Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and 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. Equal Opportunity
At Riot Games, we are committed to equal employment opportunity. Riot makes reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. We consider 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 and related ordinances. Duties
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. Job details
Seniority level: Not Applicable Employment type: Full-time Job function: Engineering and Information Technology Industries: Computer Games, Software Development, and Technology, Information and Internet
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