Riot Games
Software Engineer, Live Operations - Operability
Riot Games, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
Software Engineer, Live Operations - Operability
Job Id: REQ-0009298 Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas and value the opportunity to grow across a wide range of domains. As a Software Engineer on Live Operations: Operability, youll help build and maintain the services and tooling that keep our games and platforms reliable. Youll focus on back-end systems and operational tooling, with an emphasis on working with data that reflects the health and behavior of our live services. Youll collaborate with partner teams to deliver scalable, maintainable, and resilient solutions. Youll learn from senior engineers while contributing to the ongoing reliability and player experience of Riots live environment. Youll report to the teams Engineering Manager. Responsibilities Implement and maintain back-end services and operational tooling that support live game and platform reliability. Build RESTful service endpoints and improve service quality with tests, code reviews, and documentation. Contribute to automation and observability across CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure, and service deployments. Instrument services with metrics, logs, and traces; participate in defining alerting and SLOs with guidance. Participate in incident response and on-call rotations; help drive follow-ups and improvements after incidents. Collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver features and reliability improvements that scale globally.
Required Qualifications
2 years of professional software engineering experience (or equivalent). Proficiency in at least one back-end language (e.g., Java, Go, or similar). Familiarity with service-based development and RESTful APIs. Exposure to cloud platforms (e.g., AWS or GCP) and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi). Experience with CI/CD systems (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions) and containers (Docker, Kubernetes).
Desired Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience). Working knowledge of observability stacks (Datadog, Prometheus). Experience supporting live services, incident response, or reliability engineering. Exposure to secrets management, caching, or messaging systems. Familiarity with SQL and relational databases. Some understanding of modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React, TypeScript) and comfort contributing to web-based tooling.
For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes your fellow Rioters, who are the customers of your work. Being a dedicated fan of games is not necessary for this position! 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. At Riot Games, we put players first. Our mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. We collaborate across teams to empower you to bring your unique perspective every day. If this sounds like the kind of place you want to work, were looking forward to your application. Equal Employment Opportunity
Riot Games is an equal opportunity employer. We provide reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and do not 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 law. Reasonable adjustments may be provided in accordance with applicable law. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Job Id: REQ-0009298 Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas and value the opportunity to grow across a wide range of domains. As a Software Engineer on Live Operations: Operability, youll help build and maintain the services and tooling that keep our games and platforms reliable. Youll focus on back-end systems and operational tooling, with an emphasis on working with data that reflects the health and behavior of our live services. Youll collaborate with partner teams to deliver scalable, maintainable, and resilient solutions. Youll learn from senior engineers while contributing to the ongoing reliability and player experience of Riots live environment. Youll report to the teams Engineering Manager. Responsibilities Implement and maintain back-end services and operational tooling that support live game and platform reliability. Build RESTful service endpoints and improve service quality with tests, code reviews, and documentation. Contribute to automation and observability across CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure, and service deployments. Instrument services with metrics, logs, and traces; participate in defining alerting and SLOs with guidance. Participate in incident response and on-call rotations; help drive follow-ups and improvements after incidents. Collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver features and reliability improvements that scale globally.
Required Qualifications
2 years of professional software engineering experience (or equivalent). Proficiency in at least one back-end language (e.g., Java, Go, or similar). Familiarity with service-based development and RESTful APIs. Exposure to cloud platforms (e.g., AWS or GCP) and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform, Pulumi). Experience with CI/CD systems (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions) and containers (Docker, Kubernetes).
Desired Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience). Working knowledge of observability stacks (Datadog, Prometheus). Experience supporting live services, incident response, or reliability engineering. Exposure to secrets management, caching, or messaging systems. Familiarity with SQL and relational databases. Some understanding of modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React, TypeScript) and comfort contributing to web-based tooling.
For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes your fellow Rioters, who are the customers of your work. Being a dedicated fan of games is not necessary for this position! 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. At Riot Games, we put players first. Our mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. We collaborate across teams to empower you to bring your unique perspective every day. If this sounds like the kind of place you want to work, were looking forward to your application. Equal Employment Opportunity
Riot Games is an equal opportunity employer. We provide reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and do not 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 law. Reasonable adjustments may be provided in accordance with applicable law. #J-18808-Ljbffr