Riot Games
Staff Software Engineer, Core Tech - Unpublished R&D Product
Riot Games, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
Staff Software Engineer, Core Tech - Unpublished R&D Product
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Riot Games . We bring deep knowledge of technical areas and value working across domains. As a Staff Software Engineer, you’ll design, implement, and iterate on modern game development workflows, pipelines, and AI for our unpublished MMO. You will report to the Engineering Manager of Core Tech and work with distributed servers, fundamental core technology of the MMO. You work closely with a small cross‑functional team to deliver on player dreams.
Responsibilities
Design and implement scalable, sustainable solutions for a distributed network of servers and services, responsible for large foundational MMORPG components.
Lead and contribute to architecture requirements, technical design, and implementation across relevant systems, shaping team technical direction and standards.
Partner with technical leadership to deliver high‑performance systems that maximize player enjoyment.
Promote best practices and mentor engineers in your areas of specialization.
Collaborate to gather requirements, plan technical initiatives, and consistently deliver robust, scalable, and performant systems.
Required Qualifications
6+ years of professional experience as a software engineer in the game industry, including contributions to at least one shipped game title.
Proficient in C and C++, with strong debugging skills and solid foundation in common game and software design patterns.
Extensive experience developing real‑time online multiplayer games using Unreal Engine, expertise in networking systems such as replication, RPCs, relevance, and latency mitigation techniques.
Background in distributed server and services architecture, server‑to‑server and server‑to‑client messaging, low‑level networking with TCP/IP, and database interfacing.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across multiple disciplines, strong product sense, pragmatic decision‑making, and player empathy in technical choices.
Desired Qualifications
Experience developing MMORPGs with focus on game server architecture, mid‑sized engineering teams, iterative agile workflows.
Skilled in managing requirements and refining game development pipelines for efficiency and scalability.
Strong understanding of TCP/IP routing and bandwidth optimization techniques.
Familiarity with Unreal Engine 5, including Blueprint visual scripting, and working knowledge of Iris.
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.
Duties
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.
For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise and a collaborative spirit that prioritizes the delight of players. We will look at your past studies and experience, but for this role, we also look for dedicated people with a personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this is the role for you!
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, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the Washington Fair Chance Act.
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Staff Software Engineer, Core Tech - Unpublished R&D Product
role at
Riot Games . We bring deep knowledge of technical areas and value working across domains. As a Staff Software Engineer, you’ll design, implement, and iterate on modern game development workflows, pipelines, and AI for our unpublished MMO. You will report to the Engineering Manager of Core Tech and work with distributed servers, fundamental core technology of the MMO. You work closely with a small cross‑functional team to deliver on player dreams.
Responsibilities
Design and implement scalable, sustainable solutions for a distributed network of servers and services, responsible for large foundational MMORPG components.
Lead and contribute to architecture requirements, technical design, and implementation across relevant systems, shaping team technical direction and standards.
Partner with technical leadership to deliver high‑performance systems that maximize player enjoyment.
Promote best practices and mentor engineers in your areas of specialization.
Collaborate to gather requirements, plan technical initiatives, and consistently deliver robust, scalable, and performant systems.
Required Qualifications
6+ years of professional experience as a software engineer in the game industry, including contributions to at least one shipped game title.
Proficient in C and C++, with strong debugging skills and solid foundation in common game and software design patterns.
Extensive experience developing real‑time online multiplayer games using Unreal Engine, expertise in networking systems such as replication, RPCs, relevance, and latency mitigation techniques.
Background in distributed server and services architecture, server‑to‑server and server‑to‑client messaging, low‑level networking with TCP/IP, and database interfacing.
Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively across multiple disciplines, strong product sense, pragmatic decision‑making, and player empathy in technical choices.
Desired Qualifications
Experience developing MMORPGs with focus on game server architecture, mid‑sized engineering teams, iterative agile workflows.
Skilled in managing requirements and refining game development pipelines for efficiency and scalability.
Strong understanding of TCP/IP routing and bandwidth optimization techniques.
Familiarity with Unreal Engine 5, including Blueprint visual scripting, and working knowledge of Iris.
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.
Duties
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.
For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise and a collaborative spirit that prioritizes the delight of players. We will look at your past studies and experience, but for this role, we also look for dedicated people with a personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this is the role for you!
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, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the Washington Fair Chance Act.
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