Riot Games was founded in 2006 by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill with the intent to change the way video games are made and supported for players. In 2009, Riot released its debut title League of Legends to worldwide acclaim. The game has since gone on to become the most played PC game in the world and a key driver of the explosive growth of esports. Players are the foundation of our community and it's for them we continue to evolve and improve the League of Legends experience. Riot Games is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA and has 23 offices worldwide.

Software Engineer II - Live Operations Engineering

Riot Engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the chance to work in many of broader domains. As a Software Engineer, you'll also dive into projects that focus on team cohesiveness and cross-team objectives. You'll lead without authority and provide other engineers with a clear illustration of extraordinary engineering.

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! As an Engineer, you'll report to the team's Engineering Manager and you'll be part of a technical team behind growing Riot's live operations. Availability, automation and reliability will be your watchwords. You'll work with Live Operations and the Network Operations Center to help build operational tools to avoid most incidents that occur on live automatically.

Responsibilities:

Create and operate tools and services that help achieve operational excellence
Communicate at a technical level with other development teams to help improve their services
Partner with product owners to create the best possible experience for feature teams by providing clear insight into technical requirements and limitations
Mentor more junior engineers through code reviews and pair programming
Be on rotational on-call for live product support and operational evaluation
Identify and propose fixes for systemic issues
Contribute to the continuous improvement of team's work system
Provide ongoing maintenance, support and enhancements in existing platforms

Required Qualifications:

6+ years of experience building, deploying and operating features end-to-end within an existing large system
Experience driving software engineering best practices within the team, including design reviews, coding standards, code reviews, tools improvements, source control management, build processes, and testing
Characterize and identify system problems both within operations as well as our tooling and services
Understand distributed systems, microservices, and software at high scale
Comfortable using whichever language/framework is necessary for the job

Desired Qualifications:

Experience with CI/CD pipelines
Experience with ReactJS, Python and Java
Experience with AWS (or comparable cloud environments)

Our Perks:

We offer medical, dental, and vision plans that cover you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children. Life insurance, parental leave, plus short-term and long-term disability coverage are also available. Riot will support your retirement benefits with a company match, and double down on your donations of time and money to non-profit charitable organizations. Balance between work and personal life is encouraged with open paid time off, and a play fund so you can broaden and deepen your personal relationship with games.

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, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance relating to an applicant's criminal history (LAMC 189.00).