Manager, Software Engineering - League, Hextech Player Experience

Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the chance to work in many broader domains. As the Engineering Manager, you'll be tasked with building the long-term success for your organization by helping define the product vision, mentoring and growing talent, and being accountable for delivering results.

As an Engineering Manager on the Player Experience team, you will oversee the staffing and guidance of the team's engineers to make the core suite of tools used in the UI/UX development of League of Legends the best they can be. For this role, you'll report to a Senior Engineering Manager. You will guide individual contributors on their long journey of career development while collaborating with other teams and disciplines to ensure that our work improves the quality of life and effectiveness of those partners while also. Our platform is written in C++ and makes heavy use of the QT ecosystem for UI/UX and we also leverage Python for several utility needs.

Responsibilities:

• Staff, manage, mentor, lead, and cultivate a team of 5 to 10 software engineers
• Support your team by working collaboratively with product, delivery, technical, and quality leads
• Ensure what we are building is serving the long-term goals of many content developers
• Coordinate individuals and external partners across the world in multiple time zones
• Design your team makeup, and hire so that it has the skills needed for your goals

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 3+ years working in an engineering management position on a team shipping large large-scale, modular desktop applications
• 6+ years of Software Engineering experience
• Experience developing software desktop applications with a heavy emphasis on data management
• Experience in one of the following programming languages: C/C++, Java, Go, C#

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in C/C++ development
• 2+ years of experience in game development
• 2+ years of experience working with UI/UX 

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 players' experiences, this could be your role!

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.

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.

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.