Senior Software Engineer, Gameplay - League of Legends

Riot Sydney is looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join the Sydney-based League, gameplay team.

As Software Engineers at Riot, we bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas and also value the opportunity to work in a variety of broader domains. We work with both new and current technology, creating innovative solutions to overcome high-volume obstacles and to deliver player value.

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Game team under League’s Gameplay initiative, you will bring deep gameplay technical knowledge and skills to the game play domains in League of Legends. You will increase sustainability for new/existing game modes and develop tools and workflows that make it easier for designers ...

Develop and implement improvements to help League of Legends maintain and scale game modes more sustainably.
Understand backend services powering League of Legends and collaborate with the team to use them effectively.
Automate aspects of creating and running new and existing game modes.
Design and develop features and UI in the League of Legends game engine using C++.
Work closely with cross-disciplinary teams in Sydney and the US (Game Designers, Artists, Animators, Quality, and Producers) to shape engaging player experiences.
Provide feedback to designers and artists on technical tradeoffs of their designs and ideas.
Participate in team technical decisions and contribute to the overall product direction.
Mentor and support less experienced engineers.
Participate in team's on-call rotation where you may be required to be on-call during certain periods outside of your normal working hours

4+ yrs of collective professional experience building applications or games in a client-server architecture.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or comparable field or equivalent experience
Experience working closely with non-engineering collaborators to deliver value
Experience building games
Experience working with complex code bases
Professional experience using C++

For this role, you'll succeed through craft expertise and a collaborative spirit that prioritises 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!