As a Staff Software Engineer on the League of Legends team, you will lead a team dedicated to creating meta experiences that help new and returning players feel welcome and engaged — including onboarding tutorials, events, and UI/UX systems.

This is a hands-on role. While you’ll guide technical direction, architecture, and mentor other engineers, you’ll also spend a significant portion of your time designing and implementing features yourself — with a strong emphasis on UI/UX development. You’ll also have opportunities to work across the full stack, from frontend experiences to backend services, making this role ideal for a generalist who thrives on building end-to-end systems.

You will report to the team’s Engineering Manager and work in a hybrid environment from our Los Angeles office.

Responsibilities:

• Lead technical design and architecture for the team
• Contribute heavily to implementation, with a focus on UI/UX systems and player-facing features
• Collaborate with designers, product managers, and artists to build engaging tutorials, events, and meta systems
• Partner with service and backend teams to integrate end-to-end solutions that improve player onboarding and retention
• Establish and uphold engineering best practices — testing, maintainability, scalability, and documentation
• Mentor and coach engineers on technical execution, craft quality, and cross-discipline collaboration

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including technical leadership or architecture ownership
• Strong proficiency in C++ with experience in large, complex codebases
• Hands-on experience with UI/UX development in games
• Generalist mindset with the ability to contribute across the stack (gameplay, client UI, backend services)
• Proven track record of shipping player-facing features in live or large-scale games
• Strong communication skills and ability to work across disciplines
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with full-stack game development, including backend service integration
• Background in tutorials, onboarding systems, or player journey-focused experiences
• Familiarity with Unreal, Unity, or other commercial game engines
• Exposure to A/B testing frameworks
• Deep familiarity with League of Legends or strong motivation to learn and play

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.

At Riot Games, we put players first. That mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. Whether you’re working directly on a new player-facing experience or you’re supporting the company as a whole, everyone at Riot is part of our mission. And just like in our games, we’re better when we work together. Our goal is to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective everyday. If that sounds like the kind of place you want to work, we’re looking forward to your application.

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.

Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories:

• 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

These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, and compliance obligations within our organization. Please note that job duties may evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security.