Engineering Manager, Unreal Engine Core Tech

Riot Games; Sydney; On-site; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance that covers you and/

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness fund

Donation matching of time and money to

Learning and Development opportunities

Job summary

Riot Games Sydney is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a small team of staff software engineers focused on Unreal Engine-based core technology. You will partner with engineering and product leaders to define priorities and deliver reliable, reusable solutions for game development across Riot.

You will combine people leadership with technical judgement, mentoring engineers to deepen architectural expertise and expand their influence beyond the team, shaping Riot's technological impact as

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 3+ years leading engineers as an Engineering Manager.
• 3+ years in a technical lead role.
• Experience recruiting and growing an engineering team.
• Experience delivering software on large codebases across platforms.
• Experience collaborating across teams and disciplines.
• Experience developing with C++.
• Experience working with game development teams.
• Experience working with game engines.
• Exposure to Unreal Engine.

Responsibilities

• Recruit engineers with strong technical judgement and leadership.
• Lead, coach, and develop a small team of staff software engineers, supporting onboarding and career growth.
• Partner with engineering and product leaders to set priorities and connect work to outcomes.
• Build partnerships across Riot teams to identify shared challenges and reusable solutions.
• Guide technical direction and delivery for Unreal Engine-based core technology work, balancing needs with long-term value.
• Set a high bar for architectural judgement and delivery in complex problem spaces.
• Maintain clear technical ownership and effective knowledge sharing as projects evolve.
• Stay hands-on through technical contributions while focusing on people leadership and team delivery.

Skills

C++

Technical leadership

Leadership

Cross-team collaboration

Game development

Tools

Unreal Engine

Large codebases

Job description

Riot Games Sydney is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead a small team of staff software engineers focused on Unreal Engine-based core technology. You will partner with engineering and product leaders to define priorities and deliver reliable, reusable solutions for game development across Riot.

You will combine people leadership with technical judgement, mentoring engineers to deepen architectural expertise and expand their influence beyond the team, shaping Riot's technological impact as