Staff Build & Automation Engineer – MMO

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness fund

Donation matching

Learning and Development opportunities

Paid time off

Paid parental leave

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

Riot Games in Sydney, Australia, seeks a Staff Software Engineer specializing in automation and build systems for its unpublished MMO. You will design, implement, and iterate workflows and pipelines, working with a small team across multiple disciplines to deliver high-quality, dependable experiences for players.

You will lead initiatives, mentor engineers, and collaborate with teams in Sydney and Los Angeles to extend engines, optimize workflows, and ensure scalable, robust tooling that

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software engineering, including live or shipped games.
• Expert proficiency in C/C++, with strong debugging and design pattern knowledge.
• Experience with Unreal Engine in online multiplayer games, plus automation tooling/pipelines/telemetry.
• Ability to collaborate across time zones with strong product sense and player empathy.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement large-scale automation and build tooling across a distributed server network.
• Lead architecture requirements, technical design, and implementation to deliver stability and standards.
• Partner with Sydney & Los Angeles leadership to develop solutions and high-performance systems.
• Promote best practices and mentor engineers in build & automation systems.
• Work across multiple time zones to gather requirements and deliver scalable systems.
• Collaborate with Core Tech Leadership in LA to address content creation, stability, and testing.
• Troubleshoot live service issues as part of an on-call rotation.

Skills

C++

C

Unreal Engine

Multiplayer games

Build/Release pipelines

Automation tooling

Telemetry

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Riot Games in Sydney, Australia, seeks a Staff Software Engineer specializing in automation and build systems for its unpublished MMO. You will design, implement, and iterate workflows and pipelines, working with a small team across multiple disciplines to deliver high-quality, dependable experiences for players.

You will lead initiatives, mentor engineers, and collaborate with teams in Sydney and Los Angeles to extend engines, optimize workflows, and ensure scalable, robust tooling that