Staff Engineer, MMO Automation & Build Systems

Riot Games, Inc.; Sydney; On-site; AUD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness fund

Learning & Development

Donation matching

Job summary

Riot Games Sydney is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Automation & Release Systems team to architect and deliver large-scale automation and build tooling for our unpublished MMO. You will collaborate across time zones with engineers and designers to drive technical initiatives and ensure high-quality, dependable player experiences.

You will lead efforts in automation tooling, build pipelines, and performance tooling, shaping the technical direction while delivering on our commitment to

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, including live or shipped games/products.
• Expert proficiency in C and C++, with strong debugging skills and game/software design patterns.
• Experience with real-time online multiplayer games using Unreal Engine and automation tooling, performance tooling, build/release pipelines, or telemetry.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement large-scale automation and build tooling across a distributed network of servers.
• Lead and contribute to architecture requirements, technical design, and implementation to deliver stable systems for players.
• Collaborate with Sydney & Los Angeles teams to develop solutions and deliver high-performance systems that maximize player enjoyment.
• Promote best practices in build and automation systems and mentor engineers in specialization areas.
• Work across timezones to gather requirements, plan technical initiatives, and deliver robust, scalable systems.

Skills

C/C++ proficiency

Unreal Engine

Automation tooling

Build/release pipelines

Cross-timezone collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

Riot Games Sydney is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Automation & Release Systems team to architect and deliver large-scale automation and build tooling for our unpublished MMO. You will collaborate across time zones with engineers and designers to drive technical initiatives and ensure high-quality, dependable player experiences.

You will lead efforts in automation tooling, build pipelines, and performance tooling, shaping the technical direction while delivering on our commitment to