Staff Software Engineer, R&D Games (Sydney) Flexible Hours

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

Benefits offered by this job

Open paid time off

Paid parental leave

Flexible work schedules

Co-op gaming areas

Play fund

Job summary

Riot Games in Sydney is seeking a Staff Software Engineer (P4) for a Australia-based, relocation-provided position. You will own key areas, design scalable systems, mentor teammates, and collaborate across global teams to deliver high-quality player experiences.

The role focuses on building foundational services and tooling, with responsibilities spanning code quality, debugging, and cross-team architecture discussions. You will report to an Engineering Manager supporting the R&D Game Team.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience, including live/shipped products.
• Expert proficiency with C++ and deep fundamentals in data structures, algorithms and concurrency.
• Experience building systems in cross-functional teams and contributing to central tech architecture.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills in development and live environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead scalable, performant foundational systems around build, release, delivery and tooling.
• Drive technical discussions across services, engine, and tooling components.
• Collaborate with producers, QA and engineers to scope, implement and test game features.
• Champion engineering best practices: code quality, automated testing and maintainable architecture.
• Debug complex issues in development and live environments with a player-first mindset.
• Contribute to team health through mentorship, documentation and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
• Identify technical risks and bottlenecks; propose pragmatic solutions.
• Provide feedback to product leaders about product direction and player affinity.

Skills

C++

DS & Algorithms

Concurrency

Cross-functional

Debugging

Software architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Unreal Engine

Perforce

Git

Job description

Riot Games in Sydney is seeking a Staff Software Engineer (P4) for a Australia-based, relocation-provided position. You will own key areas, design scalable systems, mentor teammates, and collaborate across global teams to deliver high-quality player experiences.

The role focuses on building foundational services and tooling, with responsibilities spanning code quality, debugging, and cross-team architecture discussions. You will report to an Engineering Manager supporting the R&D Game Team.