Engineering Manager, Software — Lead & Grow Premium Content

Riot Games; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 193,000 - 269,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave

401k with company match

Open PTO

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

Riot Games in Los Angeles is seeking an Engineering Manager (Manager, Software Engineering) to lead a cross‑discipline team working on VALORANT premium content, weapon skins, and live game features. You’ll mentor engineers, own technical direction, collaborate with art, design, and product management, and hire strong engineers to scale the team while delivering high‑quality software.

This role emphasizes craft, collaboration, and player empathy, reporting to a Senior Engineering Manager, with

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer.
• 2+ years experience directly leading an engineering team either as an Engineering Manager or Technical Lead & mentor.
• 1+ years of experience with C++.
• Experience collaborating across disciplines to create solutions.

Responsibilities

• Own the technology for premium content end to end: during creation by artists, when players view the content in the out of game experience, and when players are using the content in game.
• Work with Artist and Art teams to help create new kinds of content or improve existing ones to help realize the vision of the game
• Create, review, and reframe an engineering vision with the team and key stakeholders including the Technology, Product, and Process Leads.
• Collaborate effectively with art, design, and other disciplines within game development.
• Identify, recruit, interview, and hire software engineers to help teams scale effectively.
• Provide technical expertise throughout the product life cycle including design, implementation, and delivery of features while continuously improving the software engineering quality and efficiency.
• Build and manage strong relationships between disciplines
• Lead, grow, and coach team members to build talent over the long term
• Demonstrate a high bar of craft excellence for your team
• Cultivate your team's culture of collaboration, creativity and passion for game making

Skills

Software Engineering

Team Leadership

C++

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Unreal Engine

Job description

Riot Games in Los Angeles is seeking an Engineering Manager (Manager, Software Engineering) to lead a cross‑discipline team working on VALORANT premium content, weapon skins, and live game features. You’ll mentor engineers, own technical direction, collaborate with art, design, and product management, and hire strong engineers to scale the team while delivering high‑quality software.

This role emphasizes craft, collaboration, and player empathy, reporting to a Senior Engineering Manager, with