Senior Backend Engineer, Account & Identity (Java/Kotlin)

Riot Games; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave

401k with company match

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

Riot Games is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Account and Identity Management team. You will build and operate persistent account and identity experiences for players worldwide, managing Riot accounts from sign-up through various settings, linking, privacy controls, and self-service workflows.

You will drive multi-month projects, design secure services and APIs, and mentor teammates, with emphasis on ownership and technical judgment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 5+ years of experience in a software engineering role (i.e. software, systems, architecture)
• Expertise in Java, Kotlin, and some familiarity with Node.js / Typescript
• Experience with microservices architecture, client/service application architecture, API architecture and development

Responsibilities

• Develop and support workflow services used by millions of players
• Support Java, Kotlin, and Node.js services at a globally distributed scale
• Partner with product owners and technical leads to build and operate features end-to-end
• Provide high-quality software by writing unit, functional, and integration tests
• Participate in on-call rotation to own products end-to-end

Skills

Java

Kotlin

Node.js

Typescript

Microservices

API design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Terraform

Docker

Jenkins

AWS

GCP

Job description

Riot Games is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Account and Identity Management team. You will build and operate persistent account and identity experiences for players worldwide, managing Riot accounts from sign-up through various settings, linking, privacy controls, and self-service workflows.

You will drive multi-month projects, design secure services and APIs, and mentor teammates, with emphasis on ownership and technical judgment.