Senior Engine & Tools Engineer (Unreal & AI)

Riot Games; Sydney Township (ND); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness fund

Donation matching

Learning and Development

Open PTO / flexible schedules

Job summary

Riot Games is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Engine & Tools to design and implement foundational systems for an unpublished R&D title. You will work with designers, artists, producers, and engineers to shape long-term tooling and workflows that empower content creation and accelerate development.

You will build and refine the tools powering the engine, apply AI/ML where relevant, mentor engineers, and help define best practices for tooling in a fast-moving, collaborative environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience, including shipped products at scale.
• 2+ years working on game development tools.
• Experience with Unreal Engine.
• B.S. in computer science or equivalent.
• Navigate ambiguous problems with cross-disciplinary stakeholders.
• Strong communication across audiences.
• Proficiency in C++.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design, art, and other engineers to deliver robust, scalable tools.
• Implement foundational elements of the game's tools ecosystem.
• Help define the team's future vision for developer tooling.
• Model best practices for tools architecture and implementation.
• Champion the technical vision for tooling with other disciplines.
• Document and train internal customers on new tools.
• Mentor junior engineers as the team scales.

Skills

C++

Communication

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Education

B.S. in Computer Science

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

Riot Games is seeking a Senior Software Engineer, Engine & Tools to design and implement foundational systems for an unpublished R&D title. You will work with designers, artists, producers, and engineers to shape long-term tooling and workflows that empower content creation and accelerate development.

You will build and refine the tools powering the engine, apply AI/ML where relevant, mentor engineers, and help define best practices for tooling in a fast-moving, collaborative environment.