Senior SDK Foundations Engineer - Cross-Platform (Unreal)

Riot Games; California (MO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Riot Games, a leading game developer, seeks a Senior Software Engineer for the Publishing Platform group to build client SDKs used across Riot’s games on console, desktop, and mobile. You will collaborate with product managers and engineers to overcome challenges and deliver player value through platform technologies.

You will design, code, and test high-quality software, participate in architecture reviews, and help deploy scalable solutions while contributing to on-call rotations for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• 4+ years of hands-on programming in C++14+
• 2+ years with Unreal Engine 4.x/5.x building tools/plugins
• Experience contributing to large-scale codebases with millions of users
• Experience defining and delivering technical solutions and deployments

Responsibilities

• Develop and support client SDKs across console, desktop, and mobile
• Develop Unreal plugins interfacing with client SDKs and Platform Services
• Build high-quality SDKs enabling features like networking and game engine integrations
• Participate in design reviews and architecture discussions
• Design and improve release processes for team products
• Balance short- and long-term technical needs to ensure stable services
• Write unit, functional, and integration tests
• Collaborate with product owners and technical leads end-to-end
• Participate in on-call rotations to own product ownership

Skills

C++

Unreal Engine

Large-scale systems

Testing

On-call ownership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Equivalent professional experience

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Job description

Riot Games, a leading game developer, seeks a Senior Software Engineer for the Publishing Platform group to build client SDKs used across Riot’s games on console, desktop, and mobile. You will collaborate with product managers and engineers to overcome challenges and deliver player value through platform technologies.

You will design, code, and test high-quality software, participate in architecture reviews, and help deploy scalable solutions while contributing to on-call rotations for