Senior Unreal Engine Software Engineer

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

401k with company match

Parental leave

Equity

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Open PTO

Job summary

Riot Games in Los Angeles is seeking a Software Engineer III on the UnEco team to build an engineering vision, mentor engineers, and deliver creative technical solutions spanning gameplay, tooling, CI/CD, and performance. You will lead multi-month efforts and drive collaboration across teams to push the Unreal Ecosystem forward.

The role emphasizes hands-on development, setting technical direction, and delivering high-quality code while upholding Riot values and player-centric outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Expertise with C++.
• Experience with mobile development.
• Experience working with modern video game engines.
• Experience working with large game teams.
• Experience working with large code bases.
• Experience debugging, profiling and optimizing complex projects.
• Strong knowledge of common game and software design patterns.
• Experience collaborating with teammates across multiple disciplines.
• Experience with Unreal Engine.
• Experience building online games.
• Experience with console development.

Responsibilities

• Be hands-on in development, writing excellent code that sets a high standard for other engineers.
• Drive the ideation and process of setting technical direction within the Unreal Ecosystem, including advising leadership on prioritization of work efforts and buy/build decisions for major system components.
• Lead the technical execution of multi-month to year-plus work efforts across the business unit, holding teams to established standards.
• Help teams navigate ambiguity and complexity by breaking down problems, identifying risks, and clearly communicating trade-offs.
• Work on a range of tech stacks including underlying infrastructure, build and test automation, release pipelines, and developer tooling for internal teams leveraging the Riot Unreal Ecosystem.
• Work with stakeholders across the organization to address their pain points and exceed their expectations for what continuous delivery game development can be.
• Be a standard-bearer and role model of Riot values for your team and others.
• Be a force multiplier for your team. Mentor senior engineers on your team and enable them to deliver complex projects.

Skills

C++

Mobile dev

Unreal Engine

Game engines

Large teams

Large codebase

Debugging

Design patterns

Collaboration

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

Riot Games in Los Angeles is seeking a Software Engineer III on the UnEco team to build an engineering vision, mentor engineers, and deliver creative technical solutions spanning gameplay, tooling, CI/CD, and performance. You will lead multi-month efforts and drive collaboration across teams to push the Unreal Ecosystem forward.

The role emphasizes hands-on development, setting technical direction, and delivering high-quality code while upholding Riot values and player-centric outcomes.