Staff Engineer, Esports Web Platforms

Riot Games; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Open PTO

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Riot Games is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Esports Platforms team in Los Angeles. You will prototype, build, and own products to foster the Esports ecosystem, shaping the experience for professional and amateur players from tournament creation to match moments.

You’ll lead cross-functional work with product, production, QA, design, and data teams, mentor engineers, write documentation, and participate in on-call incident response.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software engineering with demonstrated technical leadership.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science or related field, or comparable experience.
• Strong web tech proficiency with Typescript, React & NextJS.

Responsibilities

• Drive development of Esports applications using web technologies and collaborate with Esports and Game Services teams.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to deliver scalable engineering solutions.

Skills

6+ yrs exp

Technical leadership

Typescript

React

NextJS

Cross-functional collab

Education

CS degree (BSc/MSc)

Tools

Netlify

Vercel

GraphQL

Playwright

Cypress

Job description

Riot Games is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Esports Platforms team in Los Angeles. You will prototype, build, and own products to foster the Esports ecosystem, shaping the experience for professional and amateur players from tournament creation to match moments.

You’ll lead cross-functional work with product, production, QA, design, and data teams, mentor engineers, write documentation, and participate in on-call incident response.