Staff Esports Platform Engineer - Web (React/NextJS)

Riot Games

Los Angeles (CA)

On-site

USD 192,500 - 269,400

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Parental leave

401(k) with company match

Open PTO

Job summary

Riot Games in Los Angeles (Esports Platforms) seeks a Staff Software Engineer to own and grow web-based Esports applications, shaping the player and spectator experiences from tournament creation to match moments.

You will lead cross-functional teams, write robust code, and guide architectural decisions while mentoring peers and driving high‑quality releases. This role emphasizes collaboration, reliability, and scale in a dynamic gaming ecosystem.

Qualifications

6+ years of software engineering experience with demonstrated technical leadership.
Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or related field, or comparable experience in software development.
Strong proficiency with web technologies (Typescript, React, NextJS).
Experience driving design and leading large-scale development efforts and communicating across teams.

Responsibilities

Drive Esports applications using web technologies and integrate with Esports/Game Services, providing technical guidance and hands-on contributions.
Provide technical leadership to deliver high-quality, scalable engineering solutions.
Contribute to planning, architecture decisions, and balance long-term sustainability with delivery needs.
Partner with product, design, QA, data to deliver Esports experiences.
Mentor engineers and document technical details across teams.
Participate in on-call rotations and RCA-driven improvements.