Staff Software Engineer, Riot Client: Lead & Mentor

Riot Games; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

401k with company match

Open PTO policy

Flexible work schedules

Job summary

Riot Games is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Riot Client team in Los Angeles. You will lead technical excellence by delivering high-quality solutions and mentoring engineers across the software development lifecycle, contributing hands-on work and architectural leadership.

The role focuses on desktop features using web technologies (React/Node.js) with C++ integration, collaborating with product, QA, design, and data to enhance the player experience across Riot's games and services.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of industry experience in software engineering with demonstrated technical leadership on complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Drive the development of desktop application features primarily using web technologies (React, Node.js), while integrating with C++ components, providing technical guidance and hands-on code contributions
• Provide technical leadership within the team and adjacent teams to deliver high-quality, scalable, and reliable engineering solutions
• Contribute to technical planning and architecture decisions, balancing long-term sustainability with near-term delivery needs
• Understand and navigate the Riot Client dependency landscape, helping guide improvements and evolution of the application
• Partner closely with cross-functional partners (product, production, QA, design, data) to deliver great player experiences
• Drive collaboration with partner teams to align on technical approaches and support shared solutions
• Mentor other engineers on technical and interpersonal skills

Skills

Software leadership

Web technologies

C++ integration

Requirements gathering & planning

Cross-team collaboration

Education

Bachelora0and/or Mastera0in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Electron

Build pipelines

Job description

Riot Games is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for the Riot Client team in Los Angeles. You will lead technical excellence by delivering high-quality solutions and mentoring engineers across the software development lifecycle, contributing hands-on work and architectural leadership.

The role focuses on desktop features using web technologies (React/Node.js) with C++ integration, collaborating with product, QA, design, and data to enhance the player experience across Riot's games and services.