Senior Software Engineer, Gameplay - League of Legends

About this role

Riot Sydney is looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join the Sydney-based League, gameplay team. As Software Engineers at Riot, we bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas and also value the opportunity to work in a variety of broader domains. We work with both new and current technology, creating innovative solutions to overcome high-volume obstacles and to deliver player value

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Game team under League’s Gameplay initiative, you will bring deep gameplay technical knowledge and skills to the game play domains in League of Legends. You will increase sustainability for new/existing game modes and develop tools and workflows that make it easier for designers and artists to create awesome experiences for our players. You will work as part of a diverse team consisting of artists, designers, engineers, producers, and QA

You will contribute to technical decision-making processes, driving team-level decisions in alignment with product goals. You will report to the Team Engineering Manager. This is a full-time role, based in Sydney, Australia

Internal Job Title: Software Engineer II. Responsibilities: Develop and implement improvements to help League of Legends maintain and scale game modes more sustainably. Understand backend services powering League of Legends and collaborate with the team to use them effectively

Automate aspects of creating and running new and existing game modes. Design and develop features and UI in the League of Legends game engine using C++. Work closely with cross-disciplinary teams in Sydney and the US (Game Designers, Artists, Animators, Quality, and Producers) to shape engaging player experiences

Provide feedback to designers and artists on technical tradeoffs of their designs and ideas. Participate in team technical decisions and contribute to the overall product direction. Mentor and support less experienced engineers

Participate in team's on-call rotation where you may be requir

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