Manager, Software Engineering (Services Lead) - Unpublished R&D Product

Riot Games•Los Angeles, CA

3d•$192,500 - $269,400

About The Position

As a Manager, Software Engineering within Riot Discovery Studio, you will report to the Tech Director on an unpublished R&D product, leading a team of internal and external engineers to support product exploration, integrate and extend critical backend technologies, and scale our technology to meet the needs of a live Riot title. You will be accountable for all technical decisions of your team’s focus areas and help shape the product. You will own the technical health of the product's backend services from prototype through live operation, including architecture, scalability, reliability, observability, deployment, incident response, and infrastructure cost. You will be hands-on in implementation, at least initially.

Requirements

6+ years of experience as a software engineer
4+ years of game development experience working in various platforms (i.e. mobile, console, PC, etc.)
2+ years experience in a leadership position, working directly on the production of a game as an Engineering Manager
Experience leading teams through feature development (planning, execution, delivery, post-release support)
Experience building reliable, scalable, and maintainable backend distributed systems
Experience with the full software development lifecycle, including shipping one or more products on large code bases that span a range of platforms and tools
Experience collaborating across non-engineering departments to create solutions
Experience with modern backend technologies such as Go, Java, C#, or similar

Nice To Haves

Experience developing online games integrating Unreal Engine and backend services
Experience managing co-development or outsourcing relationships
Experience leading a backend transition from prototype to production
Experience improving live service uptime, reliability, and operational readiness
Familiarity with modern game platforms and practices

Responsibilities

Support defining the engineering strategy and technical roadmap to develop our global backend infrastructure with an understanding of our audience and product goals
Manage and scale an engineering team to support product needs through various development stages (i.e. pre-production, production, and post-launch)
Partner with product and delivery as they define product features and product roadmap
Collaborate and coordinate with Riot Central technology teams to efficiently deliver world-class solutions
Direct development and manage performance of external engineers in other geographies
Collaborate in technical/architectural discussions, provide direction and drive decision-making
Drive the planning and execution of engineering work including requirements gathering, technical discovery, technical design, and work breakdown and estimation.
Own the technical success of the services team, including operational excellence and cost in live environments
Identify, interview, and hire software engineers to support team and Riot hiring goals
Support engineers with performance management and career development, including stretch opportunities for them to grow
Create a culture of leadership across engineering by seeking different perspectives at all levels to solve problems and contribute ideas