Principal Software Engineer, Services - Unpublished R&D Product

Riot Games•Los Angeles, CA

35d

About The Position

Riot Engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the chance to work in many broader domains. As a Principal Software Engineer, you'll also dive into projects that focus on team cohesiveness and cross-team goals. You'll lead without authority and provide other engineers with a clear illustration of extraordinary engineering. As a Principal Software Engineer on an unpublished R&D Product focused on backend services, you will be responsible for the entire back-end servicing the core gameplay of a new game. This includes defining interactions between client and server that are fundamental to every player's experience (think: high load, high availability) and varying infrastructure and compliance requirements. This also includes ensuring we have monitoring and diagnostic capabilities to help us when things go wrong. You will ensure we have a solid technical foundation so when we get to launch at scale, everything goes smoothly.

Requirements

8+ years of experience building large scale backend systems or game services
Experience developing large systems from scratch, including gathering requirements and designing scalable, production-ready architecture
BS degree or equivalent experience
Expertise with C++, Java, Golang, or any other modern language
Experience with cloud computing and cloud technologies

Nice To Haves

Experience working on a global scale online game
Experience with Unreal Engine
Experience with C++ and Golang
Experience working on both sides of client/service architecture
Experience with CI/CD pipelines including Jenkins
Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker

Responsibilities

Design, build, and deliver internet scale backend services for a genre-defining game we will deliver globally to millions of people
Own building features from in-game all the way down to the backend service implementation
Champion the technical vision for the team with production and management
Collaborate with leadership on planning and long term vision for gameplay related services
Build features to improve server reliability and performance
Implement server infrastructure in support of new gameplay features
Build and support live services for the game
Work with cloud technologies and services such as AWS
Mentor more junior engineers on the team
Collaborate effectively with art, design, and other disciplines within game development
Review and identify risks and requirements for usage of shared technologies owned by other teams

Benefits

Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules.
We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children, and a 401k with company match.

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