Senior Software Engineer, AI/ML Tools - Unpublished R&D Product

Riot Games•Los Angeles, CA

1d•$161,500 - $227,000

About The Position

As a Senior Software Engineer on an unpublished R&D product, you will be responsible for designing and implementing AI/ML driven tools for one of Riot’s most exciting new games. You will work closely with designers, producers, and other engineers to understand their needs, and will be hands-on in conceptualizing, planning, implementing, and maintaining AI-powered solutions to increase developer efficiency. We’re looking for someone who is passionate about empowering their team to deliver great player experiences, works well in cross-disciplinary teams, is aware of the latest trends, and finds practical applications of AI/ML technologies.

Requirements

5+ years (or equivalent depth) of professional experience in software engineering, including experience delivering innovative workflow solutions
Experience working with AI/ML systems in a production-ready environment
Applied knowledge in one or more of the following: reinforcement learning, imitation learning, decision-making under uncertainty, LLM, AI planning, or multi-agent systems
2+ years experience working in a AAA game engine (i.e. Unity, Unreal, etc.)
Proven ability to navigate ambiguous problems with cross-disciplinary stakeholders
Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
B.S. in computer science or equivalent experience
Proficiency in C++

Nice To Haves

Experience working with modern ML/data science libraries and frameworks such as PyTorch/TensorFlow, pandas, etc.
Experience developing tools that integrate with art pipelines (e.g. Maya, Blender, etc.)
Working knowledge of tooling solutions utilized in AAA games around the industry
Experience developing tools that integrate with both client and backend systems
History of contributing to engineering culture and best practices
Experience working on distributed teams

Responsibilities

Work closely with developers to discover and conceptualize opportunities for AI-powered workflow enhancements
Partner with engineering leaders to help define the team’s future vision for AI-based developer tooling and workflows
Lead the application of AI/ML systems to solve developer and player facing problems
Keep up with technical developments in the industry relating to AI/ML and find practical applications that help solve the team challenges
Partner with central teams to share AI-based solutions across Riot’s portfolio
Model the team’s best practices for tools architecture and implementation
Support and advance the team’s adoption of AI/ML tools through mentorship, documentation, and advocacy
Provide documentation and trainings on new tools and workflows to internal customers