Sr. Manager, Software Engineering (Gameplay) - Unpublished R&D Product

Riot Games • Los Angeles, CA

4h

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 Senior Engineering Manager, you’ll predominantly offer creative solutions to organizational design. You’ll also serve as a mentor for a team of engineers, overseeing performance management, growth opportunities, and accountability.
As a Sr. Manager, Software Engineering within Riot Discovery Studio working on our MMO project, you will report to the Engineering Lead on a product, overseeing a small team of engineers on an early stage product. You will be accountable for all technical decisions of your team’s focus areas and help shape the product. In addition to leading the team, you will be hands-on in implementation.
For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise and a collaborative spirit that prioritizes the delight of players. We will look at your past studies and experience, but for this role, we also look for dedicated people with a personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this is the role for you!

Requirements

• 4+ years experience managing development teams
• 8+ years professional experience as a software engineer
• 2+ years developing game features with at least 1 shipped game title
• 5+ years experience with hands-on gameplay implementation
• Experience managing engineers and actively participating in their growth and development
• Experience recruiting candidates and growing an engineering team
• Experience participating in technical discussions such as technical design reviews and code reviews
• Expertise in C++

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Unreal Engine
• Experience shipping and live supporting a modern MMO
• Experience leading an engineering team in early concept and prototyping
• Experience leading cross discipline teams in prototyping
• Experience leading content/game engine support teams

Responsibilities

• Manage a group of 8+ software engineers, coaching them, holding them accountable to best practices and their growth plan
• Partner with discipline and product leadership to develop strategies for improving team health and effectiveness
• Champion and lead with a balance between short term and long term product and technical needs through prototyping
• Be accountable for the technical health of product and taking an active part in its implementation
• Build healthy relationships with other engineering teams at Riot to foster cross-team collaboration
• Mentor engineers in best practices for the current product phase
• Champion your sourcing and hiring processes to identify and hire engineers

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.
• Check out our benefits pages for more information.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed