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Senior Software Engineer - Hextech, Gameplay

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Sydney, New South Wales
Senior level
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Sydney, New South Wales
Senior level
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design and maintain software systems for the Hextech Gameplay team, collaborating with cross-functional teams, debugging issues, and mentoring junior members.
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The Hextech Gameplay team develops custom engine technologies and tools that power the creation of gameplay experiences within League of Legends. Join us and shape the future of League of Legends gaming! 

As a Senior Software Engineer, focusing on tooling and engine systems for League of Legends, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering high-quality workflows for league engineers and designers. You’ll advance tooling workflows that enable creators to bring their visions to life at scale and provide expert level support for these technologies. This role will report to the Engineering Manager on the Hextech Gameplay team in Sydney.

This is a full-time role, based in Sydney, Australia. Internal Job Title: Software Engineer II. 

Responsibilities:
  • Design, build, and maintain software systems with a focus on quality, reliability, and maintainability.
  • Uphold a high standard of engineering excellence. Participate in code reviews, write unit/integration tests, and contribute to continuous improvement of team practices.
  • Collaborate with designers, product managers, producers, and other engineers to understand their workflows, scope, implement, and test features.
  • Debug and resolve issues in live environments and development pipelines.
  • Write clear documentation and communicate technical details across disciplines.
  • Participates in the on-call rotation; resolves live incidents & proposes solutions in RCAs
  • Provide mentorship to more junior members of the team
Required Qualifications: 
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or a comparable field, or equivalent experience.
  • 4+ years experience in professional software development
  • 3+ years of professional experience and proficiency with C++
  • Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, concurrency, etc.)
  • Experience working in cross-functional teams and collaborating across disciplines
Desired Qualifications:
  • Knowledge of multiplayer systems, content pipelines, telemetry, or build systems
  • Experience developing within any game engines
  • Experience with perforce and/or github version control systems
  • Experience in Agile processes and continuous delivery
  • Experience in translating user feedback into technical solutions

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, identifying and collaborating with key stakeholders, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!

Working closely with Riot teams globally, Riot Sydney is a powerhouse of talent, and experts in global development. Our teams work on VALORANT, League of Legends and Teamfight Tactics, alongside exciting R&D and Tech projects.

If you believe that the Player Experience comes first, we want to hear from you. Our players are a diverse group from different backgrounds, and we want to see that reflected in the people who make our games, all qualified applicants will be considered for employment.


Our Perks:

At Riot we strongly believe in work / life balance, and we encourage that with our open paid time off policy, paid parental leave (for both primary and secondary carers) and flexible work schedules to fit your lifestyle. We also believe that work should be fun, we have co-op gaming areas, a play fund so you can broaden and deepen your knowledge of players and community, and all the snacks you would ever need to power through your day (even healthy snacks!). And that’s not all we offer, there’s also:

  • Medical Insurance that covers you and your dependents
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Wellness fund
  • Donation matching of time and money to registered charities
  • Learning and Development opportunities

Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the Summoner's Code and Community Code. Our culture embraces differences as a strength, and our values are the guiding principles for how we approach work. We are committed to putting diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the center of everything we do, and promoting a fair and collaborative culture where Rioters treat one another with dignity and respect. We encourage you to read more about our value of thriving together and our ongoing work to build the most inclusive company in Gaming.

Top Skills

C++
Git
Perforce

Riot Games Sydney, New South Wales, AUS Office

Sydney, NSW, Australia

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