Principal Software Engineer (Tech Lead) - Unpublished R&D Product

Riot GamesLos Angeles, CAfull_timeprincipal

Tech Stack

Solid badges = required, outlined = preferred

Responsibilities

  • Lead the technical foundations for a new R&D game, working across engineering, QA, art, and design.
  • Architect core game features, evaluate technologies, and direct the work of other engineers on engine, tools, build, rendering, and console features.
  • Investigate, understand, and solve complex technical problems at the team level, including performance profiling and optimization for CPU and memory usage.
  • Advance engineering best practices in code quality, automated testing, and maintainable architecture.
  • Provide mentorship to new engineers and support their technical growth as the team scales.

Soft Skills

MentorshipCross-Functional CollaborationWritten CommunicationTechnical Decision-MakingGame DevelopmentMultiplayer Games

Benefits

  • 401k
  • Dental
  • Flexible Hours
  • Flexible PTO
  • Health Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Parental Leave

Culture

Cross-Functional TeamsWork-Life BalanceMentorship ProgramCustomer-ObsessedCollaborative Space

Requirements

Required: B.S. in computer science or equivalent experience
Regions: Us

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