Manager, Software Engineering - VALORANT - Gameplay Technology

Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the chance to work in many broader domains. As an Engineering Manager at Riot, you’ll predominantly serve as a mentor for a team of engineers, overseeing performance management, growth opportunities, and accountability. You’ll also offer creative solutions to organizational design.

An Engineering Manager on the Valorant team, will help lead the delivery of new features and content to a live, tactical shooter on multiple platforms. As a leader on our Platform Extensions - Gameplay team, you will concentrate on building the in-game gameplay features for Valorant to players. Besides working with and leading the engineers on the team, you will have strong collaborations with the game designers about combat, tactical visuals, in-game HUD, etc… Additionally you will work with production and technical leadership to ensure the high-quality delivery of scheduled work. You will report to the Senior Manager of Engineering of the project.

Responsibilities:

You will be both Technology Leader and People Manager for a group of 4-8 engineers
You will participate in discussions about our product vision and ensure that vision is clear to your team(s).
You should know what’s being built and why. We are concerned with velocity, execution, quality, and technical debt.
Your tone is positive and productive. It’s up to you to surface issues, opportunities, wins, and address them head-on.
You will establish teams that are balanced, functional and strongly aligned with Riot values.
You will help ensure our teams are healthy. We want team members to be motivated, encouraged, and perform well.
Where do people want to grow? What role is next for them? How can we help them to get there? We will hold them accountable for getting there while providing mentorship, coaching, and support.
You can handle tension within and around the team. This could mean keeping a calm head, helping resolve conflicts or responding to emergent issues.

Required Qualifications:

Experience directly leading a software delivery team of 5 or more engineers
5+ years experience as a hands-on software engineer.
Experience across multiple systems and languages
Experience working in an Agile environment.

Desired Qualifications:

The Manager in this role will lead a team working on in-game gameplay feature work and changes within the Unreal Engine. Ideal candidates will have broad experience which cover 1 or more of the following:

Professional experience building Games, preferably with Unreal or Unity
Multi-platform development experience (PC, Console, Mobile)
Gameplay experience

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, 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 the experiences of players, this could be the role for you!

Our Perks:

We offer medical, dental, and vision plans that cover you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children. Life insurance, parental leave, plus short-term and long-term disability coverage are also available. Riot will support your retirement benefits with a company match, and double down on your donations of time and money to non-profit charitable organizations. Balance between work and personal life is encouraged with open paid time off, and a play fund so you can broaden and deepen your personal relationship with games.

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.

(Bellevue only) Base salary range between $170,000 USD - $238,000 USD + incentive compensation + equity + 401K with company match + medical, dental, vision, and life insurance + short and long-term disability + open PTO.

It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance relating to an applicant's criminal history (LAMC 189.00).