Tech Stack

Description

You will design and operate large-scale backend services that power in-game experiences like missions, battle passes, virtual currencies, and player inventories for Riot Games worldwide. Collaborating with internal platform and game development teams, you'll centralize functionality and accelerate development through scalable, reliable, globally deployed systems. Your role extends beyond coding to include visionary leadership, defining domain architecture, aligning technology strategies with enterprise goals, mentoring teams, and driving innovation.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
• 10+ years of hands-on software development experience with backend services
• Prior experience as a technical leader setting vision and aligning senior engineering leaders
• Experience developing large-scale, performant, distributed solutions on cloud infrastructure

Responsibilities

• Lead design and construction of critical, large-scale services for virtual goods ecosystem
• Develop and execute long-term service architecture strategy for scalable, high-performance solutions
• Identify new technologies and approaches to solve hard engineering problems
• Collaborate with teams across Riot to resolve cross-organizational engineering challenges
• Implement and operate essential services used by Riot engineers and gamers worldwide