Tech Stack

Description

As a Principal Software Engineer on the Unreal Ecosystem team at Riot Games, you will define technical direction, mentor engineers, and drive execution of multi-month initiatives. You'll work hands-on with tech stacks including infrastructure, build/test automation, release pipelines, and developer tooling, while focusing on rendering techniques, GPU optimization, and asset budgeting for a multi-game shared engine environment.

Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience
• Expertise with C++
• Expertise in game rendering and engine performance profiling
• Experience working with modern video game engines
• Experience working with large game teams and code bases
• Experience debugging, profiling and optimizing complex projects

Responsibilities

• Be hands-on in development, writing excellent code that sets a high standard
• Drive technical direction within the Unreal Ecosystem, advising leadership on prioritization and buy/build decisions
• Lead technical execution of multi-month to year-plus work efforts across the business unit
• Help teams navigate ambiguity by breaking down problems, identifying risks, and communicating trade-offs
• Mentor senior engineers and enable them to deliver complex projects
• Build and evangelize shared technology and best practices for rendering techniques, GPU optimization, and asset budgeting