Senior Software Engineer - Valorant - Foundations Developer Experience & Workflows

Job Description

As a Senior Software Engineer on VALORANT's Foundations Developer Experience & Workflows team, you will design and build solutions to improve the experience and efficiency of developers across the VALORANT studio. The tools and systems you create will enable a wide variety of internal stakeholders to develop seamlessly across PC and consoles for our multi-platform, multi-geo, continuous delivery studio. In support of disciplines including engineering, design, QA, and art, your work will touch a diverse set of technical areas and address needs wherever they exist.
Engineers join Riot to become masters of their craft. They are passionate about bringing joy to players via technical solutions. As a Software Engineer, you'll also dive into projects that focus on team cohesiveness and cross-team objectives. You'll lead without authority and provide other engineers with a clear illustration of extraordinary engineering. And you'll bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work in a variety of broader domains.
This role will report to the Engineering Manager on the Foundations, Developer Experience & Workflows team.

Responsibilities:
• Create tools and systems that improve developer experience and efficiency.
• Work with stakeholders across the organization to address their pain points and exceed their expectations for what console development can be.
• Influence software engineering best practices for console development.
• Develop sustainable solutions that will ensure a consistent player experience across platforms.
• Provide mentorship to more junior members of the team.
Required Qualifications:
• 4+ years experience in professional software development
• 2+ years professional experience with C++
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and/or equivalent experience
• Have collaborated on cross-team development efforts (3+ months in scope), including requirements gathering, planning, and release
Desired Qualifications:
• Experience shipping Unreal Engine games to console
• Experience building developer workflows
• Familiarity with console-specific build pipelines
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!

• (Los Angeles Only) Base salary range between $161,500.00 - $227,000.00 USD + incentive compensation + equity + 401K with company match + medical, dental, vision, and life insurance + short and long-term disability + open PTO.
• (Mercer Island only) Base salary range between $161,500.00 - $227,000.00 USD + incentive compensation + equity + 401K with company match + medical, dental, vision, and life insurance + short and long-term disability + open PTO.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g6y88q-3-133-83-123-42 in your application.