Manager, Software Engineering - League of Legends, Alternate Play Modes

Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the chance to work in many broader domains. As the Engineering Manager, you'll be tasked with building the long-term success for your organization by helping define the product vision, mentoring and growing talent, and being accountable f...

As an Engineering Manager on the League of Legends Alternate Play Modes theme, you will lead and contribute to an engineering pod that delivers new game modes to the League ecosystem for the future of league of legends. You will maintain and help drive meaningful changes to our list of game modes, modernizing them f...

Manage a small group of engineers, providing mentorship, guidance, and career support.
Contribute directly to implementation, with a focus on UI and player-facing gameplay systems.
Uphold engineering best practices in maintainability, scalability, testing, and documentation.
Collaborate with product managers, designers, and artists to deliver meaningful changes to our list of rotating game modes.
Partner with other engineering groups to ensure technical consistency and integration across League of Legends.

8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
2+ years in engineering management or a tech lead role in game development.
Strong proficiency in C++ and experience with large, complex codebases.
Proven track record of building and shipping UI/UX features in games or player-facing gameplay systems.
Comfortable balancing leadership responsibilities while remaining actively hands-on with coding.
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across disciplines.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent 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 players' experiences, this could be your role!