Staff Software Engineer, Console - Unpublished R&D Product

Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work in a variety of broader domains. We work with both new and current technology, creating innovative solutions to overcome high-volume obstacles and to deliver player value. As a Staff Software Engineer, you’ll drive important features and provide other engineers with a clear illustration of extraordinary engineering.

As a Staff Software Engineer, Console on an unpublished R&D product, you will lead the way on console development for one of Riot’s most exciting new games. You will work closely with other experts in engineering, QA, art and design to ensure the game is meeting the team’s creative and quality marks on multiple platforms. In this role you will be hands-on in developing and debugging core features of the game, integrating console-specific systems, delivering the gamepad experience, and addressing certification requirements. You will work with state-of-the-art technology, and explore new solutions to surprise and delight our players as we bring this new game to life. You will report to the Senior Engineering Manager of the Tech Foundations team within an R&D game project.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with QA, engineers, designers and artists to understand and address the technical, creative and artistic requirements of the game on console

• Investigate, understand and solve complex technical problems specific to console

• Profile and optimize performance and memory usage on console platforms

• Integrate first party features for each console platform into the game

• Drive the implementation of technical certification requirements on each platform

• Participate in the planning and execution of engineering work for console including requirements gathering, technical discovery, work breakdown and estimation

• Drive exceptional quality by adhering to and evolving the team’s practices of engineering excellence, including code maintainability, quality, monitoring, code reviews, and documentation

• Provide mentorship to new engineers as the team scales, and provide feedback that supports their technical growth

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of professional experience in software engineering, including experience delivering live or shipped products at scale

• 3+ years experience working on console-specific game development

• Experience shipping one or more console platform titles

• Experience in performance profiling and optimization on console

• Experience implementing TCRs/TRCs for one or more console platforms