Staff Software Engineer, Unreal Ecosystem (Australia-Based; Relocation Provided)
Leads the technical vision for Unreal Engine tooling, plugins, and infrastructure at Riot Games, collaborating with global teams to improve game development workflows and runtime performance.
- Compensation
- Not disclosed
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
- Work setup
- Not specified
- Seniority
- Staff
- Employment
- Internship
- Experience
- 4+ years
- Category
- Software engineering
- Posted
Skills
Must have
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or a comparable field, or equivalent experience.
- 6+ years experience in professional software development.
- 4+ years of professional experience and proficiency with C++.
- Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, concurrency, etc.).
- Demonstrated experience leading technical work that impacts multiple teams.
- Experience driving technical direction, designing solutions, and reviewing the designs of others.
- Experience building software used by other engineering teams and navigating cross-team dependencies, rather than deep single-team, single-feature ownership.
- Experience mentoring and growing other engineers.
- Experience working in cross-functional teams and collaborating across disciplines.
- Strong communication within and across teams, with the ability to clearly articulate tradeoffs and build alignment.
Nice to have
- Experience with a modern game engine (Unreal or Unity), or experience building games.
- Experience with Unreal Engine specifically - particularly C++ plugin development, editor tooling, or build systems.
- Experience building developer tools, CI/CD pipelines, or internal platform infrastructure.
- Experience supporting or consulting with multiple product teams as a platform or tools engineer.
- Familiarity with game development workflows and pain points (understanding the domain helps you build better tools).
Full description
Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work in a variety of broader domains.
The Unreal Ecosystem (UnEco) team has an impact on a wide array of topics, including runtime performance, tooling, CI/CD, just to name a few. As a Staff Software Engineer on the UnEco team, you'll drive the technical direction of your team and influence strategy across related teams, building a strong engineering vision and offering creative solutions to technical problems that empower game teams across Riot.
The team collaborates globally with partners across Riot, all contributing to a stronger, more efficient Unreal development ecosystem. You'll lead the breakdown of complex, cross-team technical challenges - from build systems to editor tooling to runtime infrastructure - championing solutions in alignment with game teams and partners that empower the developers who depend on your work.
This is a full-time role based in Australia (AEST timezone). Internal Job Title: Software Engineer III Work arrangement: Sydney-based Rioters work on-site. Remote work is available for candidates elsewhere in AEST-aligned Australia (e.g. Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra) with Australian work rights. Perth and Darwin are not suitable due to timezone overlap.
Relocation & Immigration Support: Candidates who require visa sponsorship must be based in, or relocate to, Sydney. Riot offers relocation assistance and will sponsor the appropriate work visa, subject to eligibility and local immigration requirements.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the design, development, and maintenance of shared libraries, plugins, and tools used by multiple game teams - driving platform-wide consistency and maintainability while balancing individual team needs.
- Drive technical roadmapping for platform capabilities, setting direction that balances immediate game team needs with long-term architectural vision.
- Champion technical designs in alignment with game teams and partners, navigating tradeoffs and building consensus across diverse stakeholders.
- Lead and participate in the technical planning process, breaking down multi-month work efforts and sequencing delivery across the team.
- Uphold a high standard of engineering excellence. Lead code reviews, drive testing strategy, and contribute to continuous improvement of team and cross-team practices.
- Write clear documentation and communicate technical details across teams and disciplines.
- Lead and participate in the on-call rotation; resolve live incidents, drive RCAs, and champion systemic fixes to reduce future impact.
- Mentor engineers on the team in both technical and soft skills; help level up developers across disciplines.