Staff Software Engineer, Game Client - Valorant, Performance

Job Description

Riot Engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the chance to work in many broader domains. As a Staff 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.
VALORANT is Riot's take on a character-based tactical shooter (for more info on VALORANT click here!). As a Staff Software Engineer on the VALORANT team you are responsible for helping Riot build and continue to deliver great player experiences. You will work to help optimize the experience of VALORANT to ensure smooth server performance and to push the limits of new and future hardware. You will report to the Engineering Manager of the Performance and Compatibility Team.

Responsibilities:
• Collaborate with discipline leads to develop long-term vision and strategies that push towards VALORANT's performance goals
• Lead architecture design, review, and implementation of performance critical systems
• Identify, prioritize, design, and implement performance tools and optimizations
• Implement sustainable processes and best practices for performance testing and data gathering
• Mentor and coach junior members to build talent over the long term
Required Qualifications:
• 6+ years of professional experience as a Software Engineer
• Bachelor's, Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or relevant professional experience
• Expertise with C++ or similar programming languages
• Experience working on performance for large-scale applications or games
• Have been responsible for driving the design and leading of development of large-sized efforts (6-month scope), including requirements gathering, planning, testing, and release or deployment
Desired Qualifications:
• 8+ years of professional experience as a Software Engineer
• Experience working on a AAA game team
• Experience supporting a live service-driven game
• Experience working with Unreal
• Experience with automated performance testing
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!
Our Perks:
Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information.
At Riot Games, we put players first. That mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. Whether you're working directly on a new player-facing experience or you're supporting the company as a whole, everyone at Riot is part of our mission. And just like in our games, we're better when we work together. Our goal is to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective everyday. If that sounds like the kind of place you want to work, we're looking forward to your application.

• (Los Angeles Only) Base salary range between $192,500.00 - $269,400.00 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 $192,500.00 - $269,400.00 USD + incentive compensation + equity + 401K with company match + medical, dental, vision, and life insurance + short and long-term disability + open PTO.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-pk4qk9-216-73-216-25-42 in your application.