Manager, Software Engineering - Data Experiences & Automation

Riot Games - Los Angeles, CA

Full-time - Manager

Los Angeles, CA

Miscellaneous Manufacturing

About the position

As a Manager of Software Engineering at Riot Games, you will lead the Data Experiences and Automation team, focusing on creating scalable solutions for data workflows. This role involves mentoring engineers, overseeing performance management, and ensuring a valuable experience for internal customers integrating with the data platform. You will report to the Director of Software Engineering for Data Foundations and play a crucial role in organizational design and team development.

Responsibilities

• Manage teams of 6-10 software and systems engineers ranging from associate-level to staff-level.
• Support a team working collaboratively with product, delivery, technical, and quality leads.
• Help with design, code, and release processes for the products and solutions produced on your team.
• Mentor software engineers, building career paths with them to help meet their goals.
• Design the team makeup to ensure it has the skills and staff needed for our goals.
• Ensure what we are building serves our customers' long-term goals.
• Balance short-term and long-term needs to ensure stable, operational, extensible services.

Requirements

• 5+ years as an Engineering Manager/Director of Engineering working on teams that ship business-facing software.
• 6+ years professional experience as a software engineer.
• Expertise with continuous development and deployments of large-scale systems.
• Expertise in project management, prioritization frameworks, and guiding investment strategies in people and systems.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience leading software products that use Docker, Jenkins, Kubernetes, and Terraform.
• Experience with globally deployed platforms.
• Experience defining and delivering technical solutions to technical users.

Benefits

• Open paid time off policy
• Flexible work schedules
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children
• 401k with company match