Senior Manager, Software Engineering - Teamfight Tactics

Riot Games - Los Angeles, CA

Full-time - Senior

Los Angeles, CA

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About the position

As a Senior Manager, Software Engineering on the TeamFight Tactics Team at Riot Games, you will lead a passionate team of developers in delivering new features and content for the game. This role involves collaborating with a multidisciplinary leadership team to create an engineering strategy and technical roadmap, while also mentoring engineers and overseeing their performance. The position requires a focus on results and the ability to drive organizational alignment through a strong engineering vision.

Responsibilities

• Create an engineering strategy and technical roadmap with an understanding of our audience and product goals
• Partner with product and delivery as they define product features and product roadmap
• Collaborate in technical/architectural discussions, provide direction and drive decision-making
• Drive the planning and execution of engineering work including requirements gathering, technical discovery, technical design, and work breakdown and estimation
• Directly accountable for the technical success of the team including ownership of our systems and services operating well and in a cost-effective manner in live environments
• Identify, interview, and hire software engineers to help teams scale
• Support engineers with performance management, and career management and development including stretch opportunities for them to grow
• Create a culture of leadership across engineering by seeking different perspectives at all levels to solve problems and contribute ideas

Requirements

• 6+ years experience as a software engineer
• 2+ years of mobile game development experience; unreal/unity experience preferred
• 4+ years in a leadership position, working directly on the production of a game as an Engineering Manager or Technical Lead
• Experience leading team through feature development (planning, execution, delivery, post-release support)
• Experience building reliable, scalable, and maintainable software systems
• Experience with software development, including shipping one or more products on large code bases that span a range of platforms and tools
• Experience collaborating across departments to create solutions

Nice-to-haves

• Experience building out a new team from scratch
• Experience managing co-development or outsourcing relationships
• Familiarity with Teamfight Tactics

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