Senior Software Engineer, Riot Client - Publishing Platform

About the Role

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Riot Client team, you will deliver high-quality technical solutions that improve the player experience across Riot’s out-of-game ecosystem. Riot Client is the desktop software gateway for millions of players to play, discover, and install Riot games. You will contribute hands-on across the software development lifecycle, partnering closely with engineers, product managers, designers, and other cross-functional teammates to build reliable, scalable, and maintainable client capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain desktop application features focusing on web tech, with the ability to integrate with and contribute C++ components
• Deliver high-quality, scalable, and reliable engineering solutions within your area of ownership through hands-on contribution and technical design
• Contribute to technical planning and design discussions, evaluating tradeoffs between long-term sustainability and near-term delivery needs
• Build and apply a strong understanding of the Riot Client’s dependency landscape, partnering with teams to align on technical solutions
• Work closely with cross-functional partners, including product, production, QA, design, and data insight
• Level up other engineers through mentorship and technical guidance

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of industry experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or comparable experience in software development
• Expertise in web technologies (React.js, Node.js) with application-level complexity
• Experience in C++
• Experience working with complex codebases
• Experience with cross-functional collaboration with product, design, and QA

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working with desktop applications
• Experience working with Electron
• Experience with build pipelines