About the position
As a Principal Software Engineer on the Content Access Platform (CAP) team, you will be responsible for the design and operation of numerous back end services that are the foundation of all of Riot's games worldwide. The Content Access Platform team owns and operates large-scale, globally distributed systems that support millions of players and fans. Our systems and services power a wide variety of in-game experiences ranging from missions and battle passes, to virtual currencies and player inventories. Through collaboration with internal platform teams and Riot's game development teams, you'll identify opportunities to centralize functionality and accelerate development by creating systems that are easy to use, scalable, reliable, and deployed around the globe. Your role will also extend beyond coding - you'll be a visionary leader, defining domain architecture and aligning technology strategies with enterprise goals. You'll mentor teams, drive innovation, and champion solutions that showcase the immense value of our work to Riot's game development teams and players. You will report to the Engineering Manager of the Content Access Platform team within Player Platform.
Responsibilities
- Lead and drive the design and construction of critical, large scale services that fuel Riot's thriving ecosystem for virtual goods.
- Lead the development and execution of a long-term service architecture strategy that delivers scalable, high-performance, and reliable solutions that support Riot's strategic goals.
- Be a center of innovation, helping the team identify new technologies and new approaches to solving hard engineering problems.
- Collaborate and communicate with teams and technical leaders across Riot to resolve cross organizational engineering challenges.
- Implement and operate essential services used by Riot engineers and millions of Riot gamers world-wide.
- Work with the team to level-up systems design, infrastructure, quality, and operational capabilities.
- Be part of a rotational on-call schedule for live product and internal customer support.
- Contribute to the growth of the team and its members through technical leadership and mentoring.
- Work closely with non-technical partners and customers to understand their vision, clarify requirements, and drive delivery of features.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 10+ years of hands-on software development experience, with a focus on back end services
- Prior experience as a technical leader setting technical vision and building alignment with senior level engineering leaders across multiple teams
- Experience developing large-scale, performant, distributed solutions on cloud infrastructure
Nice-to-haves
- Extensive experience with Cloud Platform providers like AWS, GCP, or Azure (AWS preferred)
- Experience with building services using Java, Kotlin, or Go (Java/Kotlin preferred)
- Experience with performance analysis and optimization
- Experience with event driven architectures and technologies (Kafka, Event Hubs, Kinesis, etc.)
- Experience leading and mentoring small engineering teams
Benefits
- Open paid time off policy
- Flexible work schedules
- Medical, dental, and life insurance
- Parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children
- 401k with company match