Senior Manager, Software Engineering, Platform Engineering - VALORANT
Core
Lead the engineering organization responsible for building, releasing, and operating VALORANT's game client, dedicated servers, and live service ecosystem at global scale.
Role type
Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Platform Engineering)
Builds
Unreal Engine build pipelines, game microservices, release orchestration, service environments, load testing, and operational tooling for a live game.
Domain
Gaming / Live Service Operations / Cloud Infrastructure
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
distributed systems, service reliability, deployment workflows, operational excellence, technical strategy, cloud infrastructure, backend technologies (Go, Java, C#)
Preferred skills
large-scale live games, Unreal Engine ecosystems, CI/CD modernization, observability, globally distributed organizations
Technologies
Unreal Engine, Go, Java, C#
Responsibilities
Lead and grow a distributed organization of engineers and managers; Define technical and organizational strategy for core services and infrastructure; Drive improvements to build, validate, deploy, and operate game clients and backend services; Partner with cross-regional teams to improve reliability and release velocity; Establish technical direction for build infrastructure and operational practices; Mentor engineering leaders and foster a culture of ownership.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities
