Senior Software Engineer, Player Experience Tools & Services - Publishing Platform
Core
Own and evolve scalable backend services and frontend architecture for internal tools enabling Riot's content creators to manage and deliver content across websites, game clients, and mobile apps.
Role type
Senior full-stack software engineer (content publishing tools)
Builds
Scalable backend services, frontend architecture, and internal UI surfaces for content management
Domain
Gaming industry, content publishing platform
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | infrastructure
Required skills
Full-stack development, TypeScript, React, Java, Node.js, CSS, distributed systems architecture, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, technical leadership, cross-team initiative leading
Preferred skills
CMS customization (Sanity, Wordpress, Drupal), serverless computing (Netlify, AWS Lambda), frontend performance optimization, UX collaboration
Technologies
TypeScript, ReactJS, Java, Node.js, CSS, React, AWS, Netlify
Responsibilities
Write web applications and 3rd party integrations, maintain distributed services, collaborate on technical design and delivery, write tests and follow best practices, mentor engineers, participate in hiring panels, manage on-call rotation
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities