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Senior Manager, Machine Learning Engineering - League of Legends

Los Angeles, USAFull-time2026-10-29 → 2026-11-10

Core

Lead the Machine Learning Engineering team building and operating ML systems for League of Legends, delivering player-facing experiences and developer-facing tools.

Role type

Senior Manager, Machine Learning Engineering

Builds

Player-facing ML experiences (recommendations, matchmaking, personalization) and developer-facing ML tools

Domain

Gaming (League of Legends) + Applied Machine Learning

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Team leadership, technical vision, MLOps, system design, data structures, algorithms, Java/C++/Python, project planning, cross-functional collaboration

Preferred skills

Responsible AI frameworks, large-scale experimentation platforms, full-stack team leadership, distributed/remote team leadership

Technologies

Java, C++, Python, MLOps tools

Responsibilities

Manage and develop ML engineering team, define engineering vision and staffing plans, set MLOps direction, collaborate with product and production leaders, foster cross-team collaboration, stay current with ML trends

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities