Sr. Manager, Software Engineering, Accounts - Player Platform

Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work in many broader domains. As a Senior Manager, Software Engineering, you’ll pioneer innovative ideas around product strategy. You’ll also serve as an advisor to other managers, supporting plans to improve organizational design and structure.

You will guide the multiple teams in Riot’s Accounts, Identity and Access group as they build the platform that powers authentication and authorization for millions of Riot players worldwide. You will be leading the group that creates the technology that handles the highest volume of traffic, ensuring smooth and secure entry points for players' first interactions with our games. You will mentor and grow a team of engineers and managers, passionately focused on their careers and individual strengths. 

Responsibilities:

• Manage an Engineering Manager leading a team of 6 engineers while also directly supporting a team of software engineers, ranging from associate-level to principal-level.
• Collaborate and time shift as needed to work with geo-distributed teams across Riot to ship products and services. 
• Support a team working collaboratively with product, delivery, and technical leads.
• Help us with design, code and release processes for the services and solutions produced on your team.
• Mentor your direct reports, building career paths with them to help meet their goals.
• Design the team makeup so that it has the skills and staff needed for our goals.
• Ensure the services are built with resiliency in mind as well as serving our customers long-term goals.
• Balance short-term and long-term needs to ensure stable, operational, extensible services

Required Qualifications: 

• 4+ years experience in Software Development Leadership position as a Engineering Manager/Director of Engineering working on teams that ship global, high-capacity services.
• 6+ years professional experience as a software engineer.
• Expertise with continuous development and deployments of large-scale systems, microservices architecture, client/service application architecture, API architecture and development
• Expertise in project management, prioritization frameworks, driving large scale projects across multiple teams, and guiding investment strategies in people and systems.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience leading services teams that use Docker, Jenkins, Terraform, and Cloud Platform providers like AWS or GCP.
• Experience with authentication and authorization protocols (OAuth, OpenID Connect, etc.) and identity management systems (Azure AD, Okta, etc.)
• Experience with web application security standards and guidelines, such as OWASP.
• Experience defining and delivering technical solutions to technical users.

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes your fellow Rioters, who are the customers of your work. Being a dedicated fan of games is not necessary for this position!

Our Perks:

Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules. We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children, and a 401k with company match. Check out our benefits pages for more information.

At Riot Games, we put players first. That mission drives every decision in our quest to create games and experiences that make it better to be a player. Whether you’re working directly on a new player-facing experience or you’re supporting the company as a whole, everyone at Riot is part of our mission. And just like in our games, we’re better when we work together. Our goal is to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective everyday. If that sounds like the kind of place you want to work, we’re looking forward to your application.

It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law. We consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law, including the California Fair Chance Act, the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the Washington Fair Chance Act.

Per the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the following core duties may create a basis for disqualifying candidates with relevant criminal histories:

• Safeguarding confidential and sensitive Company data
• Communication with others, including Rioters and third parties such as vendors, and/or players, including minors
• Accessing Company assets, secure digital systems, and networks
• Ensuring a safe interactive environment for players and other Rioters

These duties are directly related to essential operations, safety, trust, and compliance obligations within our organization. Please note that job duties may evolve based on business needs and additional responsibilities may be assigned as necessary to maintain operational efficiency and security.