Hiring: Principal Software Engineer, Services/DevOps - Wild Rift Company: Riot Games Location: Los Angeles, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 14:18:37 About the job Experience: •8+ years professional experience as a software engineer working in a game development team, Infra/SRE, or Software engineering teams •4+ years as a tech lead guiding the direction and implementation of game services, infrastructure, devops, and live operations Required Skills: •Define the engineering strategy and technical roadmap to develop our global service and infrastructure with an understanding of our audience and product goals •Manage and scale multiple engineering disciplines to support product needs across the product lifecycle and ongoing live operations •Lead the long-term evolution of game services and infrastructure ownership, including transitioning capabilities into the team and building the organization and operating model to run them sustainably over time. •Collaborate in technical/architectural discussions, provide direction and drive decision-making •Partner with product and delivery as they define product features and product roadmap, and collaborate to develop strategies for improving team health and effectiveness •Collaborate and coordinate with Riot Central technology teams to efficiently deliver world-class solutions •Strategically drive planning and execution of engineering work including requirements gathering, technical discovery, technical design, and work breakdown and estimation. •Directly accountable for the technical success of the team including ownership of our systems, services, AI adoption, infrastructure, and devops operating well and in a cost-effective manner in live environments Qualifications: •BS in Computer Science, computer engineering or related field (or equivalent experience). Compensation: •Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!