Manager, Systems Engineering

Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the chance to work in many broader domains. As an Engineering Manager, you’ll predominantly offer creative solutions to organizational design. You’ll also serve as a mentor for a team of engineers, overseeing performance management, growth opportunities, and accountability.

As the Manager, Systems Engineering for DevCon: Source, your mission is to streamline collaboration and the development process for Rioters worldwide. You will do this by maintaining, scaling, and advancing source control offerings that are critical to Riot’s game development lifecycle. These systems are Perforce, GitHub, and Artifactory and are the foundations as to how Riot collaborates. You’ll work with a multitude of teams across the globe including game teams, creative, security, publishing, and outside studios. You will need to understand and balance the needs of these various teams to provide one cohesive experience that ultimately accelerates the Riot game development experience.

Responsibilities:

• Own the roadmap; you understand your customers and their specific needs, industry trends and changes, and where to align your roadmap with other central efforts.
• Manage the team; you own performance management, team health, and support the engineers’ careers through mentorship and identifying growth opportunities
• Drive positive outcomes for customers; customers see your team as vital to their success. This includes proactive communication with customers and stakeholders, prioritizing value over idealism, and fostering a culture of accountability.
• You ensure that your team always understands the “why” and is able to connect their work back to DevCon and Riot’s mission. DevCon often pushes into uncharted territory, you provide the clarity to help the team navigate uncertainty.
• Keeping the lights on; you’re committed to keeping systems operationally globally and own a healthy on-call rotation

Required Qualifications:

• BS in Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• 7+ years of industry experience
• 2+ years of management experience
• Experience serving in a product ownership role
• Working knowledge of cloud infrastructure concepts and applications
• Experience working with globally distributed systems

Desired Qualifications:

• Extensive knowledge of AWS
• Extensive knowledge of Perforce and/or GitHub
• Experience shipping games
• Entrepreneurial experience

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.

Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the Summoner's Code and Community Code. Our culture embraces differences as a strength, and our values are the guiding principles for how we approach work. We are committed to putting diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the center of everything we do and promoting a fair and collaborative culture where Rioters treat one another with dignity and respect. We encourage you to read more about our value of thriving together and our ongoing work to build the most inclusive company in Gaming.

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.