Riot Games Needs an Engineering Manager

[Jack Frosch]

Back in March, the Gateway JUG had Scott Delap from Riot Games come in
to talk to us about the challenges of building dynamic, high volume,
high performance online games.

Kelly Dominguez from Riot Games has contacted me in search of an
Engineering Manager. The full description and contact information is
below my signature line.

Good luck to you if you apply! Please let her know you learned about
this opportunity through the Gateway JUG.

Jack Frosch
President, Gateway JUG

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ENGINEERING MANAGER

As one of the most popular PC games today, League of Legends is
reshaping PC gaming and core gamers perception of virtual goods. Riot
Games (named a Top 30 developer by Game Developer Magazine), the
publisher and developer of League of Legends, is experiencing a period
of rapid growth, doubling the size of the company in the past year.
With several million players in their first game across the US and
Europe, and numerous awards (including IGN.com’s Readers' Choice for
Best Multiplayer Game for League of Legends), Riot Games has pioneered
new ground with their debut title and is continuing to aggressively
expand.
We are currently seeking an Engineering Manager to drive technical
projects and provide leadership for a large group of engineers in an
innovative and fast paced environment. Our interview process will
emphasize technical skills and management/organizational skills
equally.

Responsibilities:
• Responsible for planning, execution and success of technical
projects
• Continually retrospect and drive innovation within our software
development process to ensure our developers execute at the highest
possible level
• Manage teams of software engineers to include task planning and code
reviews
• Drive technical projects and provide leadership in an innovative and
fast-paced environment
• Work closely with producers to ensure we're building awesome
features
• Provide the mentoring and guidance to create an environment for Riot
engineers to continually reach new heights within their career

Requirements:
• CS degree required or equivalent work experience
• 3+ years of relevant experience managing large, fast-paced and
dynamic engineering teams
• A proven track record of managing successful high-capacity, large-
scale, internet-based online projects/architectures
• Capable of technical deep-dives into code, networking, operating
systems and storage yet verbally and cognitively agile enough to hold
their own in a strategy discussion with Riot's executive team
• Comfortable recruiting and managing a team of very bright,
experienced engineers on projects and at scale unlike any other
they've encountered
• That rare mix of intelligence, integrity, domain knowledge, verbal
agility, and diplomacy which allows you to rapidly earn the trust of
technically astute engineers
• Experience with Agile development methodologies
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and oral

Preferred:
• 2+ years in the game industry, including a portfolio of successfully
delivered games
• Experience working with Linux and Windows operating systems in
production environments
• Experience with Scrum and/or Kanban practices
• A passion and knowledge of current games, especially League of
Legends

Contact:

Kelly Dominguez
Sr. Recruiter
Riot Games
P| 303.803.8866
E| kdomi...@riotgames.com