• Bachelor's, Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or comparable experience in software development
• 10+ years of industry experience in software engineering. 2+ years of experience in a technical leadership role or comparable experience
• Expertise in C++ and web technology (React, Node.js)
• Experience in building desktop client applications
• Have been responsible for driving the design and leading of development of long-term(1 year plus) efforts across teams, including stakeholder alignment, requirements gathering, planning, testing, and release
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to work collaboratively with across disciplines and organizations

Desirable

• As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be the Tech Lead on the Riot Client team
• As a tech lead, you will be responsible for driving technical excellence and long term technical direction for the team, ensuring high-quality deliverables, and fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment
• You will play a crucial role in guiding and mentoring our engineering team through the software development lifecycle
• You will partner with different disciplines, and collaborate across teams and organizations at Riot to deliver the best player experience with sound architecture decisions
• Your work will be instrumental for Riot’s out-of-game ecosystem to be successful by unlocking Riot Client’s next level of capabilities for game distribution, content, social and internal developer efficiency
• Involve in high-level strategic planning and hands-on technical leadership with engineers to ensure the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and reliable engineering solutions
• Manage the wide Riot Client dependency map across Riot, understand the tech complexity and provide strong guidance on how to evolve the application with integrity
• Partner closely with team engineering manager and across disciplines(product, production, QA, design, data insight) to achieve the best player experience
• Collaborate and align across teams and organizations to drive long-term technical solutions
• Develop a strong technical vision that incorporates different customer needs(players, game teams, internal developers) and drive the implementation
• Mentor other engineers in technical and interpersonal skills
• 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