As a Technical Artist focused on Tools/Pipeline, you’ll employ your expert-level knowledge of 3D tools and problem-solving skills to build tools, maintain pipelines and provide technical support for artists on their most critical missions. You will critique work, mentor fellow Rioters and foster the long-term growth of an ambitious group of artists. 

As a Principal Technical Artist on an unpublished R&D product, you will architect and lead the end-to-end art production pipeline for an upcoming title moving from prototype through release. You will build best-in-class, scalable art workflows that empower internal teams and external partners to deliver high-quality assets with speed, consistency, and performance integrity. This role sits at the intersection of Art, Engineering, and Design, and is accountable for ensuring that art pipelines are performant, production-ready, and built for scale. You will report directly to the Director of Game Production.

Responsibilities:

• Architect and maintain scalable art production pipelines across Character, Animation, Environment, UI, and VFX.
• Define and uphold technical standards for asset creation, integration, and optimization for game performance.
• Build tools, scripts, and automation that improve iteration speed and production reliability.
• Develop rigging systems and DCC workflows (Maya or equivalent) that integrate cleanly into Unreal.
• Establish clear asset specs and onboarding documentation for external partners.
• Implement validation systems and quality gates to ensure assets meet performance and visual standards.
• Partner with Engineering on engine workflows, shaders, runtime performance, and build stability.
• Collaborate with Art and Design to translate creative goals into scalable technical solutions.
• Identify pipeline bottlenecks and resolve production risks ahead of milestones.
• Support artists hands-on while continuously improving workflows.
• Ensure art systems are stable and performant throughout the product life cycle.

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in Technical Art or Pipeline Engineering in game development.
• Proven experience building and scaling production-ready art pipelines through release.
• Strong expertise in game engines (i.e. Unreal Engine), including asset workflows and performance profiling.
• Advanced proficiency in Maya (or comparable DCC tools), including rigging and export workflows.
• Strong programming skills in Python and proficiency in C++ and/or C#.
• Experience supporting external vendors or distributed development teams.
• Experience with version control systems (such as Perforce and git)

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience building automated asset validation and CI-integrated tooling.
• Experience transitioning projects from prototype to full production.
• Background in both hands-on rigging/tool development and high-level pipeline strategy.
• Experience shipping at least one game through late production and launch.

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about the experiences of players, this could be the role for you!

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. 

ML engineers at Riot own the full lifecycle of machine learning in production - from problem framing through model design, deployment, and operation - building systems that serve players at global scale.  They work across disciplines with engineers, data scientists, designers, and product teams to turn ML capabilities into player-facing experiences and tools for making great games.

As a Staff Applied Modeling Engineer on an unpublished R&D product, you will lead the modeling strategy for the team - establishing architecture patterns, setting standards, and continuing to design solutions for the highest-complexity problems directly.  Your work will span multi-month efforts and across multiple disciplines, shaping how the team (and Riot) approach applied ML.  You will report to the Senior Engineering Manager of the Tech Foundations team within an R&D game project.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with designers, artists, and other engineers to discover and conceptualize opportunities for AI-powered workflow enhancements
• Establish AI/ML architecture patterns within the project and design solutions for high-complexity problems; guide solution design considering integration and operational constraints
• Refine modeling and feature invention strategy for the project; improve architecture trade-offs, signal extraction techniques, and quality standards for complex data sources
• Refine multi-model system design and model optimization; improve interaction analysis, dependency management, and performance evaluation techniques
• Establish pipeline architecture patterns within the project, aligning with Riot’s shared tech ecosystem; guide workflow design and deployment automation; set reliability standards
• Establish research-to-production practices in partnership with research scientists; balance cutting-edge techniques with production reliability
• Elevate the team’s expertise in advanced AI/ML methods for game development through mentorship and documentation, and contribute to team health through cross-disciplinary collaboration; level up developers across discipline

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Statistics, or a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience
• 6+ years of experience delivering ML systems in production, including 3+ years in applied modeling or ML research roles
• Evidence that your modeling choices have been adopted beyond your immediate team - whether through reusable patterns, shared architectures, or influence on how others approach problems
• History of working with complex or unconventional data sources where off-the-shelf feature engineering doesn’t apply
• Experience in production environments with interacting models, feedback loops, or systems where model behavior has downstream consequences beyond a single prediction
• Comfort with ambiguity - you’ve shipped in situations where the success metric, the right approach, or both were unclear at the start.
• Track record mentoring engineers across roles and levels; evidence of raising the bar for people around you.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
• Passion for player experience, games, or creative technology
• Proficiency in C++

Desired Qualifications:

• Background in reinforcement learning, imitation learning, generative models, or simulation-based training in interactive environments
• Familiarity with ML platform components (model serving, feature stores, ML observability)
• Experience working in a AAA game engine (i.e. Unreal)
• Experience building multiplayer games
• Experience implementing tools for game designers and/or artists
• Experience mentoring technical ICs and contributing to engineering culture

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!

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. 

Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work in a variety of broader domains.  We work with both new and current technology, creating innovative solutions to solve complex, large-scale challenges and deliver player value.  As a Principal Software Engineer, you’ll lead the development of key features and model high standards of engineering excellence. 

As a Principal Software Engineer on Riot’s AI Enablement team, you are a technical force multiplier. You will embed directly with any team at Riot to accelerate their adoption of modern AI development (e.g., generative AI, LLMs, reinforcement learning). Operating as part of an elite, highly mobile strike team, you will build production-ready AI integrations, develop robust developer tools, and level up partner engineers through side-by-side collaboration. Once a team is empowered and systems are successfully handed off, you will deploy to the next challenge. You will be at the forefront of cutting-edge AI in the game industry, bridging the gap between new technologies and live environments to shape how Riot develops products and games. You will be accountable to Riot’s Head of AI Product.

Responsibilities:

• Implement and Integrate: Lead the technical execution of integrating modern AI practices into existing engines, tools, and pipelines.
• Embed and Accelerate: Deploy onto partner teams across Riot to break down complex AI implementation problems, establish technical direction, and deliver scalable, highly performant solutions.
• Mentorship and Handoff: Train and coach embedded team engineers through pair programming, technical reviews, and hands-on collaboration. Ensure a seamless transition of code ownership before deploying to your next assignment.
• Evangelize Best Practices: Share engineering best practices, security guardrails, and performance standards for AI usage across Riot’s development ecosystem.
• Build Foundations: Identify when industry-standard tools are insufficient and develop new foundations, middleware, or APIs to connect AI research with practical development.
• Manage Ambiguity: Actively navigate highly complex, uncharted technical spaces, communicating trade-offs and building consensus among engineering and product leadership.

Required Qualifications:

• BS in Computer Science (or equivalent experience) with 8-12 years of software engineering experience.
• Extensive experience with systems integration, technical leadership, and early-stage software development.
• Deep programming proficiency in C++ and at least one other language (e.g., Python, C#).
• Shipped at least one AAA game or large-scale, high-concurrency live service product.
• Proven track record of managing high ambiguity, setting technical strategy, and leading multi-month/year initiatives.
• Practical experience utilizing, integrating, or building modern AI tools, APIs, or infrastructure.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience extending or developing within Unreal Engine (C++).
• Familiarity with ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow) or LLM orchestration.
• Background working on shared engine technology, central tools, or platform engineering teams.
• Familiarity with the Runeterra and VALORANT IPs.

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!

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. 

PRODUCTION

What We Do

Whether it’s driving a vision from start to finish or collaborating with teams to inspire and deliver projects of Epic quality, Epic’s production teams take pride in consistently delivering world-class products and experiences.

What You'll Do

We are looking for a Senior Producer to join us on the Fortnite Core Tech team, driving one of our major R&D tech programs which involves large cross-team and cross-functional groups. These involve low level game and engine systems, including internal developer workflows and processes. Potential options include internal devops and stability, tech initiatives related to the editor, and reducing time to play.

In this position, you will partner with the broader Fortnite organization and specific team leadership across the company to manage goals, executions, and outcomes of this program. We’re looking for individuals who excel in multitasking, thrive in chaos, possess great communication skills, and are comfortable managing roadmaps and schedules of a group of opaque initiatives. Ideal candidates have experience in game or engine development or hardware frameworks, and have directly worked with engineers and the systems they develop.

In this role, you will

• Partner with the Engineering Directors, Product Owners, and exec stakeholders to define strategies and initiatives for the program
• Develop a roadmap feedback loop which can speak to health, risk, progress, and roll that up to the broader org
• Help scale operations to support the broader Metaverse vision
• You may directly manage producers, or you may be operating individually but influencing other teams in what they do and how they do it
• Operate 50% at a high level and 50% in the details managing technical work

What we're looking for

• Deep experience working with engineers and on technical projects
• Able to drive high level goals/vision and also dig into technical details
• Experience managing outcomes for the program and know enough to confirm the validity of the underlying plan
• Understands how complex systems work, what they do, and why. Wants to know how everything works
• Strong skills in organizing unstructured work and managing multiple competing needs
• Experienced with devops, game engines, platforms, and tools is highly desired
• Deep experience managing large team roadmaps, rallying individual teams around common goals
• Experience in managing/growing team orgs to scale for demand
• Experienced working with strong personalities and still achieve the desired results 

This role is open to multiple locations in North America (excluding NY & WA).

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.

ON BOARD EXPERIENTIAL MARKETING

On Board Experiential (OBE) is an award-winning, full-service, experience-led agency that creates meaningful brand experiences worldwide. We work out of our homes and physical offices in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and NYC, or wherever our adventures take us! Our clients include Nike, Meta, JPMorgan Chase, The Infatuation, Stripe, and OpenAI, to name a few. We know, "Cool, cool, but what’s it like to work at OBE?" We thought you'd never ask. Event Marketer has recognized OBE as one of the best places to work in events and well, we couldn't agree more.

The most important part of our business is our people. They are hardworking, brave and make magic happen on the regular. But under each majestic exterior is a human deserving of a healthy work-life balance. That’s why we believe in recovery days, happy hours, friendly but competitive fitness challenges and company offsites.

We conduct open meetings to facilitate discussions that heal, inspire, and bring us closer. We encourage each other to bring our whole selves to work. We want to hear about your lived experiences and unique perspectives. We don't just want you to be unapologetically you: it's part of the job description.

We are considering candidates for any of our office locations: New York, San Francisco (Mill Valley), and Los Angeles.

SUMMARY OF POSITION

The Vice President, Design is a senior creative leader responsible for elevating OBE’s design excellence, shepherding all design disciplines, and overseeing the development and delivery of world-class experiential, spatial, and integrated design work. Reporting directly to the Chief Creative Officer, the Vice President, Design leads a multidisciplinary team of designers, including 3D/environmental specialists, graphic and UX/UI designers, and visual storytellers to craft immersive, culturally relevant brand experiences that compete at the level of top design agencies. 

As both a visionary and operational leader, this individual ensures the design function is both innovative and strategically grounded. They bring deep expertise in environmental + 3D design, creative technology and interactive experience integration, and design execution (including fabrication, technical requirements, compliance best practices, etc.). They also have a proven ability to lead large, high-performing creative teams, and an extensive network of freelance and specialist talent nationwide. The Vice President, Design strengthens our design brand, inspires creative ambition across the organization, and ensures every project reflects extraordinary craft, clarity, and cultural insight. 

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Design Leadership & Strategic Direction 

• Lead the overall vision, quality, and execution of OBE’s Design function, overseeing outputs across integrated design disciplines (spatial/environmental, graphic, interactive, digital, etc.) 

• Ignite imagination and push design limits by delivering and inspiring best-in-class experiential design. 

• Champion innovation, pushing design boundaries while maintaining brand integrity and strategic alignment. 

• Set and implement short- and long-term design goals aligned with agency growth and CCO’s creative strategy. 

• Proactively track and apply design trends + thinking to maintain a cutting-edge, future-focused creative offering for OBE. 

• Oversee conceptual and visual direction for high-profile projects, ensuring all design work meets the highest standards of craft and creativity. 

• Lead select client projects, gaining client trust, selling in industry-defining design, and translating client objectives into strategic design solutions that elevate brand impact. 

Team Management & Department Leadership 

• Lead, mentor, and/or manage a design team of 10+ designers—fostering a culture of excellence, accountability, curiosity, and growth. 

• Articulate clear career paths and provide development plans plus ongoing feedback to strengthen team capability, growth, and morale. 

• Work with CCO and Creative Leadership to drive and develop department programming, including content for Creative Department Meetings and/or Design-specific trainings. 

• Contribute to hiring strategy and talent acquisition, helping attract top-tier design talent to OBE. 

• Expand, maintain, and grow OBE’s bench of freelance and specialty designers; work with Creative Operations to activate this network quickly as needed for project demands. 

Cross-Functional Collaboration 

• Partner closely with Creative Directors, Strategy, Production, Technology and Account teams to ensure design thinking is fully integrated across all phases of work. Partner closely with Creative Directors, Strategy, Production, Technology and Account teams to ensure design thinking is fully integrated across all phases of client work. 

• Guide internal and client teams through all stages of design—from initials sketches and mood boards to final renderings and presentations to execution drawings and site maps. 

• Participate in leadership discussions, offering perspective on design innovation, creative process, and organizational growth. 

• Collaborate with Production to realize ambitious design concepts, maintaining design integrity from concept through execution. 

• Develop, direct and inspire compelling design concepts to win new business, including provocative pitch materials, resonant visuals, and clear executive presentations. 

Design Execution & Experiential Innovation 

• Ensure design concepts integrate cultural insight, user experience, visual storytelling, and technical feasibility. 

• Leverage deep understanding of brand experiences, environmental branding, creative technology and design execution to vet and integrate top vendors in partnership with Production.  

• Leverage expertise to balance creative ambition with practical feasibility, fostering an agile mindset across teams to deliver bold design on time and on budget. 

• Elevate and evolve design execution through quality assurance and control (materials evaluation, fabrication process audit, etc.), inspiring executional excellence and ensuring accuracy, craftsmanship, and on-brief delivery. 

• Oversee and/or lead on-site installation to maintain design excellence through delivery. 

Operational Excellence 

• Develop and refine design workflows, templates, tools, and standards to improve quality, efficiency, and cross-team collaboration. 

• Work with 2D design team lead to oversee software, hardware, and platform needs for the design team; advocate for new tools that strengthen creative output. 

• Review project budgets, timelines, hours assessments and SOWs to ensure design scopes appropriately outlined and budgeted, setting teams up for operational excellence and profitability. 

• As part of Creative Leadership, oversee team resourcing, staffing, and utilization, ensuring optimal balance of talent, workload, and quality. 

DESIRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Education/Experience 

• 10+ years of design experience in experiential, environmental, architectural, or multidisciplinary creative roles. 

• 4+ years leading design / creative teams or running a design function within an agency, event production company or creative studio. 

• Proven experience managing a team designers / creatives or successfully running an agency/design studio. 

• A portfolio demonstrating exceptional experiential design work, architectural / 3D design expertise, integrated strategic thinking, compelling spatial storytelling and environmental branding, and thoughtful technology integration. 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Architecture, Design, Environmental Design, Creative Direction, or related field (or equivalent professional experience). 

Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities 

• Mastery across key design disciplines including spatial/environmental design, 3D and architectural conception, experiential design, and visual storytelling. 

• Expertise in 3D design with advanced proficiency in modeling and rendering software (e.g. SketchUp, Rhino, Vray, Unreal Engine) and Adobe Creative Suite. 

• Passion for and familiarity with interactive experience design and implementation. 

• Strong understanding of fabrication processes, materials, production workflows, and feasibility considerations for brand experiences. 

• Ability to synthesize complex client needs into strategic, actionable design directions. 

• Exceptional communication and presentation skills, including the ability to persuade, inspire, and guide both internal teams and clients. 

• Skilled at managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, creatively demanding environment. 

• Deep network of freelance creative resources, including 2D & 3D designers, production artists, CAD designers, creative technologists, content creators, lighting designers, art directors and stylists. 

Other Qualities and Skills 

• Inspirational leader who motivates teams through clarity, empathy, and creative ambition. 

• High energy, adaptable, and thrives in evolving, entrepreneurial environments. 

• Strong problem-solving capabilities with calm, grounded decision-making. 

• Naturally curious, culturally aware, and committed to pushing design excellence. 

• Hybrid in-office requirement: Must be based in and work from NYC, LA, or SF. 
• Willingness to travel and work flexible hours as needed 

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. Developer Connections (DevCon) connects developers across the globe, enabling them to ship games reliably and efficiently. Sitting at the crossroads of Game Studios, R&D, and Central Tech, DevCon keeps a pulse on development across Riot. Our mission is to unblock teams and empower them to hit key milestones, ensuring that future games reach players on time and at quality. Within DevCon, the Client Build team provides the build infrastructure, orchestration, and solutions that game teams rely on to stay focused on creating the game itself.

As a Manager, Software Engineering for Client Build, your mission is to make working game builds available to developers—and eventually players—with minimal investment from the game teams. To succeed, you’ll need to understand both the technical details of how builds are created and the broader impact they have on developer experience. You will report to the Sr. Manager, Software Engineering for Developer Connections.

Responsibilities:

• Own the build farms for all of Riot’s games!  You will be expected to understand your customers and their specific needs, industry trends and changes, and other central efforts.  You’ll influence product direction and prioritization based on all of these factors combined with our existing technical capabilities.
• 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.
• Manage the team.  You own performance management, team health, and support the engineers’ careers through mentorship and identifying growth opportunities
• Operational Excellence.  You’re committed to keeping systems operationally globally and own a healthy on-call rotation.  Your off-hours pages are rare due to investments you make into redundancy and automated recovery.  Your team is well equipped to find failures before your customers do, and mitigate quickly before they lead to significant impact.
• Ensure that your team always understands why we’re doing this.  All your engineers are  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.

Required Qualifications: 

• 7+ years of experience as a software engineer
• 2+ years working in an engineering management position
• Proficient with Scrum/Agile development methodologies

Desired Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Build technologies, bonus for Unreal Engine games specifically
• Knowledge of CI/CD best practices
• Experience shipping games
• Experience serving in a product ownership role

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!

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. 

PROGRAMMING - UNREAL ENGINE

What We Do

Unreal-powered projects have been on the bleeding edge of real-time entertainment for over 20 years. Our team of programming experts are always innovating to improve the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide.

What You'll Do

As a Senior Language Programmer at Epic Games, you will be at the center of our mission to enable the next generation of game developers. We are seeking someone with a passion for programming languages and their implementation. In this role, you will work on implementing the Verse programming language and integrating it with the Unreal Engine, a new programming language developed by Epic specifically for coding game experiences at the metaverse scale.

In this role, you will

• Build out and maintain the language compiler and tool chain
• Work closely with language consumers to ensure an exceptional user experience
• Design and maintain the scripting interface to the Unreal Engine
• Fix bugs and maintain the language code base

What we're looking for

• Fix bugs and maintain the language code base
• Proficiency in C++
• Well-versed in software programming principles, especially API design
• Experience developing in a large codebase at a fast pace, making tradeoffs between usability, performance, and power

This role is open to multiple locations across North America and Europe (including CA, NYC, & WA).

Pay Transparency Information

The expected annual base pay range(s) for this position are detailed below. Each base pay range is relevant only for individuals who are residents of or will be expected to work within the specified locale. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors, which include (but aren’t limited to) things such as skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, and experience. In addition to base pay, most employees are eligible to participate in Epic’s generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs).

Gameplay AI is a core component of video games used to tell an engaging and exciting story through gameplay. We are looking for a Lead Gameplay AI Engineer who is excited to push the boundaries of Gameplay AI in video games for our forthcoming AAA title. This role will work side-by-side with designers and provide creative input to craft believable, innovative AI experiences. In this role, you will architect, build and maintain a variety of AI systems that bring characters and the world to life in service of outstanding, memorable gameplay. 

Responsibilities: 

• Own gameplay AI systems and related engineering tasking and development. 
• Directly manage a team of AI engineers, including career management, growth, and mentorship. 
• Architect, implement, and maintain production quality C/C++ for AI systems, behaviors, tools, and workflows. 
• Give technical leadership and counsel, ranging from short-term AI problem solving to long-term AI roadmap planning. 
• Provide the production team with guidance for scheduling, while identifying and reducing risks across AI feature development. 
• Collaborate with engineers and other disciplines to provide holistic solutions with an emphasis on delivering exceptional gameplay experiences. 
• Build and foster a highly collaborative, transparent culture that is safe, and values innovation, diversity, and work-life balance. 
• Drive innovation in AI character behaviors, ensuring NPCs feel believable and contribute meaningfully to gameplay and storytelling. 
• Analyze different approaches to solve AI problems and discuss the tradeoffs between them. 
• Write and maintain relevant documentation. 

Requirements & Skills: 

• Shipped at least one AAA game or equivalent complexity in a Gameplay AI-related role. 
• Shipped at least one AAA game or equivalent in complexity with Unreal Engine 
• At least 7 years of professional C++ experience. 
• Strong math skills. 
• Console development experience is a plus 
• Experience with machine learning is a plus. 

Qualities: 

• Ability to lead and mentor engineers, guiding growth in both AI-specific and broader technical skills. 
• Excellent interpersonal skills, communication, both verbally and written. 
• Work independently with minimal supervision. 
• Good conflict resolution abilities across varied disciplines. 

TNM considers a number of factors when determining each role's base pay range, including industry benchmarks, location, experience, and other job specific skills. In addition to base pay, this role may be eligible for other incentive compensation including equity and profit share. The estimated base pay range for this role is U.S. only and not applicable for locations outside of the U.S.

The estimated base pay range for this role is: $195,000 - $243,000

Research Scientists at Riot combine deep technical expertise across machine learning, artificial intelligence (AI), experimental design, and systems engineering to invent new ways players experience games. As a Staff Research Scientist, you push the boundaries of what’s possible and raise the bar for research quality and its translation into extraordinary gameplay.

The Technology Research team performs applied research to accelerate the pace of building amazing player experiences at Riot Games. As a Staff Research Scientist, you will research and develop world models—learned representations that understand, predict, and simulate game environments. Rather than building general-purpose large language models, you will focus on models that capture the structure and dynamics of Riot's games: how state evolves, how players behave, and how design changes ripple through complex systems. Your work will power scalable simulation for agent training, automated game balancing, synthetic data generation, and new forms of language-conditioned game interaction. You will stay deeply hands-on, turning advances in predictive simulation, latent state representations, and environment modeling into concrete prototypes that game teams can evaluate and build on. You will work closely with game teams to ground your research in real gameplay needs and partner across Technology Research to connect world models with game AI and NLP efforts.

Responsibilities:

• Propose, implement, and evaluate world models that learn latent representations of game state, player behavior, and environment dynamics
• Build predictive simulations that enable agent training, game balance testing, and rapid design iteration without full game server overhead
• Develop methods for synthetic data generation and auto-balancing powered by learned environment models
• Explore language-conditioned approaches that combine large language models with state estimators to enable new forms of game interaction
• Work closely with game teams to understand gameplay needs and design constraints, ensuring research is grounded in real player experiences
• Partner with game AI and NLP researchers to integrate world models into broader AI systems across Technology Research
• Stay current with academic and industry advances in world models, predictive simulation, representation learning, and environment modeling (e.g., MuZero, Gato, Dreamer)
• Communicate progress and learnings clearly to stakeholders, helping teams understand both what works and what doesn’t

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Machine Learning, AI, Statistics, Math, or related Computer Science/Quantitative field, or equivalent experience (i.e., M.Sc. with 3+ years of relevant experience, or B.Sc. with over 6+ years of relevant experience, etc.)
• 2+ years experience in deep learning or algorithmic foundations of optimization
• Experience with generative models, representation learning, model-based reinforcement learning, or learned simulation
• Proficiency in C, C++, or Python
• Expertise with TensorFlow or PyTorch

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience building or training world models, dynamics models, or latent-space simulators (e.g., Dreamer, MuZero, or similar architectures)
• Familiarity with game engines (e.g., Godot, Unity, or Unreal) for prototyping or data collection
• Distributed computing systems design or large-scale model training infrastructure
• Experience with GCP or AWS
• Demonstrated contributions to public research (e.g., publications, talks, open-source projects)

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!

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. 

Who We Are

2K is headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). Founded in 2005, 2K Games is a global video game company, publishing titles developed by some of the most influential game development studios in the world. Our studios responsible for developing 2K’s portfolio of world-class games across multiple platforms, include Visual Concepts, Firaxis, Hangar 13, CatDaddy, Cloud Chamber, 31st Union, HB Studios, and 2K SportsLab. Our portfolio of titles is expanding due to our global strategic plan, building and acquiring exciting studios whose content continues to inspire all of us! 2K publishes titles in today’s most popular gaming genres, including sports, shooters, action, role-playing, strategy, casual, and family entertainment.

Our team of engineers, marketers, artists, writers, data scientists, producers, thinkers and doers, are the professional publishing stewards of 2K’s portfolio currently includes several AAA, sports and entertainment brands, including global powerhouse NBA®️ 2K,  renowned BioShock®️, Borderlands®️, Mafia, Sid Meier’s Civilization®️ and XCOM®️ brands; popular WWE®️ 2K and WWE®️ SuperCard franchises, TopSpin 2K25, as well as the critically and commercially acclaimed PGA TOUR®️ 2K

At 2K, we pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment, which means encouraging our teams to Come as You Are and do your best work! We encourage ALL applicants to explore our global positions, even if they don’t meet every requirement for the role.  If you're interested in the job and think you have what it takes to work at 2K, we encourage you to apply!

What We Need

A visionary technical authority to lead the core technology group. You will define a scalable technical strategy, drive engineering excellence across multiple senior teams, and serve as the chief mentor and architect for R&D efforts.

What You'll Do

• Define Architectural Strategy: Set the long-term technical roadmap, engineering standards, and core technology adoption (engine, backend, rendering).
• Drive Technical Governance: Act as the final authority on critical design decisions, establish quality gates, and manage performance budgets.
• Lead Hands-On Innovation: Prototype foundational systems, perform high-level code reviews, and solve high-risk architectural challenges.
• Mentor Senior Talent: Coach Principal Engineers and Tech Leads to foster a culture of technical rigor and continuous improvement.
• Risk Management: Identify and mitigate technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and architectural risks across the development lifecycle.
• Cross-Disciplinary Partnership: Align technical architecture with creative, production, and business objectives.

What Will Make You a Great Fit

• Industry Veteran: 10+ years in software engineering, with 5+ years in a Principal or Architect role (AAA gaming or high-scale systems preferred).
• Deep Expertise: Expert-level C++, Unreal Engine architecture, and high-performance computing.
• Proven Track Record: Success in shipping multiple complex products with stable, maintainable architectures.
• Strategic Communicator: Ability to translate complex technical concepts for both engineers and executive leadership.
• Pragmatic Problem Solver: Balanced approach to solving immediate production needs while maintaining long-term architectural health.
• Innovation Focused: A passion for replacing legacy workflows with scalable, R&D-driven solutions.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that qualified individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform their essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us if you need reasonable accommodation.

Please note that 2K Games and its studios never uses instant messaging apps or personal email accounts to contact prospective employees or conduct interviews and when emailing, only use 2K.com accounts.

The pay range for this position in California at the start of employment is expected to be between $163,400 and $240,000 per Year. However, base pay offered is based on market location, and may vary further depending on individualized factors for job candidates, such as job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and other objective business considerations. Subject to those same considerations, the total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a bonus and/or equity awards and eligibility to participate in our 401(K) plan and Employee Stock Purchase Program. Regular, full-time employees are also eligible for a range of benefits at the Company, including: medical, dental, vision, and basic life insurance coverage; 14 paid holidays per calendar year; paid vacation time per calendar year (ranging from 15 to 25 days) or eligibility to participate in the Company’s discretionary time off program; up to 10 paid sick days per calendar year; paid parental and compassionate leave; wellbeing programs for mental health and other wellness support; family planning support through Maven; commuter benefits; and reimbursements for fitness-related expenses.

Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work in a variety of broader domains. As a Software Engineer, you’ll also dive into projects that focus on team cohesiveness and cross-team objectives. 

The UnEco (or Unreal Ecosystem) team has an impact on a wide array of topics, including gameplay features, runtime performance, tooling, CI/CD, just to name a few. As a Software Engineer III on the UnEco team, you’ll gain organizational alignment by building a strong engineering vision and offering creative solutions to technical problems. They also serve as mentors for engineers, guiding their performance and finding growth opportunities delivering compelling player experiences.

Responsibilities:

• Be hands-on in development, writing excellent code that sets a high standard for other engineers.
• Drive the ideation and process of setting technical direction within the Unreal Ecosystem, including advising leadership on prioritization of work efforts and buy/build decisions for major system components.
• Lead the technical execution of multi-month to year-plus work efforts across the business unit, holding teams to established standards.
• Help teams navigate ambiguity and complexity by breaking down problems, identifying risks, and clearly communicating trade-offs.
• Work on a range of tech stacks including underlying infrastructure, build and test automation, release pipelines, and developer tooling for internal teams leveraging the Riot Unreal Ecosystem.
• Work with stakeholders across the organization to address their pain points and exceed their expectations for what continuous delivery game development can be.
• Be a standard-bearer and role model of Riot values for your team and others.
• Be a force multiplier for your team. Mentor senior engineers on your team and enable them to deliver complex projects.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of software engineering experience
• Expertise with C++
• Experience with mobile development
• Experience working with modern video game engines
• Experience working with large game teams
• Experience working with large code bases
• Experience debugging, profiling and optimizing complex projects
• Strong knowledge of common game and software design patterns
• Experience collaborating with teammates across multiple disciplines

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with Unreal Engine
• Experience building online games
• Experience with console development

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!

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. 

Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work in a variety of broader domains. As a Software Engineer, you’ll also dive into projects that focus on team cohesiveness and cross-team objectives. 

The UnEco (or Unreal Ecosystem) team has an impact on a wide array of topics, including gameplay features, runtime performance, tooling, CI/CD, just to name a few. As a Principal Software Engineer on the UnEco team, you’ll gain organizational alignment by building a strong engineering vision and offering creative solutions to technical problems. They also serve as mentors for engineers, guiding their performance and finding growth opportunities delivering compelling player experiences.

Responsibilities:

• Be hands-on in development, writing excellent code that sets a high standard for other engineers.
• Drive the ideation and process of setting technical direction within the Unreal Ecosystem, including advising leadership on prioritization of work efforts and buy/build decisions for major system components.
• Lead the technical execution of multi-month to year-plus work efforts across the business unit, holding teams to established standards.
• Help teams navigate ambiguity and complexity by breaking down problems, identifying risks, and clearly communicating trade-offs.
• Work on a range of tech stacks including underlying infrastructure, build and test automation, release pipelines, and developer tooling for internal teams leveraging the Riot Unreal Ecosystem.
• Work with stakeholders across the organization to address their pain points and exceed their expectations for what continuous delivery game development can be.
• Be a standard-bearer and role model of Riot values for your team and others.
• Be a force multiplier for your team. Mentor senior engineers on your team and enable them to deliver complex projects.
• Lead efforts to build and evangelize shared technology and best practices to realize rendering techniques for custom needs (e.g. stylization approaches), GPU optimization, asset budgeting and other graphics-oriented area as a key vision holder in a complex multi-game shared engine environment.

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of software engineering experience
• Expertise with C++
• Expertise in game rendering and engine performance profiling
• Experience working with modern video game engines
• Experience working with large game teams
• Experience working with large code bases
• Experience debugging, profiling and optimizing complex projects
• Strong knowledge of common game and software design patterns
• Experience collaborating with teammates across multiple disciplines

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with mobile development
• Experience with Unreal Engine
• Experience building online games
• Experience with console development
• Experience partnering closely with artists

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!

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. 

As a Principal Lighting Artist on League of Legends, you will play a pivotal role in creating and guiding the visual and emotional tone of one the best known PC games ever made. You will be responsible for making and maintaining real time lighting setups that help create a stunning visual tone that delights players from all over the world. You will work with art directors, artists, engineers and technical artists to make and implement new modern lighting solutions that are stunning to look at and are optimized for performance.  

The Principal Lighting Artist on League of Legends is a subject matter expert that is accountable for the final look and performance of the lighting solutions being used within the around game and in-game experience. You will be authoring and implementing new lighting solutions, advocate for best, practical practices and push the boundaries of what lighting can be within League of Legends. You will be hands on and directly support the lighting solutions in game as the primary lighting expert. 

Responsibilities:

• Author solutions to drive the visual output of the lighting solutions used in the around game and in-game environments
• Help develop lighting workflows, tools, and engine improvements to support creative goals from the Art and Product teams.
• Work with art leadership to evaluate current lighting technology and iterate on existing systems to meet look-dev goals.
• Collaborate with tools and rendering teams on enhancements to our lighting workflows
• Be a bridge between Art and Engineering in the realm of lighting
• Create and consolidate documentation for using our lighting systems, and build discipline-wide habits to keep them up to date.
• Own the performance and optimization efforts around lighting sets by implementing against standards practices informed by tech optimization teams.

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years of professional experience as a Lighting Artist in video games
• Has pre production and production experience on at least 2 AAA titles as a Senior Lighting Artist 
• Demonstrated experience creating lighting solutions in a real time game environment
• A collaborative attitude towards bridging the gap between artistic goals and technical considerations with Art and Engineering
• An understanding of modern lighting theory, including physically based rendering (PBR) and other associated technologies and techniques used in modern consumer-grade game engines such as Unreal or Unity
• An ability to translate artistic requirements into functional and performant lighting solutions used in a real-time rendering environment

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience using proprietary game engines
• Understanding of the math and components of a BRDF
• Experience with color theory and composition
• Experience with surfacing and texturing
• Expertise in content creation and tool development in DCC tools, especially Maya, Photoshop, and Substance
• Knowledge of Python for scripting
• Experience profiling and optimizing performance of Shaders with tools such as RenderDoc or other industry standard systems

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!

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. 

Riot Engineers bring deep technical expertise while embracing cross-disciplinary collaboration to deliver meaningful player experiences. As a Software Engineer III focused on Meta Systems, you will build and evolve the systems that shape a player’s journey outside of moment-to-moment gameplay — including progression, social features, quests, customization, and long-term engagement systems.

As a Staff Software Engineer on an unpublished R&D product, you will design and deliver robust metagame systems that connect gameplay, player identity, and progression. You will partner closely with design, UX, production, Services, and Foundations teams to implement scalable, maintainable systems that are performant in-engine and resilient across client-service and engine boundaries. You will independently own features from technical design through production readiness, ensuring high-quality execution in a live service environment.

Responsibilities:

• Design and independently drive the implementation of large-scale metagame systems (progression, social features, quests, customization) from technical design through high-quality execution and polish.
• Collaborate closely with Services and Foundations teams to integrate Meta systems with core backend and central services capabilities, ensuring scalable architecture and seamless persistence across client-service and engine boundaries.
• Develop clean, extensible C++ systems within Unreal Engine, emphasizing maintainability and performance, and translate UX specifications into functional in-game UI implementations.
• Build and maintain robust Unreal Editor tooling to empower designers and content creators to author and tune Meta systems efficiently.
• Ensure the long-term health and stability of the live service by proactively identifying and addressing technical debt, architectural gaps, and complex issues spanning client, engine, and backend systems.
• Elevate engineering quality across the team through active participation in code reviews and design discussions, and by mentoring junior engineers on best practices for C++ development and large-scale system integration.

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of professional software development experience
• Professional experience developing gameplay systems in Unreal Engine using C++
• Experience building or extending Unreal Editor tooling and workflows
• Experience implementing in-game UI systems based on UX or product specifications
• Strong understanding of software engineering fundamentals (data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, concurrency)
• Experience collaborating effectively within cross-functional teams including design, UX, and production
• Experience integrating client gameplay systems with backend or platform services

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience building progression, social, or player customization systems
• Experience integrating gameplay systems with Player Platform or shared service ecosystems
• Familiarity with Unreal systems such as UMG, MVVM/ViewModels, Data Assets, Online Subsystems, or other foundational engine frameworks
• Experience working on or shipping a live multiplayer or online game
• Experience supporting post-launch feature iteration and live ops updates
• Experience building data-driven systems that empower non-engineering content authors

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!

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. 

Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work in a variety of broader domains. As Engineering Managers, we gain organizational alignment by building a strong engineering vision and offering creative solutions to organizational design. We also serve as mentors for a team of engineers, overseeing their performance and trying to find stretch opportunities for their growth while maintaining a focus on results.

As a Senior Manager, Software Engineering within Riot Discovery Studio, you will report to the Tech Director on an unpublished R&D product, directing internal and external teams of engineers to support product exploration, integrate, and extend critical backend technologies, and scale our technology to meet the needs of a live Riot title. You will be accountable for all technical decisions of your teams’ focus areas and help shape the product. In addition to leading the team, you will be hands-on in implementation, at least initially.

Responsibilities:

• Define the engineering strategy and technical roadmap to develop our global backend infrastructure with an understanding of our audience and product goals
• Manage and scale multiple engineering teams to support product needs through pre-production, production and post-launch
• Partner with product and delivery as they define product features and product roadmap
• Collaborate and coordinate with Riot Central technology teams to efficiently deliver world-class solutions
• Direct development and manage performance of external engineering teams in other geographies
• Collaborate in technical/architectural discussions, provide direction and drive decision-making
• Drive the 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 and services operating well and in a cost-effective manner in live environments
• Identify, interview, and hire software engineers to support team and Riot hiring goals
• Support engineers with performance management, and career management and development including stretch opportunities for them to grow
• Create a culture of leadership across engineering by seeking different perspectives at all levels to solve problems and contribute ideas

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience as a software engineer 
• 2+ years of game development experience working in various platforms (i.e. mobile, console, PC, etc.)
• 3+ years in a leadership position, working directly on the production of a game as an Engineering Manager
• Experience leading teams through feature development (planning, execution, delivery, post-release support)
• Experience building reliable, scalable, and maintainable backend distributed systems
• Experience with the full software development lifecycle, including shipping one or more products on large code bases that span a range of platforms and tools
• Experience collaborating across non-engineering departments to create solutions
• Experience with Golang or Java

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience developing or managing development of full-stack solutions
• Experience managing co-development or outsourcing relationships
• Experience shipping a game on Unreal Engine
• Experience with build and release pipeline management
• Experience with the pre-production, production, and post-production phases of game development
• Familiarity with modern game platforms and practices

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about the experiences of players, this could be the role for you!

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. 

Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work in a variety of broader domains. As a Software Engineer, you’ll also dive into projects that focus on team cohesiveness and cross-team objectives. You’ll drive important features and provide other engineers with a clear illustration of extraordinary engineering.

As a Senior Software Engineer (Gameplay Systems & Animation ) on an unpublished R&D product, you will report to the Gameplay Engineering Lead, you’ll help bring our characters to life through responsive, expressive, and high-quality animation systems. You’ll work at the intersection of gameplay engineering and content creation — partnering closely with animators, designers, and technical artists to build scalable systems that power movement, locomotion, and moment-to-moment feel. This role collaborates with multiple groups within the gameplay team, contributing directly to the quality, polish, and performance of our core combat experience. The ideal candidate is passionate about player feel, thrives in cross-disciplinary collaboration, and takes pride in building robust systems that unlock content at scale.

Responsibilities:

• Design, prototype, and implement robust, scalable gameplay and animation systems, evolving underlying systems to improve reuse, polish, maintainability, and performance.
• Contribute to locomotion, movement feel, and animation-driven gameplay systems across multiple gameplay domains.
• Partner closely with animators and technical artists to improve workflows, clarify handoff points, and enable efficient content production.
• Identify technical risks in animation and gameplay systems and collaborate with technical leaders to implement sustainable architectural solutions.
• Contribute to adjacent gameplay domains such as combat systems, camera, VFX integration, or other core gameplay systems as needed.
• Mentor peers across disciplines by sharing insights on animation systems, gameplay feel, and technical problem-solving.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional experience in game development.
• 3+ years of experience developing or supporting animation systems.
• Strong C++ programming skills and solid computer science fundamentals.
• Experience working with Unreal Engine, including its animation systems.
• Experience implementing gameplay systems closely tied to animation
• Strong debugging, optimization, and performance-tuning skills.
• Experience collaborating effectively in cross-disciplinary teams, with strong product sense and player empathy.

Desired Qualifications:

• Familiarity with Unreal Engine internals and extending or modifying engine animation systems.
• Experience improving content pipelines and animation workflows.
• Exposure to related domains such as gameplay VFX, camera systems, etc.
• Experience working on mid-sized engineering teams in a live or in-development game environment.

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise and a collaborative spirit that prioritizes the delight of players. We will look at your past studies and experience, but for this role, we also look for dedicated people with a personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this is the role for you!

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. 

LA28 does not provide relocation assistance.

The Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games will be hosted in Los Angeles, California in 2028, returning to the United States for the first time in over 30 years. 2028 will be the first time LA hosts the Paralympic Games, creating an opportunity to expand awareness, understanding and inclusion of people with disabilities.

LA28, the organizers for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, is on a mission to create an unparalleled Games experience for athletes, fans, partners, our community and our people. Our vision is to collectively create what’s next through sport, community and the power of our differences.

The 2028 Olympics and Paralympics will represent LA and leverage the strength of our community’s creativity as we collectively work to design a Games that we all want to be a part of. We do this by focusing on people and by inviting everyone into the story of the LA28 Games.

The LA28 organizing committee is an independent, non-profit organization that is privately funded and governed by a board of directors. 

Values and Behaviors:

• Optimism – Embody a positive, enthusiastic, and solution-oriented attitude in everything we do; challenge the status quo, inspire and support one another to achieve our best; have our eyes on the future and believe we can make a meaningful impact
• Integrity – We communicate openly and honestly, listen, and respectfully value multiple perspectives; we do what we say and are accountable for everything we do; we do the right thing, always. Even when it isn’t easy
• Excellence – We hold ourselves to the highest standard and expectations; we live our values and truths and persevere through challenges; we are continuous learners and adapt and pivot with speed to meet changing needs
• Inclusion – We seek to represent, include, empower and level the playing field; our work reflects the communities we serve and the world in which we live; we leverage our platforms to bring awareness to issues relevant to who we are
• Co-Creation – We are authors of a shared story. Everyone contributes their unique voice to our shared mission; we share pride in our accomplishments and ownership of our shortcomings
• Boldness – We embrace creativity, courage and outside-the-box thinking; we are unafraid to take risks, explore unconventional solutions, and learn from the process; we are innovators, disruptors, and challengers of the status quo

Associate, Motion Graphic Designer

The Brand Design team is responsible for shaping and maintaining LA28's visual identity, ensuring a cohesive and impactful brand presence across all platforms and touchpoints. This includes a variable emblem system, typography, color palette, imagery, patterns, motion, and more, all elements that work together to create a distinctive and memorable brand experience. 

 Beyond developing and managing the visual brand, the team leads key Games design initiatives, such as the brand design system, pictograms, torch, and beyond. Additionally, they provide internal creative services to support the broader organization, bringing the spirit of LA28 to life through thoughtful and strategic design. 

 We're looking for a versatile, detail-oriented Associate Motion Designer with 3+ years of experience to support a wide range of creative motion needs across the Olympic and Paralympic Games. This role will contribute to key Games deliverables while also fulfilling internal creative service requests from various functional areas, ensuring brand consistency and excellence across every touchpoint. 

 The ideal candidate is a true Swiss Army knife, equally comfortable animating emblems and program marks as they are producing sport presentation graphics, broadcast packages, digital and social video content, as well as fulfilling requests from across the organization like animated presentations, event visuals, partner-facing materials, and everything in between. They should bring strong animation chops, thoughtful and purposeful storytelling, and a polished eye for design.  

Just as important as the craft: this person needs to be self-directed. We need someone who can manage their own workload, prioritize competing requests as they come in, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners to deliver high-quality, on-brand work. 

 The Associate Motion Designer will report to the Manager of Illustration & Motion Graphics and collaborate closely with the larger Brand Design team, key partners across Marketing, and stakeholders throughout the organization. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Work within the LA28 brand design system to ensure consistency and visual cohesion across all deliverables 
• Contribute to the development and expansion of the LA28 motion design language across Olympic and Paralympic touchpoints 
• Collaborate in the development of mood boards, style frames, and animatics to communicate motion concepts during the exploration phase 
• Animate 2D graphics, emblems, program marks, and brand elements such as Pictograms as looping animations, ensuring every motion decision carries a storytelling element and is on-brand 
• Design and produce dynamic motion graphics across a wide range of digital formats and aspect ratios including social content, venue takeover, and live event screens 
• Design and produce broadcast and digital content assets including lower thirds, animated transitions, and video packaging elements for social and digital platforms 
• Build and animate graphic packages for sport presentation including opening sequences, in-game presentations, and in-venue branded content for live event environments 
• Create seamless looping animations optimized for LED displays, ribbon boards, IPTVs, and large-format venue screens 
• Manage the full motion production pipeline from concept and ideation through animation, export, and final delivery, organizing and delivering assets according to project specifications, venue technical requirements, and established naming conventions 
• QA all motion assets thoroughly before delivery to ensure they meet both creative and technical standards 
• Work with the Manager of Motion Graphics and the broader Brand Design team in the execution of key Games deliverables and internal creative service requests 
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners across Marketing and other functional areas to fulfill motion design needs across the organization 
• Present motion concepts and work-in-progress to internal teams and stakeholders in a clear and organized manner 
• Implement creative feedback efficiently, iterating thoughtfully while staying true to the original creative intent 
• Contribute to the creation of motion templates, MOGRTs, and rendered asset libraries that allow the broader organization to produce on-brand content at scale  

Background & Qualifications:

• Minimum 3+ years of professional motion design experience in an integrated marketing, agency/studio, or broadcast environment 
• Strong design fundamentals in composition, typography, and storytelling with a solid understanding of how they translate into motion
• Understanding of character animation and the 12 principles of animation including intentional and storytelling motion 
• Strong eye for design with keen attention to detail and the ability to QA before final delivery 
• Strong Proficient in Adobe After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop and Adobe Media Encoder as primary tools for motion design and asset delivery 
• Working knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro, with a bonus for Cinema 4D, Blender, Maya, or Unreal 
• Experience in taking a project through typical design phases including research, ideation, concept, approval, and final production 
• Proficient in macOS and comfortable working within a Mac-based creative environment 

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions 

• Ability to work on-site in an open office environment, based in Los Angeles, CA  
• Most of the work will be conducted in an office setting, requiring extended periods of time using computers, phones, and other office equipment 
• Hours of work may vary, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, especially during peak event periods 

Position Requirements:

Education:

• BFA or BA in Motion Graphics, Animation, Graphic Design, or a related field — or equivalent professional experience 

Expectations:

• Strong conceptual motion design experience and example work 
• Experience designing and producing assets across multiple formats and aspect ratios including broadcast, digital, social, and large-format LED displays
• Experience with sport presentation graphics, broadcast packaging, and live event production is a strong plus 
• Demonstrated ability to work within and apply an established brand design system with consistency  
• Experience creating MOGRTs, motion templates, and asset libraries for cross-team use across the organization is a plus 
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize competing priorities, and deliver quality work on time 
• Comfortable working independently and taking initiative once given creative direction 
• Effective communicator with the ability to present ideas, articulate creative decisions, and implement feedback efficiently
• Comfortable collaborating with cross-functional partners across various teams and departments 
• Passion for sport, the Olympic and Paralympic movement, and the power of design to bring major events to life 

Submission Requirements:

• Resume
• Portfolio required. We'd love to see a range of motion work that demonstrates a growing sense of composition, animation, and visual storytelling, including any combination of brand animation, kinetic typography, graphic package design or narrative-driven motion projects. 

The annual base salary range for this position is $69,000.00 - $75,000.00. The pay scale provided is the range that LA28 reasonably expects to pay as starting base compensation for this role. All LA28 compensation remains subject to final determination based on individual candidate qualifications, experience, or other reasonable criteria consistent with LA28’s operational business needs and applicable law.

LA28 does not provide relocation assistance.

LA28 is committed to operating fair and unbiased recruitment procedures allowing all applicants an equal opportunity for employment, free from discrimination on the basis of religion, race, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability, color, ethnic or national origin, or any other classification as may be protected by applicable law. We strive to build a team that is diverse, inclusive and encourages qualified candidates of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities to apply. We will consider all qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with local law. We assess applications based on relevant skills, education, and experience a candidate can add to our team.

LA28 does not provide relocation assistance.

The Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games will be hosted in Los Angeles, California in 2028, returning to the United States for the first time in over 30 years. 2028 will be the first time LA hosts the Paralympic Games, creating an opportunity to expand awareness, understanding and inclusion of people with disabilities.

LA28, the organizers for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Los Angeles, is on a mission to create an unparalleled Games experience for athletes, fans, partners, our community and our people. Our vision is to collectively create what’s next through sport, community and the power of our differences.

The 2028 Olympics and Paralympics will represent LA and leverage the strength of our community’s creativity as we collectively work to design a Games that we all want to be a part of. We do this by focusing on people and by inviting everyone into the story of the LA28 Games.

The LA28 organizing committee is an independent, non-profit organization that is privately funded and governed by a board of directors. 

Values and Behaviors:

• Optimism – Embody a positive, enthusiastic, and solution-oriented attitude in everything we do; challenge the status quo, inspire and support one another to achieve our best; have our eyes on the future and believe we can make a meaningful impact
• Integrity – We communicate openly and honestly, listen, and respectfully value multiple perspectives; we do what we say and are accountable for everything we do; we do the right thing, always. Even when it isn’t easy
• Excellence – We hold ourselves to the highest standard and expectations; we live our values and truths and persevere through challenges; we are continuous learners and adapt and pivot with speed to meet changing needs
• Inclusion – We seek to represent, include, empower and level the playing field; our work reflects the communities we serve and the world in which we live; we leverage our platforms to bring awareness to issues relevant to who we are
• Co-Creation – We are authors of a shared story. Everyone contributes their unique voice to our shared mission; we share pride in our accomplishments and ownership of our shortcomings
• Boldness – We embrace creativity, courage and outside-the-box thinking; we are unafraid to take risks, explore unconventional solutions, and learn from the process; we are innovators, disruptors, and challengers of the status quo

Associate, Motion Graphic Designer

The Brand Design team is responsible for shaping and maintaining LA28's visual identity, ensuring a cohesive and impactful brand presence across all platforms and touchpoints. This includes a variable emblem system, typography, color palette, imagery, patterns, motion, and more, all elements that work together to create a distinctive and memorable brand experience. 

 Beyond developing and managing the visual brand, the team leads key Games design initiatives, such as the brand design system, pictograms, torch, and beyond. Additionally, they provide internal creative services to support the broader organization, bringing the spirit of LA28 to life through thoughtful and strategic design. 

 We're looking for a versatile, detail-oriented Associate Motion Designer with 3+ years of experience to support a wide range of creative motion needs across the Olympic and Paralympic Games. This role will contribute to key Games deliverables while also fulfilling internal creative service requests from various functional areas, ensuring brand consistency and excellence across every touchpoint. 

 The ideal candidate is a true Swiss Army knife, equally comfortable animating emblems and program marks as they are producing sport presentation graphics, broadcast packages, digital and social video content, as well as fulfilling requests from across the organization like animated presentations, event visuals, partner-facing materials, and everything in between. They should bring strong animation chops, thoughtful and purposeful storytelling, and a polished eye for design.  

Just as important as the craft: this person needs to be self-directed. We need someone who can manage their own workload, prioritize competing requests as they come in, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners to deliver high-quality, on-brand work. 

 The Associate Motion Designer will report to the Manager of Illustration & Motion Graphics and collaborate closely with the larger Brand Design team, key partners across Marketing, and stakeholders throughout the organization. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Work within the LA28 brand design system to ensure consistency and visual cohesion across all deliverables 
• Contribute to the development and expansion of the LA28 motion design language across Olympic and Paralympic touchpoints 
• Collaborate in the development of mood boards, style frames, and animatics to communicate motion concepts during the exploration phase 
• Animate 2D graphics, emblems, program marks, and brand elements such as Pictograms as looping animations, ensuring every motion decision carries a storytelling element and is on-brand 
• Design and produce dynamic motion graphics across a wide range of digital formats and aspect ratios including social content, venue takeover, and live event screens 
• Design and produce broadcast and digital content assets including lower thirds, animated transitions, and video packaging elements for social and digital platforms 
• Build and animate graphic packages for sport presentation including opening sequences, in-game presentations, and in-venue branded content for live event environments 
• Create seamless looping animations optimized for LED displays, ribbon boards, IPTVs, and large-format venue screens 
• Manage the full motion production pipeline from concept and ideation through animation, export, and final delivery, organizing and delivering assets according to project specifications, venue technical requirements, and established naming conventions 
• QA all motion assets thoroughly before delivery to ensure they meet both creative and technical standards 
• Work with the Manager of Motion Graphics and the broader Brand Design team in the execution of key Games deliverables and internal creative service requests 
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners across Marketing and other functional areas to fulfill motion design needs across the organization 
• Present motion concepts and work-in-progress to internal teams and stakeholders in a clear and organized manner 
• Implement creative feedback efficiently, iterating thoughtfully while staying true to the original creative intent 
• Contribute to the creation of motion templates, MOGRTs, and rendered asset libraries that allow the broader organization to produce on-brand content at scale  

Background & Qualifications:

• Minimum 3+ years of professional motion design experience in an integrated marketing, agency/studio, or broadcast environment 
• Strong design fundamentals in composition, typography, and storytelling with a solid understanding of how they translate into motion
• Understanding of character animation and the 12 principles of animation including intentional and storytelling motion 
• Strong eye for design with keen attention to detail and the ability to QA before final delivery 
• Strong Proficient in Adobe After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop and Adobe Media Encoder as primary tools for motion design and asset delivery 
• Working knowledge of Adobe Premiere Pro, with a bonus for Cinema 4D, Blender, Maya, or Unreal 
• Experience in taking a project through typical design phases including research, ideation, concept, approval, and final production 
• Proficient in macOS and comfortable working within a Mac-based creative environment 

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions 

• Ability to work on-site in an open office environment, based in Los Angeles, CA  
• Most of the work will be conducted in an office setting, requiring extended periods of time using computers, phones, and other office equipment 
• Hours of work may vary, including evenings, weekends, and holidays, especially during peak event periods 

Position Requirements:

Education:

• BFA or BA in Motion Graphics, Animation, Graphic Design, or a related field — or equivalent professional experience 

Expectations:

• Strong conceptual motion design experience and example work 
• Experience designing and producing assets across multiple formats and aspect ratios including broadcast, digital, social, and large-format LED displays
• Experience with sport presentation graphics, broadcast packaging, and live event production is a strong plus 
• Demonstrated ability to work within and apply an established brand design system with consistency  
• Experience creating MOGRTs, motion templates, and asset libraries for cross-team use across the organization is a plus 
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize competing priorities, and deliver quality work on time 
• Comfortable working independently and taking initiative once given creative direction 
• Effective communicator with the ability to present ideas, articulate creative decisions, and implement feedback efficiently
• Comfortable collaborating with cross-functional partners across various teams and departments 
• Passion for sport, the Olympic and Paralympic movement, and the power of design to bring major events to life 

Submission Requirements:

• Resume
• Portfolio required. We'd love to see a range of motion work that demonstrates a growing sense of composition, animation, and visual storytelling, including any combination of brand animation, kinetic typography, graphic package design or narrative-driven motion projects. 

The annual base salary range for this position is $69,000.00 - $75,000.00. The pay scale provided is the range that LA28 reasonably expects to pay as starting base compensation for this role. All LA28 compensation remains subject to final determination based on individual candidate qualifications, experience, or other reasonable criteria consistent with LA28’s operational business needs and applicable law.

LA28 does not provide relocation assistance.

LA28 is committed to operating fair and unbiased recruitment procedures allowing all applicants an equal opportunity for employment, free from discrimination on the basis of religion, race, sex, age, sexual orientation, disability, color, ethnic or national origin, or any other classification as may be protected by applicable law. We strive to build a team that is diverse, inclusive and encourages qualified candidates of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities to apply. We will consider all qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with local law. We assess applications based on relevant skills, education, and experience a candidate can add to our team.

Lightricks is an AI-first company creating next-generation content creation technology for businesses, enterprises, and studios with a mission to bridge the gap between imagination and creation. At our core is LTX-2, an open-source generative video model, built to deliver expressive, high-fidelity video at unmatched speed. It powers both our own products and a growing ecosystem of partners through API integration.

The company is also known globally for pioneering consumer creativity through products like Facetune, one of the world’s most recognized creative brands, which helped introduce AI-powered visual expression to hundreds of millions of users worldwide. We combine deep research, user-first design, and end-to-end execution from concept to final render to bring the future of expression to all.

What you will be doing:

• Be the primary technical point of contact for strategic partners, from early scoping through to implementation handoff. You’ll uncover partner requirements, define POCs, build demos and prototypes, and advise on improving workflows using LTX technologies.
• Architect and implement AI-enhanced solutions that integrate LTX capabilities into partners' existing production pipelines, making them faster, more capable and scalable, and production-ready.
• Translate partner needs into clear internal briefs; surface recurring market signals; assess opportunities for technical feasibility and strategic fit; be a knowledgeable and resourceful thought-partner to the Partnerships team. 
• Collaborate closely with R&D, Engineering, Product, Research, and Marketing to coordinate resources and move partner initiatives forward.
• Stay sharp on developments across LTX and the broader generative AI landscape; keep partners informed of what's relevant.
• Support ad-hoc partner-facing operations and initiatives by offering creative insight, production expertise, and technical know-how. 

Your skills and experience:

• Portfolio required, including AI-native work. Shipped projects, workflows, or prototypes that demonstrate both creative craft and technical fluency. 
• Solid grounding in creative production fundamentals, with hands-on experience across linear content (film/TV, VFX, animation) and interactive/immersive workflows - sufficient to understand how AI can meaningfully improve or extend them. Deep knowledge of tools such as After Effects, Premiere, Houdini, Nuke, DaVinci Resolve, Maya, Blender, Unreal Engine, or Unity.
• Expertise with AI-native tools. Proficiency with ComfyUI is required, including building and maintaining complex multi-node workflows and writing custom nodes. Experience fine-tuning models and training custom LoRAs across stylistic and utility use cases is required.
• Python scripting proficiency, specifically for pipeline development, API integration, and tooling within AI workflows.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills. You can advise senior creative, technology, and business leaders with clarity and confidence.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time.

Nice to Have

• Experience in a client-facing technical role: solutions engineering, technical consulting, or similar.
• Experience in a Creative Technologist, Technical Director, or similar role bridging creative production and technology.
• Experience working alongside or in support of AI/ML research teams in an applied or translational capacity.

Who You Are

A creative technologist: you have craft sensibility and understand how creative work gets made. You've lived inside production pipelines, know what artists and directors care about, and can earn credibility in both creative and technical rooms.

An AI practitioner: you know what current models can and can't do, and you know how to build with them. You've shipped AI workflows, built extensively in ComfyUI or with code, fine-tuned LoRAs, and understand model deployment well enough to architect reliable solutions.

A resourceful self-starter: you have a track record of creating things from scratch in fast-moving, ambiguous environments. You can prototype, test, and iterate without waiting for perfect information. 

A clear communicator: you move naturally between technical, creative, and business contexts, and can present to artists, engineers, researchers, and business executives alike.

Benefits: 

• Expected salary range is $160,000-$180,000. Actual compensation will vary based on a candidate’s qualifications, experience, and other relevant factors.
• Stock options.
• Health/dental/vision with the majority of premiums paid by the company.
• 401k with company match. (Up to 4%) 
• $3,000 per year is provided for lunch.
• $1,000 Yearly Learning, Development, and Wellness budget.
• Work from home stipend.
• 21 Days of PTO.
• Birthdays off! Take a free day off during your birthday month to celebrate.
• Talented teammates and a strong work culture supporting a healthy work-life balance.

Why join us:

We’re here to push the boundaries of what’s possible with AI and video - not for the buzz, but for the craft, the challenge, and the chance to make something genuinely new.

We believe in an environment where people are encouraged to think, create, and explore. Real impact happens when people are empowered to experiment, evolve, and elevate together.

At Lightricks, every breakthrough starts with great people and a collaborative mindset. If you're looking for a place that combines deep tech, creative energy, and zero buzzword culture, you might be in the right place.

At Riot, our Audio Teams are dedicated to creating memorable and enduring sonic experiences for players. Sound is a vital element we use to imbue life into our games, cinematics, esports, albums, and various other projects. We are also continuously focused on elevating our team and techniques through experimentation and engaging with the games we are passionate about.

As the Senior Manager, Audio Direction on an Unpublished R&D Product, you will be responsible for building the game’s audio direction and driving the vision through all aspects of audio including Voice, SFX, and Music. You will lean on your years of experience to help build some of the most iconic audio in the world of gaming. Your skills, artistic ear and understanding of audio principles and process will lead the way in audio creation. You will partner with the Creative Director, other craft leads as well as Product Owners, Designers and Engineers to create globally-appealing content that inspires your team and delights players. You will report directly to the Art Director.

Responsibilities:

• Create audio assets for highly iterative gameplay features using industry-standard methods and tools.
• Develop audio vision and strategy, ensuring all audio content for the product is delivered.
• Collaborate with product leadership to align audio around product mission and goals.
• Clearly define and communicate audio goals including how they align with product goals to direct reports, product leadership and others.
• Ensure your team has the appropriate process and pipelines in place for effective audio content delivery.
• Create and execute on a hiring plan to ensure the audio team has the appropriate staff and resources to accomplish product goals.
• Run weekly reviews, audio playtests, feedback consolidation, to create high-quality audio experiences that players appreciate.
• Define/manage milestones, schedule, priorities, and work output against audio vision and product goals/direction for multiple teams from pre-production onward.
• Manage 2-5 audio developers, including other managers/leads for performance and growth, through the use of PDP’s, recurring 1:1’s, and performance reviews.
• Work with narrative/voice over team to develop consistent quality and output of all in-game and linear voice over content.
• Use in-house engine tools and Wwise to implement assets directly into the game for characters, features and other systems. 
• Manage outsource partners for quality control and workload overflow.

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of industry experience working in game audio (SFX, VO, Music), including designing, mixing, implementing, mastering, and shipping audio 
• 6+ years of professional experience directly working with audio middleware e.g. Wwise, FMOD, Unreal Audio, etc.
• 5+ years of professional experience as a Lead Sound Designer
• 5+ years of proven experience managing and mentoring direct reports in the audio discipline
• Experience navigating products from prototype through late production and launch in sustainable approach

Desired Qualifications:

• Professional experience working with various game engines from licensed to proprietary (Unity, Unreal, etc.)
• Expertise working in the holistic game audio process (sound design, voice-over, music, implementation, pipelines, technology, player experience, etc.).
• Knowledge of programming or scripting languages (Unreal Blueprint, C++, etc.)
• Strong sense of game design and gameplay
• Excellent communication, time-management, and organizational skills
• Comfortable and experienced with JIRA, and Perforce 
• Ability to navigate product stakeholder, studio leadership, discipline and team feedback

As a part of the application process, you may be expected to provide a portfolio or demo reel of your work and may be asked to complete an audio test.

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!

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. 

Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work in a variety of broader domains. As a Principal Software Engineer, you’ll work alongside other engineers to implement technical solutions at a company-wide scale. You’ll collaborate with teams to ensure high quality and stack applicability, and provide other engineers with a clear illustration of extraordinary engineering.

VALORANT is Riot's take on a character-based tactical shooter (for more info on VALORANT click here!). As a Principal Software Engineer on the Developer Experience & Workflows team, you will lead the technical design and execution of major improvements to VALORANT’s Unreal Engine-based development platform. Guiding engineers across multiple teams, your work will reimagine how developers across all disciplines build amazing new content and experiences for players. You will report to the Director of Engineering for the VALORANT Foundations area.

Responsibilities:

• Be hands-on in development, writing excellent code that sets a high standard for other engineers.
• Define and drive the technical direction in an area spanning multiple teams located in North America and Australia. 
• Be a vital part of the live development of agents, maps, skins, modes, and more by creating new capabilities, reducing pain points, and supporting new workflows in VALORANT’s development platform.
• Drive improvement to the VALORANT developer experience through major development in Unreal Engine, Unreal Editor, and the around-editor developer tooling.
• Provide mentorship to engineers, tech artists, and tech designers. You help Rioters develop the tools and creative atmosphere to shine, but ultimately hold them accountable for making smart calls and delivering player value.
• Be a standard-bearer and role model of Riot values for your team and others.
• Participate in the team's support rotation.

Required Qualifications:

• 10+ years of experience as a hands-on software engineer.
• 5+ years professional experience with C++.
• 3+ years experience developing in a commercial game engine (e.g. Unreal, Unity) or an equivalent multi-game multi-platform internal engine (e.g. Frostbite).
• Experience driving the design and execution of organization-sized efforts involving multiple teams, including requirements gathering, planning, testing, and release or deployment.
• Experience working with creative disciplines to improve content workflows or pipelines.
• You have a strong history of mentoring others in both soft and hard skills.

Desired Qualifications:

• 2+ years professional experience with C#.
• 2+ years experience in one or more of the following areas: game engine development, game client features, game content pipelines, game editor workflows.
• Experience with Unreal Engine.
• Experience developing games for Xbox and PlayStation console platforms.
• Experience in Agile processes and continuous delivery.

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!

Our Perks:

Riot has a focus on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy, in addition to 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. 

As a Senior Technical Artist (Technical Animation), you’ll define and maintain the systems that bring our characters and creatures to life including complex animation state machines, layered interactions, and IK-driven behaviors in our upcoming MMO. Working at the intersection of animation, design, and engineering, you’ll build scalable animation graphs, ensure believable motion, and optimize performance across a vast, dynamic world.

You’ll collaborate with animators, designers, and engineers to develop robust Unreal Engine animation systems that balance scalability, fidelity, and efficiency. As a key bridge between creative intent and technical execution, you’ll drive the evolution of our animation framework and ensure seamless, high-quality integration across the game.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain complex animation state machines, layered animation systems, and override logic supporting split-body for player characters, NPCs, creatures, and props.
• Collaborate with animators, character tech artists, and designers to develop efficient, believable, and tech-friendly animation flows.
• Define best practices for animation setup while owning the debuggability, documentation, maintainability, and long-term health of animation blueprints and graphs within Unreal Engine.
• Partner with engineers to build and evolve animation runtime systems and debugging workflows.
• Drive optimization efforts across animation assets and graphs to meet performance and memory targets.
• Collaborate with cross-discipline partners to ensure character systems scale effectively across massive multiplayer environments.
• Develop scalable animation retargeting strategies to support characters and creatures of varying proportions while minimizing animation counts.

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional experience as a technical animator or technical artist in games or related industries.
• Deep expertise with Unreal Engine animation workflows, including complex Animation Blueprints, state machines, blend spaces, and layered animation systems.
• Proven experience designing scalable, reusable animation systems for large-scope character setups, including players, NPCs, and creatures.
• Strong art foundation with a deep understanding of animation principles, anatomy, and motion.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate across art, design, and engineering disciplines

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience with Unreal Control Rig and Sequencer
• Familiarity with C++ and/or Python within Unreal Engine.
• Expertise in Autodesk Maya for rigging and animation support.
• Experience working with software like Kawaii, Chaos, Havok.
• Prior experience supporting MMO or large-scale games with complex character ecosystems.
• Experience with runtime IK, or motion warping

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!

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. 

Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work in a variety of broader domains.  We work with both new and current technology, creating innovative solutions to solve complex, large-scale challenges and deliver player value.  As a Principal Software Engineer, you’ll lead the development of key features and model high standards of engineering excellence. 

As a Principal Software Engineer, Tech Lead on an unpublished R&D product, you will lead the technical foundations for one of Riot’s most exciting new games. You will work closely with other experts in engineering, QA, art and design to ensure the game is meeting the team’s development needs, creative goals, and quality marks on multiple platforms.  In this role you will be hands-on in architecting core features of the game, evaluating shared and upcoming technologies, directing the work of other engineers, and developing and debugging some of the game’s most fundamental systems. You will work with state-of-the-art technology and explore new solutions to surprise and delight our players as we bring this new game to life. You will report to the Senior Engineering Manager of the Tech Foundations team and partner with them to direct the work of 8-10 engineers working on engine, tools, build, rendering, and console features.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with QA, engineers, designers, artists and area leads to make product decisions which address the technical, creative and artistic requirements of the game
• Participate in the planning and execution of the team’s engineering work, including requirements gathering, technical evaluation, architecture, work breakdown and estimation
• Investigate, understand, and solve complex technical problems at the team level
• Profile and direct optimization efforts for CPU and memory usage on PC and console
• Advance and strengthen engineering best practices, including code quality, automated testing, and maintainable architecture
• Provide mentorship to new engineers as the team scales, and provide feedback that supports their technical growth

Required Qualifications: 

• 10+ years (or equivalent depth) of professional experience in software engineering, including experience delivering live or shipped products at scale
• 5+ years experience working in Unreal Engine on engine, tools, build, rendering, and console features
• Experience shipping one or more games on various platforms
• Experience in performance profiling and optimization on console
• Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and solve complex problems with minimal support
• Experience with simultaneously directing efforts in more than one technology area
• Experience regularly collaborating with teammates across multiple disciplines
• Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
• B.S. in computer science or equivalent experience
• Proficiency in C++

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience building multiplayer games
• Background in graphics/rendering
• Direct experience working on console features and certification
• Experience implementing framework level UI systems
• Experience developing tools ecosystems in Unreal
• Experience mentoring technical ICs and contributing to engineering culture
• Experience working on distributed teams

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise and a collaborative spirit that prioritizes the delight of players. We will look at your past studies and experience, but for this role, we also look for dedicated people with a personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this is the role for you!

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. 

Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work in a variety of broader domains. As a Staff Software Engineer, you’ll drive important technical initiatives and provide other engineers with a clear illustration of extraordinary engineering.  We work with both new and current technology, creating innovative solutions to overcome high-volume obstacles and to deliver player value.

As a Staff Software Engineer, Tools on an unpublished R&D product, you will architect the foundational elements of the tools ecosystem for one of Riot’s most exciting new games.  You will work closely with designers, artists, producers, and other engineers to gather requirements and set the long-term vision for the team’s developer tooling.  In this role you will be hands-on in conceptualizing, planning, implementing, and maintaining the tools that power content creation workflows and make developers more efficient. You will work with state-of-the-art technology, and explore new solutions to surprise and delight our players as we bring this new game to life.  You will report to the Director of Software Engineering on the team.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with leadership on planning and long-term vision for developer tooling and workflows
• Architect and help implement the foundational elements of the game’s tools ecosystem
• Champion the technical vision, architecture, and execution for the tools engineering team with production and management
• Establish the team’s technical direction and best practices for tools architecture and implementation
• Mentor engineers across multiple levels as the team scales, and provide feedback that supports their technical growth
• Collaborate effectively with production, design, art, and other engineering teams to deliver tools that are purpose-driven, robust, and scalable
• Champion tooling best practices across multiple teams including design, tech art, UX, and gameplay engineering
• Review and identify new and shared developer tooling technologies, both internal and external, as possible opportunities for the team
• Provide documentation and trainings on new tools and workflows to internal customers

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years of professional experience in software engineering, including experience delivering live or shipped products at scale
• 3+ years working on game development tools
• Experience working in various game engines and tools (i.e. Unreal Engine and other upcoming tools from Epic)
• B.S. in computer science or equivalent experience
• Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and influence cross-functional stakeholders
• Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences
• Proficiency in C++

Desired Qualifications:

• Professional experience creating tools in Unreal
• Deep knowledge of tooling solutions utilized in AAA games around the industry
• Experience collaborating with teammates across multiple disciplines
• Product sense, pragmatism, and player empathy in making tech decisions
• Experience mentoring technical leaders and contributing to engineering culture

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise and a collaborative spirit that prioritizes the delight of players. We will look at your past studies and experience, but for this role, we also look for dedicated people with a personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this is the role for you!

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. 

Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work in many broader domains. As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will gain organizational alignment by building a strong engineering vision and offering creative solutions to organizational design. You’ll also serve as a mentor for a team of engineers and managers, overseeing performance management, growth opportunities, and accountability.

VALORANT is Riot's take on a character-based tactical shooter (for more info on VALORANT click here!). As a Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Build, Release, Operate) in VALORANT’s Foundations area, you will lead multiple teams of engineers responsible for improving how VALORANT builds, delivers, and operates its live service game. Your responsibility will include the pipelines used to build and deliver the Unreal game client, Unreal game server, and game services platform globally, including to China. You will drive improvements to services development and observability, enabling teams to better own and continuously improve the reliability and operability of the services they own. In addition to teams across VALORANT, you will partner closely with teams across Riot and Tencent to reduce friction, ensure operational excellence, and ensure an amazing player experience. You will report to the Director of Engineering for the VALORANT Foundations area.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and support a team of 15–20 engineers and engineering managers across Los Angeles, Seattle, and Sydney, consisting of both individual contributors and people managers.
• Oversee a combination of direct and dotted-line reports, working closely with a Senior Manager in Sydney to ensure alignment for shared responsibilities.
• Partner with discipline and product leadership to shape product vision and define the technical direction that improves how VALORANT builds and delivers its Unreal game client, Unreal game server, and game services platform, and how it operates them continuously at global scale.
• Collaborate effectively with geo-distributed teams across Riot and Tencent, adjusting schedules as needed to accommodate time zones.
• Serve as a hands-on engineering leader, actively contributing across all phases of the product lifecycle, including implementation.
• Raise technical standards and refine processes to drive more effective product delivery and operations.
• Champion and model Riot’s values, setting the tone for your team and peers.
• Contribute to the team’s support rotation.

Required Qualifications:

• 6+ years professional experience as a software engineer working in services development roles.
• 4+ years as an Engineering Manager leading engineers and engineering managers.
• Professional experience driving technical direction and influencing architecture at team of teams scale.
• Expertise with C#, Java, Golang, or similar language(s).
• Professional experience with Lean or Agile development processes (Scrum, Kanban, etc).
• Professional experience working with cloud computing and cloud technologies.
• Professional experience building large-scale backend systems or game services.

Desired Qualifications:

• Professional or academic experience working with C++.
• Professional experience working in a leadership role in a multi-geo organization.

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about the experiences of players, this could be the role for you!

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. 

Riot Engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the chance to work in many broader domains. As a Principal Software Engineer, you’ll also dive into projects that focus on team cohesiveness and cross-team goals. You’ll lead without authority and provide other engineers with a clear illustration of extraordinary engineering.

As a Principal Software Engineer on an unpublished R&D Product focused on backend services, you will be responsible for the entire back-end servicing the core gameplay of a new game. This includes defining interactions between client and server that are fundamental to every player’s experience (think: high load, high availability) and varying infrastructure and compliance requirements. This also includes ensuring we have monitoring and diagnostic capabilities to help us when things go wrong. You will ensure we have a solid technical foundation so when we get to launch at scale, everything goes smoothly.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, and deliver internet scale backend services for a genre-defining game we will deliver globally to millions of people
• Own building features from in-game all the way down to the backend service implementation
• Champion the technical vision for the team with production and management
• Collaborate with leadership on planning and long term vision for gameplay related services
• Build features to improve server reliability and performance
• Implement server infrastructure in support of new gameplay features
• Build and support live services for the game
• Work with cloud technologies and services such as AWS
• Mentor more junior engineers on the team
• Collaborate effectively with art, design, and other disciplines within game development
• Review and identify risks and requirements for usage of shared technologies owned by other teams

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience building large scale backend systems or game services
• Experience developing large systems from scratch, including gathering requirements and designing scalable, production-ready architecture
• BS degree or equivalent experience
• Expertise with C++, Java, Golang, or any other modern language
• Experience with cloud computing and cloud technologies
• Has shipped and supported player facing game features

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience working on a global scale online game
• Experience with Unreal Engine
• Experience with C++ and Golang
• Experience working on both sides of client/service architecture
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines including Jenkins
• Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!

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. 

(Redwood City only) Base salary range between $246,300.00 - $343,400.00 USD + incentive compensation + equity + 401K with company match + medical, dental, vision, and life insurance + short and long-term disability + open PTO.

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.

Want to lead AI development for the world’s largest competitive tactical shooter? As Engineering Manager of the VALORANT AI team, you will guide a group of engineers building the systems, behaviors, and machine-learning–driven capabilities. You will lead a passionate team of engineers in supporting the ongoing needs of a large and geographically diverse development team. You will bring management and AI development experience, strong technical judgment, and a passion for advocating for both players and developers.

Responsibilities:

• Manage a group of 4-8 engineers across experience levels, providing regular feedback and performance management. Coach and develop your engineering team to grow in their roles, develop technical skills, and improve their effectiveness.
• Develop and communicate the technical vision for your team, working with design, production, and game leadership partners to ensure consistency with overall product goals. Communicate and evangelize this vision to your team clearly.
• Advocate for players, your team, and internal development customers when deciding what to build and why. Coordinate and work effectively with other teams across Riot working on AI and ML technology.
• Serve as a technical backstop by contributing to code as appropriate, reviewing technical designs, and ensuring strong engineering practices and architectural rigor. Ensure high technical quality of what your team produces.
• Foster a collaborative, challenging, and satisfying environment for your development team. Find and surface issues, opportunities, and address them head-on. Celebrate wins.
• Be a standard-bearer and role model of Riot values for your team and others.
• Resolve conflict and respond to emergent issues.
• Other reasonable activities required by management

Required Qualifications: 

• 5+ years of experience as a hands-on Software Engineer
• 2+ years experience directly leading an engineering team of at least 4 as an Engineering Manager and/or Engineering Lead
• 2+ years experience developing in Unreal, Unity, or another game engine
• 2+ years experience with game AI technologies (behavior trees, perception systems, etc.) and/or ML technologies (data science, machine learning, model training and inference, etc.)
• Experience writing, reading, and reviewing C++
• Experience working in complex, large-scale game or engine codebases
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across disciplines

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience developing games for Xbox and PlayStation console platforms
• Experience in Agile processes and continuous delivery

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role!

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. 

We are looking for a Senior Technical Designer to own Narrative Scripting – specifically level dialogue implementation in our upcoming AAA third-person action-adventure game. As a key member of the design team, you will drive interactive story and dialogue in the play space. The ideal candidate has experience working with narrative, design, audio, and other stakeholders to ideate, plan, and implement scripted dialogue on shipped AAA titles.

Responsibilities:    

• Work with engineering, animation, and design teams to implement content, solve workflow issues, and create content pipelines.  
• Collaborate closely with writers, game designers, and audio designers to develop a comprehensive plan for level dialogue that supports the game’s creative direction and narrative goals. 
• Create supporting documentation that helps facilitate clear, efficient writing for the other members of the narrative team.  
• Research and collaborate with subject matter experts to ensure all grounded, real-world aspects of the story, characters, and world are represented with empathy and authenticity. 
• Support other aspects of narrative and game design in general, including implementing environmental storytelling or other tasks within the design department. You may also be asked to attend voiceover recording sessions and write, review, and/or edit text and dialogue. 

Requirements & Skills:   

• Proficiency in using Unreal 5, particularly in implementing narrative elements and working with Blueprint. 
• Knowledge of and interest in the type of game we are making.  
• Interest in establishing story intent and pacing for mission dialogue. 
• Substantial experience with scripting, branching dialogue, and other technical aspects of narrative design in game development. 
• Experience with text-based scripting and programming languages (e.g. XML, PERL, C++) is a bonus. 

Qualities: 

• We believe in ownership, so the more of your vision that you can prototype with your own skills, the better.  
  The ability to take and deliver feedback and constructive criticism. 
• Self-directed and comfortable working and delivering in a dynamic and fast-paced creative environment. 
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality. 
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across disciplines. 
• A passion for storytelling and a creative mindset that can bring new ideas and fresh perspectives to the project. 
• A generalist. Learn whatever skills will help you complete your vision. From making prototype assets, to animation, VFX, mocap, audio, etc – a designer is a versatile person. You will have stellar artists and engineers to help you, but the more you can present a singular vision to us with your prototype work, the more excited we will get about it!   
• Responsible. You will be checking in script and level content without review. It’s your job not to break the build. 

(This is a temporary “Project Hire” position. The anticipated duration of this assignment will vary. TNM Project Hire employees will be eligible to participate in a number of TNM benefit plans such as medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, and flexible PTO)

TNM considers a number of factors when determining each role's base pay range, including industry benchmarks, location, experience, and other job specific skills. In addition to base pay, this role may be eligible for other incentive compensation including equity and profit share. The estimated base pay range for this role is U.S. only and not applicable for locations outside of the U.S.

The estimated base pay range for this role is:  $120k - $145k

Role: Senior Solutions Engineer

Location: Los Angeles, US. Hybrid - 4 days per week in the office

Department: Customer Solutions and Services

Reports to: Manager, Solutions Design (based in LA)

Dotted Line Report: Director, Technical Services

ABOUT THE ROLE

This is a hybrid role between two teams, Solution Design and Technical Services. The key responsibilities include end-to-end accountability of the design and delivery of Disguise projects. This includes involvement with clients in the early stages of exploration, to understand their vision and design Disguise solutions accordingly, all the way through to collaborating with the Technical Services team to either lead or contribute to the on-site delivery of the project. This role will work across various platforms, including LED volumes, mixed reality technologies, projection mapping, real-time rendering, and the location based experiences such as stadiums, venues and themed attractions. The Senior Solutions Engineer will use their technical acumen to realize our clients' creative goals and ensure a successful project from start-to-finish, in all instances.

Collaboration across teams, including Sales, Project Management, Customer Success and the broader Solutions Design and Technical Services teams will be critical to this roles’ success.  The ideal candidate therefore has a proven track record of managing stakeholders across diverse teams, subject matter experience, geographical regions and time zones.

What you will do:

• Solutions Design:
• Collaborate with Sales Managers to understand the vision from a customer and ideate on ideal solutions that Disguise can provide.
• Support and/or lead product demos as required (virtually or in person)
• Lead the technical design phase by creating detailed system schematics, signal flows, and infrastructure plans for complex AV installations.
• Utilize Vectorworks and other tools to produce precise technical drawings and documentation for internal teams and external vendors.
• Architect innovative solutions that integrate Disguise hardware and software with common 3rd party technologies. 
• Collaborate with the Sales and Project Management teams to provide technical insights and resolve potential bottlenecks during the pre-production stage.

• Onsite Integration & Technical Services:
• Using the design they or other members of the Solution Design team have made, effectively manage the deployment of on-site services.
• Travel to client sites (domestic and international) to verify that onsite physical integration aligns perfectly with the original engineering designs.
• Support systems hand-over training as required
• Ensure proper documentation related to the project, including a Theory of Operations, is produced
• Ensure proper project handoff to other Disguise teams such as Customer Success and Support, to ensure a smooth transition to day-to-day account management.

REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Disguise Expertise: High proficiency in Disguise programming and a deep understanding of the Disguise software/hardware ecosystem.
• AV Engineering: Proven industry experience designing and engineering complex AV systems - such as Broadcast, XR, Location Based Experiences (stadiums,venues, themed attractions, etc…) , Corporate or Live Events.
• Design Software: Professional-level knowledge of Vectorworks.
• Technical Background: 5+ years of experience designing/installing, and setting up complex technical systems, including hardware, software, and networking.
• Technical Project Management: Experience managing multiple concurrent client projects, ensuring they are delivered on time and to high quality.
• Communication: Excellent attention to detail in technical documentation and the ability to collaborate across global teams and time zones.

Nice to have:

• Demo/sales experience: Work directly with clients to understand their pain points, design a system and communicate back to the client how this meets their needs. 
• Training experience: helping clients make the most of their new solutions from day 1 of go live
• Basic understanding of Unreal Engine, Touch Designer and Notch. 

BEHAVIORS & TRAVEL

• Flexibility: Willingness to travel both domestically and internationally (roughly once every other month) for 1-2 weeks per project/trade show.
• Adaptability: A passion for learning new technologies; we will provide additional training in specialized areas like virtual production and immersive experiences as needed.
• Ideally working 4+ days per week out of the Los Angeles Disguise office
• Anybody joining Disguise should embody the following attributes:
• Driven, proactive and passionate about project design and delivery
• Accountable and dependable, team player that takes accountability and asks for help when needed
• Dynamic and quick to respond to changes, works well under pressure and with other teams
• No Ego:  Win for the team and for our customers