Staff Software Engineer - VALORANT, Player Dynamics

Riot China (Shanghai) Co., Ltd(1 month ago)

HybridFull TimeSenior$162,481 - $214,828 (estimated)Engineering

About this role

Staff Software Engineer on the VALORANT Player Dynamics Team responsible for shaping and sustaining player-facing systems that keep VALORANT fair, engaging, and community-focused. The role emphasizes technical leadership across teams, influencing product and engineering decisions, and fostering long-term talent development while prioritizing player experience. The engineer will engage with analytics and community feedback and work on platform integrations and social gameplay features, reporting to the Engineering Manager.

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Required Skills

Live Services
On-Call
Backend Development
Distributed Systems
Scalability
Reliability
C++
Golang
Cloud Computing
Frontend Experiences

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About Riot China (Shanghai) Co., Ltd

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Riot Games is a global entertainment company that develops and publishes popular competitive games, including League of Legends, VALORANT, Teamfight Tactics, Legends of Runeterra, and Wild Rift. They also create transmedia content (creators of the animated series Arcane) and run major esports ecosystems for League of Legends and VALORANT. Riot focuses on building player-first, live-service experiences across platforms that support competitive play, community engagement, and ongoing content updates.