Senior Software Engineer, Gameplay - League of Legends

Riot Games
📍 Australia, New South Wales, Australia 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted June 29, 2026

Job Description

Responsibilities:


  • Develop and implement improvements to help League of Legends maintain and scale game modes more sustainably.

  • Understand backend services powering League of Legends and collaborate with the team to use them effectively.

  • Automate aspects of creating and running new and existing game modes.

  • Design and develop features and UI in the League of Legends game engine using C++.

  • Work closely with cross-disciplinary teams in Sydney and the US (Game Designers, Artists, Animators, Quality, and Producers) to shape engaging player experiences.

  • Provide feedback to designers and artists on technical tradeoffs of their designs and ideas.

  • Participate in team technical decisions and contribute to the overall product direction.

  • Mentor and support less experienced engineers.

  • Participate in team's on-call rotation where you may be required to be on-call during certain ...
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    Job Details

    • Location Australia, New South Wales
    • Job Type Full-time
    • Category Computer Occupations
    • Posted Date June 29, 2026
    • Application Deadline August 08, 2026