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About the Role
As an Engineering Manager at Riot Games Sydney, you will lead a team of staff software engineers contributing to Unreal Engine-based core technology. This role combines people leadership, technical judgment, and delivery leadership, guiding experienced engineers to deepen their architectural expertise and extend their influence.
Responsibilities
- Recruit engineers with strong technical judgment, collaborative leadership, and the ability to deliver in complex environments.
- Lead, coach, and develop a team of staff software engineers, supporting their onboarding, performance, and career growth.
- Partner with engineering and product leaders to set clear priorities and connect the team’s work to meaningful developer and player outcomes.
- Build strong partnerships across relevant Riot teams to identify shared technical challenges and opportunities for reusable solutions.
- Guide technical direction and delivery for Unreal Engine-based core technology work.
- Set a high bar for architectural judgment, technical collaboration, and delivery in complex or ambiguous problem spaces.
- Maintain clear technical ownership and effective knowledge sharing as projects and team responsibilities evolve.
- Stay hands-on through technical contributions outside the critical delivery path, such as prototyping and tooling.
Requirements
- 7+ years professional experience as a software engineer
- 3+ years experience as an Engineering Manager leading engineers
- 3+ years experience in a technical lead role
- Experience recruiting candidates and growing an engineering team
- Experience with software development, including shipping one or more products on large code bases that span a range of platforms and tools.
- Experience collaborating across teams and disciplines to create solutions.
- Experience developing with C++
- Experience working with game development teams
- Experience working with game engines
- Exposure to working with Unreal Engine
- Experience with automation
Skills
- Technical judgment
- Collaborative leadership
- Delivery in complex environments
- People leadership
- Technical judgment
- Delivery leadership
- Architectural expertise
- Technical leadership
- C++ development
- Game development
- Game engines
- Unreal Engine
- Automation
Location
- Sydney
Work Type
- Flexible work schedules
Experience Level
- 7+ years professional experience as a software engineer
- 3+ years experience as an Engineering Manager
- 3+ years experience in a technical lead role
Benefits
- Open paid time off policy
- Paid parental leave
- Flexible work schedules
- Co-op gaming areas
- Play fund
- Snacks
- Medical Insurance that covers you and your dependents
- Employee Assistance Program
- Wellness fund
- Donation matching of time and money to registered charities
- Learning and Development opportunities
About the Company
- 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.
- Everyone at Riot is part of our mission.
- We’re better when we work together.
- Our goal is to create collaborative teams where you are empowered to bring your unique perspective everyday.