Manager, Software Engineering (Tools & Frameworks) - Developer Connections
Los Angeles, CA, USA•Mercer Island, WA, USA•Redwood City, CA, USA
Posted 14 hours ago
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Riot Technology
Job Summary
Lead a high-impact engineering team at Riot Games, shaping the future of developer tools and frameworks that empower global game development. Drive innovation in Go/Java frameworks and AI-powered platforms, ensuring Riot engineers can focus on creating groundbreaking player experiences.
About this job
As the Manager of Software Engineering for DevCon: Tools & Frameworks, you will lead a team to accelerate the developer experience by providing core building blocks for Riot's global ecosystem. This involves evolving Go and Java frameworks for service creation, managing a Slackbot Platform for AI-powered support, and developing tools to reduce operational overhead and automate game development processes. Your mission is to enable Riot engineers to focus on building games by streamlining the underlying infrastructure.
Requirements
- 7+ years of software engineering experience, with a focus on backend services, frameworks, or developer tooling.
- 1+ years of experience as a people manager, leading engineering teams in an agile environment.
- Professional proficiency in Go or Java.
- Experience building and maintaining shared libraries or platforms used by large engineering organizations.
- A "product mindset" regarding internal tools—valuing developer ergonomics and documentation as much as performance.
- Experience with AI/LLM integrations or building conversational interfaces (Slack/Discord platforms) (Desired)
- Familiarity with containerization and microservices orchestration (Kubernetes) (Desired)
- Experience with CI/CD automation and static analysis tools (Desired)
Benefits & Perks
- Open paid time off policy
- Flexible work schedules
- Medical, dental, and life insurance
- Parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and children
- 401k with company match
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