Manager, Software Engineering - VALORANT, Player Dynamics
Riot Games·Los Angeles, USA·Posted 21 October 2026
About the role
Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work in many broader domains. As a Software Engineering Manager on the Player Dynamics team, you’ll also dive into projects that focus on team cohesiveness and cross-team goals. You’ll collaborate with a multidisciplinary leadership team to lead a small, passionate team of developers in the delivery of exciting new features for VALORANT and our players. VALORANT is Riot’s take on a character-based tactical shooter (for more info on VALORANT click here !) . In this role on the VALORANT Player Dynamics team, you will be responsible for building and improving the full stack of Player Dynamics features in VALORANT: from scalable backend services to performant game client and server tech. You'll own the technical direction for how VALORANT features are built, scale, and are operated in production. You will collaborate heavily with Design, Data Analytics, and Product Management to build in and out of game systems that create new and exciting ways to engage with VALORANT. All the systems you design and build will bring players together and ensure their gaming experience is safe and free of…
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