Manager of Software Engineering

### Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of professional experience as a software engineer working in services development roles
- 2+ years of experience leading engineering teams as a manager
- Previous experience managing backend engineers and building high availability, distributed systems at scale
- Expertise with Java, C#, Golang, or similar language(s). Deep understanding of CS fundamentals including system design, data structures, and algorithms
- Professional experience working with cloud computing and cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud)
- Professional experience building large-scale backend systems or game services
- Experience developing fault-tolerant distributed systems from the ground up, including requirements-gathering, architecture design, project breakdown, and execution
- Experience collaborating across multiple teams, departments, and disciplines to create solutions
- Experience in project management, prioritization frameworks, and guiding investment strategies in people and systems
- Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Professional experience leading cross-functional or full-stack teams

### What the job involves
- As a Manager, Software Engineering - Chemtech Services, you will lead the engineering team that builds and operates backend services that power the core game loop of League of Legends and TFT
- You will lead development of new features, drive evergreen improvements to existing services, improve standards and frameworks to enhance services development across League and TFT
- You will gain organizational alignment by building a strong engineering vision and offering creative solutions to organizational design
- You’ll also serve as a mentor for a team of engineers, overseeing performance management, growth opportunities, and accountability
- You will report to the Sr. Manager, Software Engineering
- Manage a team of 5-10 highly skilled Software Engineers, overseeing performance management, identifying growth opportunities, and ensuring positive results
- Develop and manage a technical vision for your team, working with other leaders to create a long-term organization and staffing plan that supports technical product goals. Clearly communicate this vision to your team
- Ensure the performance and reliability of services powering League and TFT, balancing emergent / KTLO and project work
- Advocate for Players, your team, and internal development customers when deciding what to build and why. Work with your Product partners to prioritize and balance between new feature development and sustainability work
- Ensure high technical quality of what your team produces. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management and technical production, to deliver high-quality, scalable, and reliable solutions
- Foster effective communication and collaboration within engineering teams and across other departments
- Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies, guiding the team in adopting best practices and ensuring the technical excellence of our products
- Champion and model Riot’s values, setting the tone for your team and peers
- Participate in your team’s on-call rotation

### Benefits
- Healthcare: Medical, dental, and vision plans that cover you as well as your spouse/domestic partner and children.
- Family Care: Life insurance, parental leave, plus short and long-term disability.
- Open Paid Time Off: In addition to holidays, a 2-week end of year break, and a 1-week mid-year break, Rioters are trusted to take the time they need throughout the year.
- Retirement: Riot matches retirement contributions so you can continue to play games long after you retire.
- Play Fund: Riot’s annual play fund allows Rioters to broaden their knowledge of the games that matter to players and the community.
- Donation Matching: Riot matches donations of time and money to nonprofits to double down on support.