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Staff Software Engineer, Engine & Tools - Unpublished R&D Product

Riot Games

Sydney

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Riot Games is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for an unpublished R&D product, based in Sydney, Australia. The role involves designing and implementing AI/ML-driven tools and features for game development, working closely with cross-disciplinary teams. Requires 8+ years of software engineering experience, 3+ years in game development tools and C++, and experience with AI/ML systems.

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Staff Software Engineer, Engine & Tools - Unpublished R&D Product

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Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, AU

Work Model

Remote

Experience Required

8 years

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Staff

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

C++Unreal EngineAI/MLMachine LearningDeep LearningReinforcement LearningImitation LearningLLMAI PlanningMulti-agent SystemsPyTorchTensorFlowpandasMayaBlender

Soft Skills

CommunicationMentoringCollaborationProblem-solvingInfluenceAdaptability

Preferred Qualifications

Technical (Nice-to-have)

Reinforcement LearningImitation LearningDecision-making under uncertaintyLLMAI planningMulti-agent systemsPyTorchTensorFlowpandasMayaBlender

Key Responsibilities

•Work closely with designers, artists, and other engineers to discover and conceptualize opportunities for AI-powered workflow enhancements
•Partner with engineering leaders to help define the team’s future vision for AI-based developer tooling and workflows
•Lead the application of AI/ML systems to solve developer and player facing problems
•Architect and help implement the foundational elements of the game’s tools ecosystem
•Collaborate with artists, designers, QA, and fellow engineers to scope, architect, implement, and test AI/ML-based solutions
•Keep up with technical developments in the industry relating to AI/ML and find practical applications that help solve the team challenges
•Partner with central teams to share AI-based solutions across Riot’s portfolio
•Model the team’s best practices for tools architecture and implementation
•Mentor engineers across multiple levels as the team scales, and provide feedback that supports their technical growth
•Support and advance the team’s adoption of AI/ML tools for game development through mentorship, documentation, and advocacy
•Provide documentation and trainings on new tools and workflows to internal customers

Staff Software EngineerEngine & ToolsR&DAI/MLGame DevelopmentC++Unreal EngineRemoteFull-timeSydney

Key Responsibilities

•Work closely with designers, artists, and other engineers to discover and conceptualize opportunities for AI-powered workflow enhancements

•Partner with engineering leaders to help define the team’s future vision for AI-based developer tooling and workflows

•Lead the application of AI/ML systems to solve developer and player facing problems

•Architect and help implement the foundational elements of the game’s tools ecosystem

•Collaborate with artists, designers, QA, and fellow engineers to scope, architect, implement, and test AI/ML-based solutions

•Keep up with technical developments in the industry relating to AI/ML and find practical applications that help solve the team challenges

•Partner with central teams to share AI-based solutions across Riot’s portfolio

•Model the team’s best practices for tools architecture and implementation

•Mentor engineers across multiple levels as the team scales, and provide feedback that supports their technical growth

•Support and advance the team’s adoption of AI/ML tools for game development through mentorship, documentation, and advocacy

•Provide documentation and trainings on new tools and workflows to internal customers