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Staff Software Engineer, Build Platforms - VALORANT

Riot Games — League of Legends & Valorant

Los Angeles, USA; Mercer Island, USA Senior+ Posted Jun 23, 2026
JavaC++GoBackend
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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 Engineer, you’ll also dive into projects that focus on team cohesiveness and cross-team goals.…

What the index says about this role

  • First seen by JobLarper — Aug 2, 2026, 76 days ago. Older postings collect hundreds of applicants — a tailored résumé matters more the longer a role has been live.
  • No pay range in our index for this listing. Across 1,749 indexed Software Engineer roles in US that do publish one, the middle half sits between $185k and $288k, median $225k — JobLarper's read of the market, not a figure from Riot Games.
  • What Software Engineer roles ask for — across 10,383 indexed openings: REST/APIs (41%), Python (38%), Backend (38%), Cloud (33%), Go (28%). This posting names Backend, Go.
  • Riot Games is hiring actively — 80 open roles indexed, 30 first appeared in the last 30 days.

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