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Manager, Software Engineering - Publishing Platform, Core Game Loop

Riot Games — League of Legends & Valorant

Los Angeles, USA; Mercer Island, USA Manager Posted Jul 24, 2026
JavaGoSQLREST/APIsCloudBackend
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About the role

Riot engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the opportunity to work in a variety of broader domains. As an Engineering Manager, you’ll guide an engineering team through all the phases of the software…

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 212 indexed Engineering Manager roles in US that do publish one, the middle half sits between $244k and $325k, median $275k — JobLarper's read of the market, not a figure from Riot Games.
  • What Engineering Manager roles ask for — across 1,164 indexed openings: REST/APIs (41%), Backend (30%), Cloud (28%), AI/LLM (25%), Go (21%). This posting names REST/APIs, Backend, Cloud, Go, SQL.
  • Riot Games is hiring actively — 80 open roles indexed, 30 first appeared in the last 30 days.

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