What it is, where the jobs are, what it hires for and pays, and the open jobs today.
By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 09/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Riot Games, Inc. is an American video game developer, publisher, and esports tournament organizer based in Los Angeles. It was founded in September 2006 by Brandon Beck and Marc Merrill to develop League of Legends and went on to develop several spin-off games and the unrelated first-person shooter game Valorant. In 2011, Riot Games was acquired by Chinese conglomerate Tencent. Its publishing arm, Riot Forge, oversaw the production of League of Legends spin-offs by other developers until its shutdown in January 2024. The company worked with Fortiche to release Arcane, a television series based on the League of Legends universe.
| Fact ⇅ | Value ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | West Los Angeles, Los Angeles |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Employees (Wikidata) | 2,500 (2018) |
| Industry | International Standard Industrial Classification, video game industry, software development |
| Website | riotgames.com |
Riot Games is hiring in 1 states and 1 cities. These are the places with the most openings, which tell you where its work really happens.
| City ⇅ | State ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ | Share ⇅ | Note ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | California | 164 | 100% | headquarters area |
The mix of roles shows what Riot Games needs right now. Pay is the median of the ranges the employer itself published in its ads (only roles with at least two published ranges).
| Role family ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ | Typical posted range (median low – median high, yearly) ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Software engineer / Developer | 57 | not published |
| Data scientist / Machine learning | 20 | not published |
| Data analyst / Data engineer | 16 | not published |
| Product manager | 12 | not published |
| DevOps / Cloud / SRE | 12 | not published |
| Designer (UX, product, graphic) | 8 | not published |
| Scientist / Researcher / Lab | 8 | not published |
| Security engineer / Analyst | 4 | not published |
| QA / Test engineer | 4 | not published |
| Marketing | 4 | not published |
| Engineer (other) | 4 | not published |
| Other roles | 4 | not published |
| Title ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Staff Software Engineer | 27 |
| Manager | 21 |
| Principal Software Engineer | 16 |
| Staff Machine Learning Engineer | 8 |
| Senior Manager | 8 |
| Director | 6 |
| Senior Game Product Manager | 4 |
| Senior Technical Producer | 4 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 4 |
| Principal Insights Analyst | 4 |
| Principal Technical Product Manager | 3 |
| Senior Technical Product Manager | 2 |
| Associate Art Director | 2 |
| Senior Security Engineer | 2 |
| QA Engineer II | 2 |
None of the 164 open listings publishes a pay range, so we do not state one.
Riot Games states a seniority level in 82 of 164 listings: Senior Level 75, Mid Level 6, Internship 1.
0 of 164 listings (0%) mention a remote or flexible location.
We counted how often Riot Games's own 164 ads (those with a full description) state each requirement. This shows the filters the ads apply before anyone reads a resume. We have no data on why candidates are rejected after applying, and we do not guess.
Years of experience. 156 of 164 ads (95%) state a number of years. The median is 7 years; 89% ask for 5 or more and 18% for 10 or more.
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| 'or equivalent experience' accepted | 70 | 43% |
| Bachelor's degree | 64 | 39% |
| Master's degree | 21 | 13% |
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Work authorization required | 4 | 2% |
| Says it does NOT sponsor visas | 4 | 2% |
| U.S. person / export-control (ITAR, EAR) rules | 2 | 1% |
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Nights, weekends, holidays or on-call | 16 | 10% |
| On-site or in-person work | 7 | 4% |
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| c++ | 52 | 32% |
| python | 26 | 16% |
| aws | 26 | 16% |
| java | 25 | 15% |
| machine learning | 18 | 11% |
| gcp | 16 | 10% |
| jira | 15 | 9% |
| typescript | 12 | 7% |
| sql | 12 | 7% |
| react | 8 | 5% |
| kubernetes | 8 | 5% |
| docker | 6 | 4% |
| excel | 4 | 2% |
| tableau | 4 | 2% |
| sap | 2 | 1% |
What the hiring process, culture, schedules and benefits are like is not in our sources, so we do not describe it. Read the job ads and the employer's own site.
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164 open jobs today, 15 posted in the last 7 days (updated several times a day).
Mostly in Los Angeles, CA (164).