About the role
Software Engineers at Riot bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas and also value the opportunity to work in many broader domains. Our engineers are player-focused and aim to find solutions that make players excited to experience our games.
As a Software Engineer Intern, you'll be exposed to both new and current technology while building innovative solutions to overcome high-volume obstacles and deliver player value.
Applying to this role will provide eligibility for all software engineering roles open across our products. We will do our best to match you with a product and team that fits your interests and experience, but note that it also depends on availability.
The internship will be in person at Riot Games Sydney office.
Potential Responsibilities:
Collaborate closely with other developers to create features for Central Tech, League of Legends, Team Fight Tactics, or VALORANT
Build back-end services to allow our games to take advantage of shared social, client and platform features
Build and support engine and gameplay features
Build tools and automation to empower developers (e.g artists, designers) to develop features for our games
Learn to operate services on a global scale for millions of players
Build and maintain SDKs and APIs that are used by internal game customers to power their games
Required Qualifications:
Available to work full-time with a hybrid model 4 days a week in our Sydney office and 1 day a week from home
Available to work full-time hours for the 16-week internship duration
Eligible to work in Australia full-time
Knowledge of data structures and algorithms
C++ knowledge and/or experience
Desired Qualifications:
Familiarity with software development best practices like unit testing, functional testing, integration testing, CI/CD
Knowledge and/or experience with scripting languages
Experience using game engines (e.g. Unity, Unreal)
About the company
Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the Summoner's Code and Community Code. Our culture embraces differences as a strength, and our values are the guiding principles for how we approach work. We are committed to putting diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the center of everything we do and promoting a fair and collaborative culture where Rioters treat one another with dignity and respect. We encourage you to read more about our value of thriving together and our ongoing work to build the most inclusive company in Gaming.