Riot Games
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How Riot Games hires
Truth index
A 85/100
Median time to fill
65 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
42%
Reposted roles
0%
Riot Games scores A on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 48 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 42% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 65 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Visa sponsorship
- United States · H-1B filings in 12 months: 81 · green card filings: 38
- United Kingdom · Licensed UK visa sponsor (Skilled Worker, Senior or Specialist Worker)
Overview
Riot Games is an American video game developer founded in 2006 that built League of Legends, the free-to-play team battle game that became one of the most played titles in the world and the foundation of modern esports. It has since released the tactical shooter Valorant, the card game Legends of Runeterra, the mobile title Wild Rift and the animated series Arcane, all set in the same fictional universe, and it operates the professional leagues around its games directly rather than licensing them out. Headquartered in Los Angeles and wholly owned by Tencent, it is unusual for running a small number of titles as very long-lived services.
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Riot Games' virtual group HEARTSTEEL returns with new single 'Live My Life' out September 18
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Trainwreckstv accuses Riot Games employee of "clear misuse of power" and spreading "blatant lies"
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Riot Games Launches Korean Edition of Riftbound
Riot GamesOn September 18, Riot Games officially launched the Korean edition of its physical trading card game (TCG) Riftbound, revealing its goal of aligning with the global rel...
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Trainwrecks claims Riot Games banned him from League of Legends for playing with Tyler1, Trick2g, and other professional players
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Riot Games to end active development of fighting game 2XKO this year
Riot Games has announced that active development for its tag-team fighting game 2XKO will conclude at the end of 2026, marking an unexpected end for a project that spent years in development and represented the studio's first major entry into the fighting
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Riot Games to End Active Development on 2XKO in December
Riot Games has announced it will end active development on the free-to-play fighting game, 2XKO, this December.Through the ...
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Riot Games responds to backlash after boasting that Vanguard anti-cheat can
Riot Games is facing backlash after boasting that its Vanguard anti-cheat system can effectively
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League and other Riot Games require age verification in Brazil from March 17
Esta iniciativa faz parte das obrigações previstas no Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente (ECA).
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Riot Games over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
171
Postings analysed
135
Stack modernity
81/100AI adopter
Languages
C++33%
Python19%
Java13%
C#12%
Frameworks & libraries
Unreal Engine34%
Unity21%
PyTorch7%
TensorFlow7%
Databases
Redis4%
MySQL3%
ElasticSearch1%
Milvus1%
Cloud & platforms
AWS19%
GCP11%
Kubernetes9%
Figma8%
AI & ML
LLM4%
Claude1%
Gaussian Splatting1%
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$116k
Typical range
$116k
Open positions
1
1
Jobs
Intern
100%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intern | 1 | $116k | $116k |
Highest paying role
Software Engineering Intern - Summer 2027 (Remote)
$116k
Normalized to USD per year
Products
Esports and Arcane
The professional leagues the company runs directly and the animated series set in its game universe. Both are operated as brand investments that deepen the world rather than as standalone profit centres, which is unusual in an industry that licenses such rights out.
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Wild Rift
The mobile adaptation of League of Legends, rebuilt for touch controls rather than ported from the desktop game. It performs strongest in Asian markets where mobile is the primary gaming platform and where the desktop original never had the same reach.
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Teamfight Tactics
An auto-battler mode that grew out of League of Legends into its own product with a separate mobile release. It reaches a slower-paced audience than the games it descends from, and it has kept players inside the ecosystem who had stopped playing the original.
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Valorant
A tactical first-person shooter combining precise gunplay with character abilities. Its anti-cheat system, which runs at kernel level, was controversial but is central to the competitive integrity the game is sold on.
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League of Legends
The free-to-play team battle game that has run as a live service since 2009. Revenue comes entirely from cosmetic items rather than from gameplay advantage, which is a deliberate constraint that shapes every monetisation decision.
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People
Marc Merrill
Co-founder and President of Games
Marc Merrill co-founded the company with Beck and now leads its games organisation. He has been the public voice of its development philosophy for years.
Brandon Beck
Co-founder
Brandon Beck co-founded the company in 2006 and served as chief executive through the growth of League of Legends. He remained involved after the company became part of Tencent.
Dylan Jadeja
Chief Executive Officer
Dylan Jadeja became chief executive in 2023 after serving as president and chief financial officer. He has run the company through a period of cost discipline after rapid expansion.
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Growth
Hiring Momentum
77/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
151
41 opened / 48 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
65 days
faster than 20% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Games
19% ▲
Backend
13% ▲
Design
8% ▼
Management
8% ▲
Marketing
8% ▼
Product
6% ▼
Actively hiring for Games (+13 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
New location: Redwood City
Oct 2026
New location: United States
Oct 2026
Added Radare2 to stack
Oct 2026
Added LLVM to stack
Oct 2026
Added IDA Pro to stack
Oct 2026
Added Frida to stack
Oct 2026
Added Android SDK to stack
Oct 2026
Added Looker to stack
Oct 2026
Added ArgoCD to stack
Oct 2026
Added Devin to stack
Oct 2026
Added Copilot to stack
Oct 2026
Added MVVM to stack
Oct 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
37
Hiring now
11
Countries
26
Busiest office
Los Angeles
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Los Angeles
United States
HQ
Mercer Island, USA
75 open roles 81 posted in 90 days 60% engineering 1% remote 1000-5000 est. staff $116k Avg Salary
hires for Backend, Games, Management
Shanghai
China
Regional office
Shanghai Publishing
30 open roles 17 posted in 90 days 53% engineering 200-500 est. staff
hires for Games, Product, Backend
Singapore
Singapore
Regional office
Singapore
12 open roles 15 posted in 90 days 67% engineering 8% remote 200-500 est. staff
hires for Games, AI/ML, DevOps
Sydney
Australia
Engineering / R&D
Sydney, Australia
12 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 75% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Backend, Games, Management
Guangzhou
China
Engineering / R&D
Guangzhou, China
9 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 89% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Games, Backend, QA
Seoul
South Korea
Corporate office
Seoul, Korea
7 open roles 7 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Management, Product, Finance
Berlin
Germany
Sales office
Berlin, Germany
4 open roles 7 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Management, Marketing, Sales
Dublin
Ireland
Regional office
Dublin, Ireland
2 open roles 8 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for DevOps, Management
Redwood City
United States
2 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Hardware, Management
Mercer Island
United States
Regional office
Mercer Island, USA
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Product
Tokyo
Japan
Regional office
Tokyo, Japan
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Finance
Barcelona
Spain
Regional office
Barcelona, Spain
1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
New York
United States
Regional office
New York City, USA
Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Regional office
Dubai, UAE
Paris
France
Regional office
Paris, France
São Paulo
Brazil
Regional office
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Regional office
Hong Kong, China
Santiago
Chile
Regional office
Santiago, Chile
Mexico City
Mexico
Regional office
Mexico City, Mexico
Moscow
Russia
Regional office
Moscow, Russia
Shenzhen
China
Regional office
Shenzhen, China
Mumbai
India
Regional office
Mumbai, India
London
United Kingdom
Regional office
London, UK
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Regional office
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Jakarta
Indonesia
Regional office
Jakarta, Indonesia
Taipei
Taiwan
Regional office
Taipei, Taiwan
Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam
Regional office
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Manila
Philippines
Regional office
Manila, Philippines
Bangkok
Thailand
Regional office
Bangkok, Thailand
Istanbul
Turkey
Regional office
Istanbul, Türkiye
Stockholm
Sweden
Regional office
Stockholm, Sweden
New Delhi
India
Regional office
New Delhi, India
Des Moines
United States
Regional office
Des Moines, USA
Saint Louis
United States
Regional office
St. Louis, USA
Bellevue
United States
Regional office
Bellevue, USA
Los Altos
United States
Regional office
SF Bay Area, USA
Brighton
United Kingdom
Regional office
Brighton, UK [LEGACY]
Jobs
≈ $224k – $426k per year (Estimated) • In office • 12+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Mercer Island
Machine Learning
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≈ $211k – $402k per year (Estimated) • In office • 12+ years exp • Los Angeles
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≈ $74k – $157k per year (Estimated) • In office • 6+ years exp • Shanghai
C++
Unity
Unreal Engine
Management
Agile
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In office • Contractor • 3+ years exp • Guangzhou
Adobe Photoshop
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≈ $38k – $103k per year (Estimated) • In office • 8+ years exp • Shanghai
Unreal Engine
Houdini
Unreal Niagara
Design
Adobe Photoshop
Maya
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In office • Contractor • 3+ years exp • Shanghai
Confluence
Jira
Agile
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In office • Contractor • 4+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Shanghai
Figma
Sketch
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≈ $44k – $128k per year (Estimated) • In office • 10+ years exp • Shanghai
Unreal Engine
Design
Maya
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≈ $36k – $97k per year (Estimated) • In office • 5+ years exp • Shanghai
Unreal Engine
Design
Adobe Photoshop
Maya
ZBrush
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In office • 5+ years exp • Los Angeles
C++
CI/CD
Game Dev
Unreal Engine
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