Riot Games tech stack
Riot Games builds mostly with C++, Python, Java, SQL. Its stack also includes Unreal Engine, Unity, AWS, GCP. Unreal Engine is named in 62 of the 173 job postings Riot Games published in the last 12 months (36%). Counted by Alion from the job postings of Riot Games, updated Nov 12, 2026.
What programming languages does Riot Games use?
C++ is named in 35% of job postings at Riot Games, followed by Python (22%), Java (13%), SQL (10%).
C++
61 35%
Python
38 22%
Java
23 13%
SQL
17 10%
C#
17 10%
JavaScript
14 8%
Go
13 8%
TypeScript
13 8%
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What frameworks and libraries does Riot Games use?
Unreal Engine is named in 36% of job postings at Riot Games, followed by Unity (20%), PyTorch (6%), TensorFlow (6%).
Unreal Engine
62 36%
Unity
34 20%
PyTorch
10 6%
TensorFlow
10 6%
React.js
8 5%
JAX
6 3%
TensorFlow C++
6 3%
Next.js
4 2%
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What databases does Riot Games use?
Redis is named in 3% of job postings at Riot Games, followed by MySQL (3%), ElasticSearch (1%), PostgreSQL (1%).
What cloud and platforms does Riot Games use?
AWS is named in 17% of job postings at Riot Games, followed by GCP (10%), Kubernetes (8%), Figma (8%).
AWS
29 17%
GCP
18 10%
Kubernetes
14 8%
Figma
13 8%
Databricks
12 7%
Spark
9 5%
Apache Kafka
6 3%
GitHub Actions
6 3%
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What developer tools does Riot Games use?
Adobe Photoshop is named in 12% of job postings at Riot Games, followed by Maya (9%), Docker (6%), Git (6%).
Adobe Photoshop
21 12%
Maya
16 9%
Docker
10 6%
Git
10 6%
Terraform
10 6%
Jenkins
9 5%
Houdini
7 4%
ZBrush
6 3%
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And 1 more, each named in fewer postings.
What AI and ML technologies does Riot Games use?
LLM is named in 3% of job postings at Riot Games, followed by Claude (1%), Gaussian Splatting (1%).
Which engineering practices does Riot Games ask for?
CI/CD is named in 18% of job postings at Riot Games, followed by Machine Learning (15%), AI Agents (10%), Reinforcement Learning (5%).
CI/CD
31 18%
AI Agents
17 10%
Platform Engineering
6 3%
RAG
4 2%
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What does each Riot Games team work with?
The technologies each team's postings require most often, with the number of postings that require them.
Backend
43 postingsGames
37 postingsManagement
14 postingsAI/ML
13 postingsDesign
12 postingsQA
8 postingsHow does your stack fit Riot Games?
How is the Riot Games stack changing?
Read from the dates of the postings themselves: a technology is new when the first posting that names it appeared in the last six months, rising or falling when its share of postings moved between the last two quarters.
How modern is the Riot Games stack?
Riot Games scores 81 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 3; legacy ones: 0.
How common is the Riot Games stack in its industry?
Share of the 210 companies in the same industries, whose stack Alion knows, that use each technology.
What sets Riot Games apart
Companies with a stack like Riot Games
Questions about the Riot Games tech stack
What programming languages does Riot Games use?
The languages named in Riot Games job postings are C++ (35%), Python (22%), Java (13%), SQL (10%), C# (10%), as a share of the 173 postings of the last 12 months.
Does Riot Games use Unreal Engine?
Yes. Unreal Engine is named in 62 of 173 job postings (36%) and required in 61 of them.
What cloud and platforms does Riot Games use?
The cloud and platforms named in Riot Games job postings are AWS (29), GCP (18), Kubernetes (14) (postings in brackets).
What skills do you need for a Backend job at Riot Games?
Backend postings at Riot Games most often require C++ (30), Unreal Engine (20), Java (14), Python (13), out of 43 postings in the last 12 months.
Is the Riot Games tech stack changing?
Yes. ElasticSearch, Devin, Amazon S3, Amazon EC2 first appeared in Riot Games job postings in the last six months.
How modern is the Riot Games tech stack?
Riot Games scores 81 out of 100 (Cutting-edge). The score averages how current each technology in the stack is and adds weight for AI adoption. AI technologies in the stack: 3; legacy ones: 0.
How does Alion know the Riot Games tech stack?
Alion reads every job posting Riot Games publishes and tags the technologies each one names. The figures on this page count the 173 postings of the last 12 months and were updated on Nov 12, 2026.
Method and citation
Alion reads every job posting the company publishes and tags the technologies each one names. Shares count the postings of the last 12 months, open and closed; the company's own products are counted apart. How we count
Alion, "Riot Games tech stack: 179 technologies from 173 job postings", as of Nov 12, 2026. https://alion.io/company/riot-games/technologies