Software Engineering Manager (Gameplay AI/ML, VALORANT)

Join Riot Games as a Software Engineering Manager for the VALORANT AI team. In this role, you will lead a team of engineers in building the systems and behaviors that define how agents act, learn, and interact. You will also serve as a mentor for your team, overseeing performance management, growth opportunities, and accountability. Additionally, you will develop and communicate the technical vision for your team, advocate for players and internal development customers, and ensure high technical quality of your team's output.

• As an Engineering Manager of the VALORANT AI team, you will guide a group of engineers building the systems, behaviors, and machine-learning–driven capabilities that define how agents act, learn, and interact.
• You will manage a group of 4-8 engineers across experience levels, providing regular feedback and performance management, coaching and developing your engineering team to grow in their roles.
• You will develop and communicate the technical vision for your team, working with design, production, and game leadership partners to ensure consistency with overall product goals.
• You will bring management and AI development experience, strong technical judgment, and a passion for advocating for both players and developers
• 2+ years experience developing in Unreal, Unity, or another game engine
• Experience writing, reading, and reviewing C++
• Experience working in complex, large-scale game or engine codebases
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills across disciplines
• 5+ years of experience as a hands-on Software Engineer
• 2+ years experience with game AI technologies (behavior trees, perception systems, etc.) and/or ML technologies (data science, machine learning, model training and inference, etc.)
• 2+ years experience directly leading an engineering team of at least 4 as an Engineering Manager and/or Engineering Lead
• Experience in Agile processes and continuous delivery
• Experience developing games for Xbox and PlayStation console platforms