Riot Games is a game developer focused on player experience, known for titles like VALORANT.
Responsibilities
Define and evolve competitive systems that reward player skill, growth, and long-term investment in VALORANT.
Guide the design of ranked, matchmaking, and adjacent competitive systems to support fairness, competitive integrity, and player engagement.
Work closely with product managers, engineers, analysts, and design leadership to ensure systems are cohesive, consistent, and in line with VALORANT’s overall vision.
Keep the focus on player value by leveraging feedback, research, and game data to iterate on designs and improve the competitive experience.
Create multiple design solutions and clearly articulate the trade-offs, risks, and player impact of each.
Provide direction, mentorship, and feedback to other designers, fostering collaboration and craft excellence across systems design.
Playtest VALORANT regularly and help push improvements for existing systems and new concepts.
Requirements
7+ years of experience in professional Game Design.
Deep experience developing competitive multiplayer systems such as matchmaking, ranked, and skill systems.
Shipped or contributed to at least one AAA+ online competitive title.
Demonstrated ability to design and iterate on complex systems with a clear understanding of player impact and downstream effects.
Strong communication skills with proven ability to articulate design rationale, trade-offs, and decision frameworks to cross-disciplinary partners.
Experience working in a live-service development environment.
Conditions
Riot has a focus on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy, in addition to other perks such as flexible work schedules.
We offer medical, dental, and life insurance, parental leave for you, your spouse/domestic partner and children, and a 401k with company match.