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Riot Games

Senior Software Engineer, Reinforcement Learning - Tech Research

Riot Games, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079


Riot Engineers bring deep knowledge of specific technical areas but also value the chance to work in many broader domains. As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll dive into projects that focus on team cohesiveness and cross-team objectives. You’ll lead without authority and provide other engineers with a clear illustration of extraordinary engineering.Tech Research performs applied research to build AI-enabled applications for our game teams and to establish AI as a core capability at Riot. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and optimizing the distributed deep learning computing infrastructure required to train AI agents at scale. You will work alongside a team of research scientists to build AI agents for various applications in gaming. You may also be building tooling, visualization, and proof-of-concept prototypes to demonstrate functionality to the game teams.Responsibilities:

Develop and optimize a distributed training infrastructure used for training AI agents on complex gamesLead the proof-of-concept implementation of AI features for players and designersIntegrate game servers into research & training infrastructurePrototype ideas for visualizing AI behavior or for new applicationsRequired Experience:

BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or equivalent field2+ years developing distributed computing systems2+ years deep learningExperience optimizing distributed systems, algorithms, neural network architectures, neural network inference, hyperparameters, CPU, memory, networking, or other resource contentionPyTorch or TensorFlowAWS or GCPDesired Experience:

Experience training reinforcement learning algorithmsExperience training imitation learning agentsGame development / game engine (Unreal) experienceRay / RLLibDatabricksKubernetesDockerFor this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about the experiences of players, this could be the role for you!Our Perks:

Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and 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. Check out our

benefits pages

for more information.Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork. 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.It’s our policy to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and members of Riot Games, Inc. Riot Games makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled Rioters and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law.

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