Software Engineering Intern - Summer 2027 (Remote)

Summary

Riot Games develops player-focused games and gaming experiences. The Software Engineering Intern will build innovative solutions across game products, including player-facing features, back-end services, real-time data systems, SDKs, and APIs.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with other developers to create player-facing features for our live games, such as League, TFT, or VALORANT
• Build back-end services to allow our games to take advantage of shared social, client and platform features
• Write code to handle processing real time data of our various game teams
• Learn to operate services on a global scale for millions of players
• Build and maintain SDKs and APIs that are used by internal game customers to power their games

Skills

• Graduating in the 2028 calendar year
• Currently enrolled in a Computer Science, Engineering, or Technology related degree program
• Coding experience with an object-oriented programming (OOP) language (e.g. Java, C++, C#)
• Knowledge of data structures and algorithms
• Minimum GPA of 2.5
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States for the duration of the internship
• Experience as a software developer, including internships or part-time
• Experience with software development life cycle (SDLC) and agile development practices
• Familiarity with software development best practices like unit testing, functional testing, integration testing, continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD)
• Portfolio or website link (e.g github) with collection of original work and/or projects
• Experience working on a video game or related project, particularly in Unity or Unreal Engine

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Graduating in the 2028 calendar year
• Currently enrolled in a Computer Science, Engineering, or Technology related degree program
• Coding experience with an object-oriented programming (OOP) language (e.g. Java, C++, C#)
• Knowledge of data structures and algorithms
• Minimum GPA of 2.5
• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States for the duration of the internship

Nice to Haves

• Experience as a software developer, including internships or part-time
• Experience with software development life cycle (SDLC) and agile development practices
• Familiarity with software development best practices like unit testing, functional testing, integration testing, continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD)
• Portfolio or website link (e.g github) with collection of original work and/or projects
• Experience working on a video game or related project, particularly in Unity or Unreal Engine

Benefits

• Riot Internships are paid
• Interns can also participate in our 401(k) plan
• In-game perks
• The ability to participate in our Play Fund
• Intern-focused events to connect with fellow interns and Rioters