Great benefits and pay - Staff Software Engineer Riot Games Employee Review

3.0
Jul 2, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

Great benefits, pays well, can work on some very interesting problems.

Cons

Work hours are from 10-7 and hardly anyone actually works that, so stuff can move at a snail pace. Getting help from central teams can be painful, especially if they're way off hours. Some of the culture can get a bit overwhelming too and you can end up feeling pretty lonely if you don't drink the koolaid.

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5.0
Jul 9, 2026
Recommend
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Pros

The people. So nice, so passionate (albeit in pockets). Benefits! Great insurance and vacation.

Cons

Quite corporate. Rigid structure. There is reluctance to take risks. Difficult to move between projects or roles as a producer.

4.0
Jul 25, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good/fun work environment. Great perks and there seems to be a genuine care for maximizing employees experience.

Cons

Pay is not very compititve in my opinion and its hard to advance past a certain level. Evaluations/promotions are very subjective, I've known a few people who have left because of this. It's hard to get things done often. Getting cross-team alignment is hard with "bottom-up" philosophy and more than once plans get derailed by a decree from execs with little data to back up decisions.

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