The right place for you if you're a gamer, technology fan and want to get things done - Hong Kong Studio - Engineering Riot Games Employee Review

5.0
Mar 11, 2016
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

== Riot culture - We are all gamers - We are passionate - We default to trust - We shot for the stars - We give direct and transparent feedback. If you screw up, we will tell you. No taunt, just stop doing it. And most importantly, we are player focus. Everything we do is motivated by that. == Empowering environment Riot empowers the Rioters. You have ideas? We give you the means to achieve/deliver them. The Hong Kong studio is working like a startup. You can take on as much you want as long as you deliver. So feel free to have as many ideas as you want, as crazy as you want. You never know. It might become the next big thing :) == We care for Rioters Perks, events, training are small things by themselves but participate in reinforcing a core idea at Riot: we care for Rioters. We believe that by offering you a great working environment, you will achieve great things. == It feels like a tribe I've never worked in the gaming industry before, mostly because of its bad reputation of how badly they treat their employees, especially the tech teams. Therefore, I was really hesitant in joining Riot Games at the beginning. As the interview process went on, I discovered a company with people sharing the same core values as mine. It felt like I finally found what I was looking for: a tribe in which I would be able to go on new adventures and take on many new challenges :)

Cons

* Riot is not for everyone Being given so much freedom and ownership might be overwhelming and not for everyone. Don't expect someone guiding you day to day and telling you what to do. We will help you if you ask for it, but nobody is going to babysit you. You are the captain of your destiny at Riot :) * Culture fit is a must We can create such a great working environment because we believe in the same core values. So we will often default to not hire someone if we happen to have some doubt about this.

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Pros

Passionate co-workers who are all hyper talented, amazing fringe benefits, work/life balance, dedicated managers to help you with your career, and passionate players to serve.

Cons

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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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