Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - Los Angeles, California
September 1, 2019
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
The interview process was very engaging. The HR put in a lot of effort to make me comfortable and work within my timelines. The process, completed over two weeks including one onsite day, was as follows:
- An initial chat with HR
- Technical Phone Screen (DS and Algorithms)
- Behavioral Phone Screen
- Onsite Technical Round (DS and Algorithms)
- Onsite Design Round
- Onsite Behavioral Round
- Technical Round evaluating your tech stack
- Onsite Deep Tech on your projects
The offer rollout was quick as well. Every interviewer was very friendly, explained their roles, and provided a lot of insight into the company and their tech stack. I enjoyed a tour of their LA campus and was impressed by what I saw.
If only I did not have a better competing offer, I would have joined Riot. They are a great bunch of folks whom I respect and wish the very best for.
Questions
Technical and Behavioural
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 7 interview experiences for the Riot Games Senior Software Engineer role in Los Angeles, California.
Success Rate
14%
Pass Rate
Riot Games's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in Los Angeles, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive86%
Neutral14%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Riot Games's Senior Software Engineer interview process in Los Angeles, California.
Riot Games Work Experiences
2.0
Career Opportunities Suck
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Los Angeles, California, United States
September 24, 2025
Pros: Good benefits.
Talented people across disciplines.
A real passion for making great games within game teams.
Cons: Career progression is legitimately terrible. You can slave away, get positive feedback, and be stuck at the senior level forever, in spite of outperforming those a level above you for years (I've seen this happen to multiple people in multiple disciplines).
Leadership favors hiring at the highest levels but doesn't manage to fill out our ranks with promising associate/mid-levels. Half the people they hire don't end up performing.
It feels like every director just fills out principal roles like Supreme Court justices.
Vertical.
DEI kinda sucks. Teams aren't very diverse, especially in design and engineering. Everyone is white or East Asian, and basically no women.
5.0
Great place to work
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Los Angeles, California, United States
October 19, 2023
Pros: Competitive pay, benefits, 401k matching, and culture.
Cons: Corporate feel, hybrid work paradigm.
5.0
Great Perks, Limited Growth
Senior Software Engineer • Current Employee
Los Angeles, California, United States
March 25, 2025
Pros: One of the best AAA game dev companies around. Lots of autonomy, great production staff. Perks are great. Campus is great. VERY rarely had to crunch. PTO is respected.
Cons: Lots of meetings, but to be expected at AAA. Lots of tribal knowledge required, which means you need to get good at just DMing people to get answers. Not a lot of room to grow past a Senior Engineer.
- 2.0Career Opportunities SuckSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeLos Angeles, California, United StatesSeptember 24, 2025Pros: Good benefits. Talented people across disciplines. A real passion for making great games within game teams.Cons: Career progression is legitimately terrible. You can slave away, get positive feedback, and be stuck at the senior level forever, in spite of outperforming those a level above you for years (I've seen this happen to multiple people in multiple disciplines). Leadership favors hiring at the highest levels but doesn't manage to fill out our ranks with promising associate/mid-levels. Half the people they hire don't end up performing. It feels like every director just fills out principal roles like Supreme Court justices. Vertical. DEI kinda sucks. Teams aren't very diverse, especially in design and engineering. Everyone is white or East Asian, and basically no women.
- 5.0Great place to workSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeLos Angeles, California, United StatesOctober 19, 2023Pros: Competitive pay, benefits, 401k matching, and culture.Cons: Corporate feel, hybrid work paradigm.
- 5.0Great Perks, Limited GrowthSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeLos Angeles, California, United StatesMarch 25, 2025Pros: One of the best AAA game dev companies around. Lots of autonomy, great production staff. Perks are great. Campus is great. VERY rarely had to crunch. PTO is respected.Cons: Lots of meetings, but to be expected at AAA. Lots of tribal knowledge required, which means you need to get good at just DMing people to get answers. Not a lot of room to grow past a Senior Engineer.
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