Software Development Manager Interview Experience
Process
I was brought onsite to "meet the teams" to choose which team I would prefer to interview for. They claim that the team you choose is irrelevant; if the interviewers decide you're a better fit for a different team, they'll move you there.
Following that, there was an hour-long cultural screen and an hour-long technical screening with the team I chose. At that point, you're brought into Riot HQ for an all-day "gauntlet" of sorts, interviewing with 10+ members of the team. This includes a "not part of the interview" lunch, which is clearly part of the interview.
Questions
Standard interview questions:
What's your biggest weakness? What's your greatest strength? Why are you leaving your current job? Why Riot Games? What champions/roles do you play (if you play League of Legends)? What are your favorite video games of all time?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Riot Games Software Development Manager role in United States.
Success Rate
Riot Games's interview process for their Software Development Manager roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Riot Games's Software Development Manager interview process in United States.
Riot Games Work Experiences
- 5.0Great Pay, Flexible TimeSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLos Angeles, California, United StatesSeptember 26, 2024Pros: Good pay, flexible time off.Cons: Nothing that I can think of.
- 5.0A great place to workSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeMay 9, 2014Pros: Extremely demanding and challenging environment, paying off in tons of satisfaction every day. Riot Games is not really a standard working place: it's more like a style of life, where you love what you are doing and you get rewarded for that. What I really liked about working there is the passion in people, their professionalism, and ability to grow in many, many directions.Cons: The company slowed down in recent months, probably because of its size. It's not as lean as it used to be. Some features could be delivered much faster, however they land in a never-ending coma state, where they are waiting for all regions to be ready or are reworked so many times that they are no longer relevant.
- 2.0It's a cultStaff Software Engineer • Current EmployeeLos Angeles, California, United StatesJune 12, 2025Pros: People are genuinely passionate and care about the products.Cons: You have to drink the Kool-Aid, and it's much more political than you'd expect. One Riot is an alleged value, but teams operate in silos and are understaffed and risk-averse, so they can't or won't team up to get things done. Leadership is becoming more out of touch with products. They keep hiring leaders who are from industries that don't understand games.
Riot Games Interview Questions
