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.

Pros: - Can learn a lot - Amazing product - People are incredibly supportive

Cons: - Pays slightly less than FAANG

Pros: Working on a game team is like working at a startup, but with fewer runway challenges.

Cons: As Riot has scaled up to multiple games, made a TV show, and tried to become the next Disney, it has spread itself too thin and isn't executing well at anything anymore.