Riot Games

Housing close to the office (5-minute walk), provided by Riot. However, this was not followed up on, leading to many problems with the housing company. Issues included a bad key on move-in and a flood where repairs were not taken care of for weeks.

Weekly lunches with "bigwigs," which are influential leaders and "faces" of the company. There was great advice and structure here.

Impactful, meaningful, and challenging work. I built a product that will ship to the masses!

For the most part, treated like a full-time Rioter. I gave a presentation to an extended team, was able to give input in areas outside of the prescribed work, and received most benefits of full-time Rioters.

Tons of smart people who are always willing to help.

Work/life balance was encouraged. Personally, I don't play games during work hours, but it wasn't frowned upon by any means.

The amount of swag was way too much; it was tough to pack my suitcase going home.

For an engineer, growth is insane. The amount one can learn is empowering and somewhat overwhelming. Try to take in what is possible, not what is "wanted."

Floating is encouraged. Sometimes, a quick half-hour wandering around to another team really helps clear your head and gives you a sense of what other Rioters are doing at that point in time.

Rioters in general should be encouraged to find mentors in more experienced Rioters, who then help follow-up and level up the new Rioter (intern, contractor, or full-time) to ensure constant growth and learning.

Stress the huge importance of culture. As Riot grows, culture will be the only thing that is possible to shape at scale.

Be more lax when it comes to transgressions by Rioters against other Rioters. We're all human, after all, and as a Rioter, we tend to grow with the "humbitious" culture that we jumped on for.

Take your mottos (Engineering & Riot Manifesto) seriously, and make sure that the decisions you make moving forward follow those core tenets, regardless of your moral compass.