Riot Games reviews

The people who work here are incredibly passionate about video games. Many employees eat, sleep, and breathe League of Legends or other PC games, and the "player perspective" that Riot has as a result of this truly allows us to connect with our players (customers) on the deepest level. Incredibly open, laid back culture. Things aren't sugar-coated, and you have to have thick skin to work here, but what this means is that if you're doing something that isn't working or is at odds with the culture, you're able to course-correct quickly. "Gamer" humor is injected into most company-wide communications, which helps add to our mantra of "not taking ourselves too seriously." Cross-disciplinary teams are the norm at Riot, and is one of the most remarkable things about working here. As QA, I have direct access to Design, Engineering, Art, and UX, and can talk to any of them with ease on a daily basis. It prevents scenarios where things are worked on in a vacuum and "tossed over" the wall for QA to check. We're redefining what it means to have test-driven development, and the result on the holistic product quality shows. There's no shortage of work to be done, and if you're a go-getter, you can rise quickly at Riot if you're delivering results and solving perceived problems in ways that add player value. I've been here for quite some time now and have seen people get hired in at very junior-level positions rise to management and product owner roles by identifying problems and working their butts off to solve them.

I've been working at Riot Games for just over two years now, and been in the games industry for ten years, across three different companies including Riot. All of the companies have their pluses, but at Riot, people really care about our players. The atmosphere at Riot, allows people to contribute from across different disciplines and even continents, to ensure that we are providing the best possible player experience out there. It's been a refreshing experience, to work with others that take the player experience to heart. I've been in the Sydney office since January, and the office is in a great location, within walking distance to all that the city has to offer. The team is small, hungry, and motivated. We are able to work without constraints, to create a great experience for our players here in Oceania. The office perks are exceptional, and Riot treats it's employees like family. Quick Points: Great, open feedback culture; Highly transparent and trusting of everyone that works here; Amazing perks that include a yearly trip; A team dedicated to ensuring that people are taken care of, and extending that to your family as well; Tons of learning and development opportunities; Challenges of scale, technology, and craft that will keep you sharp; Failure is ok, but learn from it and move on.