Generally a good company but every org/team is vastly different - Director, Software Engineering Riot Games Employee Review

3.0
Aug 18, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

* Extreme focus on player experience, engagement & happiness * Very good pay * Good benefits & perks

Cons

* Senior leaders have a lot of power and get their way in spite of being incorrect and/or out of touch with the ground reality * Orgs & teams are fragmented and experience varies wildly from org to org

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5.0
May 5, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great place to work. Good benefits + food. WFH.

Cons

Some bureaucracy. Some teams grow too fast and have to walk it back.

4.0
Jun 1, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Player focus, some of the coolest games on the planet, Riot does a great job of creating an environment where people can succeed and thrive

Cons

Crunch is on the rise, fiscal discipline on exploration is still too loose, lots of layers of management

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