Principal Game Designer, Competitive Systems - VALORANT

Riot Games · Los Angeles, USA; Mercer Island

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Company
Riot Games
Location
Los Angeles, USA; Mercer Island
Posted
June 25, 2025

About this job

As a Principal Game Designer, you will design, tweak, and optimize the player experience. Your analytical skills, player insight, and creativity aid in crafting in- and out-of-game experiences that engage and surprise players. You will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and work with every tool at hand to innovate and iterate player-focused designs that'll delight millions around the world. VALORANT is Riot’s take on a character-based tactical shooter. As a Principal Game Designer on the Competitive Systems team, you’ll help shape and define how players engage with competition across ranked, matchmaking, and adjacent systems that influence mastery, fairness, and long-term growth.

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