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Riot Games

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Game studio behind League of Legends and Valorant, with an internal AI Accelerator unit for gameplay intelligence.

riotgames.com
Los Angeles, USAFounded 20066,700+ employeesTencent subsidiary (100% owned since 2015)Interactive Entertainment · AI/ML Gaming · Game Development
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85 open roles at Riot Games

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ENTRA Talent Index

Hiring quality verdict.

76/ 100
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Riot's AI Accelerator team — the internal ML research unit — focuses on matchmaking, personalisation, and generative tools for game-development pipelines. Arcane Season 2 (November 2024) became Netflix's most-watched show in 60+ countries and validated Riot's IP ambitions beyond the core games. Tencent's full ownership since December 2015 provides capital access at scale but introduces geopolitical complexity for US-based AI hires: the Accelerator team posts roles explicitly as Remote-US, and compensation for senior ML engineers runs $280K–$480K total comp — competitive with mid-tier AI labs.

Hiring Velocity72
Compensation80
Retention74
Mission Alignment78
Methodology · 5 dimensions equally weightedData as of JUL 4, 2026
Hiring Intelligence

Riot Games by the numbers.

Open roles

85

Verified live postings

Hiring velocity · YoY

+18%

Net-new AI hires (12-month)

Funding stage

Tencent subsidiary (100% owned since 2015)

Interactive Entertainment · AI/ML Gaming · Game Development

Salary Intelligence

Verified salary ranges.

Total comp · USD · annual

Senior ML Engineer
$280Kto$480K
Principal Research Scientist (Gameplay AI)
$320Kto$520K
Staff Data Scientist (AI Accelerator)
$260Kto$420K
Leadership

Who runs talent at Riot Games.

Dylan Jadeja

CEO

Hoby Darling

President

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