Things are slow, Management isn't the best - Anonymous employee Riot Games Employee Review

3.0
8 Oct 2015
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

If you like to play games and work a lot, you'll love the office. Lots of people play games and work most of the day, eating every meal at the office.

Cons

Engineering Managers seem to be hit or miss. I met some great managers there, and they taught me a lot, but mine was very difficult to work with. Also, little things can take a long time because of all the safeguards the company has in place to protect data-centers and code. If you're used to the slow pace of that, then it's fine, but I wasn't a fan.

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Pros

Passionate co-workers who are all hyper talented, amazing fringe benefits, work/life balance, dedicated managers to help you with your career, and passionate players to serve.

Cons

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3.0
2 Jul 2026
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Pros

Great benefits, pays well, can work on some very interesting problems.

Cons

Work hours are from 10-7 and hardly anyone actually works that, so stuff can move at a snail pace. Getting help from central teams can be painful, especially if they're way off hours. Some of the culture can get a bit overwhelming too and you can end up feeling pretty lonely if you don't drink the koolaid.

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