Researcher at Riot - Senior Researcher Riot Games Employee Review

5.0
Jan 18, 2018
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

- High level of autonomy - Challenging problems - video games at work - competitive salary - food, gym subsidy, coffee, other perks - sympathetic managers that push you to do your best

Cons

- ‘old guard’ leadership still kind of sticks around without providing much direction. Not a huge deal since they mostly stay out of the way and let us make games, which is why most people are here - company is bloated for only having one game, unnecessarily slowing down decision making - accountability is weird, since exec leadership is kind of checked out. But that seems to be changing with recent developments.

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5.0
Jul 9, 2026
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Pros

The people. So nice, so passionate (albeit in pockets). Benefits! Great insurance and vacation.

Cons

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3.0
Jul 2, 2026
Recommend
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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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