Technical Game Design Intern

All Game Designers at Riot have a base set of skills: you 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. 

As a Technical Game Design Intern on Teamfight Tactics, you will work extensively in technical problem spaces, building tools and systems that unlock themselves and other game designers, and also own key gameplay designs.

Responsibilities:

• Work on the TFT Gameplay initiative, contributing directly to a set that will be released in 2027
• Work on Traits, champions, champion abilities, or supporting systems such as the set mechanic
• Collaborate with Designers and Engineers to add features and workflows to existing tools and pipelines to help the team work efficiently, or tackle unforeseen gameplay problems

Required Qualifications:

• Graduating in the 2025 or 2026 academic year studying Computer Science, Engineering, or Technology related field
• Completed courses or related work experience in data structures and algorithms
• Coding experience using C++ and Blueprints in Unreal Engine
• Deep gameplay experience with TFT
• Experience collaborating through testing, tuning, and partnering with designers, engineers, and artists to reach player experience goals.
• Available to work full-time hours for the 12 week internship duration
• Eligible to work in the country that you reside in during this remote program
• Minimum GPA of 3.0

Desired Qualifications:

• Unreal Engine experience, specifically with building character abilities
• Experience working in data-driven setups such as spreadsheets, scripts, config tables
• Experience reading, modifying, and improving code or Blueprints built by others
• Demonstrated understanding of animation timing, hit impact, and incorporating player feedback
• Demonstrated experience creating a prototype, mod, or school project that shows your design and implementation experience.
• Experience playing Ranked TFT

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about the experiences of players, this could be the role for you!

Applications close Friday, December 5th, 2025 at 11:59pm PT 

Our Perks:

Riot Internships are paid, and interns can also participate in our 401(k) plan. You can expect in-game perks, and the ability to participate in our Play Fund, so you can broaden and deepen your knowledge of our players and community through games. The University Programs team also invites you to intern focused events so you can connect with your fellow interns and Rioters to make the most out of your experience.

Riot Games fosters a player and workplace experience that values teamwork embodied by the Summoner's Code and Community Code. Our culture embraces differences as a strength, and our values are the guiding principles for how we approach work. We are committed to putting diversity and inclusion (D&I) at the center of everything we do and promoting a fair and collaborative culture where Rioters treat one another with dignity and respect. We encourage you to read more about our value of thriving together and our ongoing work to build the most inclusive company in Gaming.

(Remote Only) The hourly rate for this internship is USD $43.51