Riot Games
Address: 7777 Bonhomme Ave, Clayton, MO 63105
Link: https://www.riotgames.com/en/work-with-us/offices/st-louis
Phone: Riot works almost exclusively via email and their online contact forms.
Contact Person: I found Brian Riley on LinkedIn, he is listed as the Global Head of Talent Acquisition for Riot Games.
What is Riot Games?
Riot games is a global game studio that is home to the most popular esport in the world, League of Legends. They have also created games such as Teamfight Tactics, VALORANT, and Legends of Runeterra and are even working on an animated series, Arcane. Overall, they’re a very successful company that has seen a lot of growth in the past few years. They emphasize working hard and playing a lot of games.
Why am I interested?
I’ve been playing games from Riot for a very long time, and I always thought that it would be very interesting to actually work there someday. The Web Experience jobs are few in number and highly selective, so I also feel like it would be a testament to my skills if I were able to land a job here. The company also has a lot of practices to help destress their employees, which I like.
Questions I have
How large are the teams, specifically in the Web Experience field?
How often do teams meet, and what tools do they use to meet?
What frameworks and libraries are most essential to Riot’s operations?
Colorado Department of Education
Address: 201 East Colfax Ave, Denver, CO, 80203
Link: https://www.cde.state.co.us
Phone: 303-866-6600
Contact Person: Unfortunately, the CDE staff directory is currently empty on their website. They do have a contact us form, however.
What is CDE?
The Colorado Department of Education oversees education spending, curriculum, and more within Colorado. They are a state agency with a wide scope and a wide range of responsibilities.
Why am I interested?
The job listing for web development with the CDE involves a lot of data formatting and transparency processes. This interests me because I do love working with data displays, and I understand the importance of transparency when it comes to government agencies.
Questions I have
How closely does the team work with actual educators, if at all?
“Business partners” are mentioned in the job listing, what do meetings with business partners entail?
Workday
Address: 4900 Pearl E Circle #100, Boulder, CO 80301
Link: https://www.workday.com/
Phone: 877-967-5329
Contact Person: Via LinkedIn, Mike Henninger, Senior Technical Recruiter
What is Workday?
Workday is a company that specializes in providing organizational tools to companies in order to better help them adapt to the future of business.
Why am I interested?
Workday is a great company that has a global presence in the market. Their front end software engineer position fits the skills that I’m looking to utilize and improve upon in my professional career. Also, they have very good employee satisfaction rates, which is a huge bonus.
Questions I have
How large are the software engineering teams here at Workday?
How often do teams meet with each other?
How often do teams meet with clients?
What does the process from start to finish of building a client’s website look like here?
FIREAND STUDIO
Address: 4030 Tennyson St, Denver, CO 80212
Link: https://fireantstudio.com/
Phone: 303-295-0511
Contact Person: The only listed member (and member available on LinkedIn) was founder and president Bob Roman.
What is FIREANT STUDIO?
FIREANT STUDIO is a company based entirely around creating progressive, responsive websites and digital solutions for their customers. They also have specialties lying in search engine optimization and digital marketing.
Why am I interested?
From what I’ve learned about the company through my research, they produce high quality work and hire high quality individuals. It almost felt like an elite group of web developers. I would love to be a part of something that revolves around creating websites for various types of customers in various fields of business, as that would keep things interesting all the time!
Questions I have
How large is the team at FIREANT STUDIO?
What does training for a new team member look like?
How does a typical client meeting look?
Are there any customers you’ve refused to work with? Why?
These are great employers to consider working for. I never even thought about researching workday, yet I use it everyday! I also really enjoy your questions that you would ask the employer. I can tell you took some time when thinking of those. RIOT games seems like it would be a great place to work at. I enjoy playing their game VALORANT in my off time.
I would not work for Riot games my friend. It is not a bad company but the crunch is real. I also have heard of many horror stories. I wouldn’t risk it.