Pros
I personally love this company, and like its mission statement, this company is literally one of THE most player-focused companies I have ever had the opportunity to work for. They take this statement very serious, and you can hear the words "player focused", "default trust", and "culture fit" anytime and everywhere in the company. When it comes to less experienced candidates, Riot somehow actually fully trusts in your judgement to make a tough call; they also embrace your mistakes, as long as you're willing to admit it. The culture here at Riot is also one thing I love, and hate: the feedback culture is very honest and open. If you did something that others don't agree, they will voice it out. The reason I say I love this is because constructive feedback is the reason that people can keep growing, but at the same time, this isn't a method for all people. One more thing I'd like to mention is the policy of having no titles in the office to reduce the hierarchical ladder in China. This gives new employees all the freedom to talk to anyone in the office about a problem or concern without having to think if they stepped over the line per se. And while this policy is in place, employees feel more empowered to work on the projects they love, instead of being limited to a certain job forever.
Cons
As I already mentioned in the pros, the word "default trust" is thrown around all the time, and yes, people do actually trust the Product Owner (PO) in his/her judgement when decisions need to made. If you were the PO in this case, sometimes you really got to make very tough calls, with limited information, and this can be a great deal of pressure. Most of the decisions that need to made here in the Hong Kong and Shanghai office are in scenarios that a lot of companies have never experienced before: such as keeping the no title policy in the company IN CHINA. With less experienced candidates, you do get a chance to be the product owner of things, and how you want to proceed with that PO status is completely up to yourself. However, it is a great deal of stress if you were to make one wrong call as a new hire and be courageous enough to admit it and just move on. These can be devastating moments as you are basically put on trial in front of a group of people that's questioning your decision.