Senior Gameplay AI Engineer
Senior Gameplay AI Engineer
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$ 138000 - 170000
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Job Description
THE OPPORTUNITY
Striking Distance Studios is looking for a Senior AI Engineer to work in a cooperative cross-disciplinary team environment to implement gameplay features and systems within our games.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Work across disciplines to build refactor and maintain a variety of robust flexible and well-architected AI features.
- Work with design team to prototype and implement AI behaviours that empower the fun.
- Implement enemies NPCs or any kind of AI managed characters.
- Work with gameplay engineers to integrate developed AI systems.
- Implement optimizations in perception systems and decision-making systems to make the AI performant.
- Work on navigation & pathfinding systems and demonstrate the ability to debug complex AI issues.
- Integrate and maintain AI middleware across all platforms.
- Review the work of other engineers and provide mentorship on your area of knowledge.
- Create and maintain technical design documents.
- Delve into code written by other engineers and take ownership of existing systems as needed.
- Keep current on technological developments and advancements.
- Research and develop coding techniques and algorithms.
- Collaborate with technology director on technical design and feature roll out.
- Write clear maintainable portable and highly performant code.
- Communicate accurate status updates to your team leads producers and QA regarding tasks/features you are responsible for.
- Adhere to team coding standards and best practices.
- Foster a culture of open honest and respectful communication across all disciplines.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelors degree in software engineering computer science or equivalent.
- At least 5 years of games industry experience and preferably 3 years or more in a similar role.
- At least 3 years of experience with Unreal Engine.
- Experience shipping games on current generation consoles (PS5 or XSX) and PC.
- Advanced ability to be self-directed focused and detail oriented.
- Advanced C skills.
- Advance knowledge on blueprints and AI decision making tools (Unreal behaviour trees utility AI etc.).
- Advance knowledge of navigation and pathfinding systems.
- 3D math skills.
- Advanced verbal and written communications skills.
- A demonstrable love / passion for playing and making video games.
- A highly communicative and collaborative disposition.
Reasonable Accommodation
KRAFTON Americas is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment the Company will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to apply for an open position perform essential job functions and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment please contact the HR Talent team at KRAFTON Americas to begin the interactive process.
EEOC statement
KRAFTON Americas provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type.
In California the expected salary range for this position is $138000-$170000. The listed expected salary range represents a good faith estimate and the actual pay may depend on a variety of job-related factors that can include experience education skills and location.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full Time
