Striking Distance Studios · 5 months ago
Senior Gameplay AI Engineer
San Ramon, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$138K/yr - $170K/yr
5+ years expStriking 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 their games. The role involves building and maintaining AI features, collaborating with design teams, and optimizing AI systems for performance.
GamingPC GamesVideo 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
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's 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
Company
Striking Distance Studios
Striking Distance Studios specializes in the development of video and computer games. It is a sub-organization of Krafton.
51-200 employees
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Funding
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HR Business Partner
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