Tencent · 1 month ago
Sr. AI Software Engineer – Coding Agent
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$116K/yr - $269K/yr
8+ years expTencent is a global IT company focused on empowering growth through innovative platforms and services. They are seeking a Senior AI Software Engineer to architect and lead the development of an AI Coding Agent that enhances game development workflows by providing intelligent assistance for code generation and debugging.
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Responsibilities
Architect and lead the development of a robust, scalable AI Coding Agent tailored to our game development workflows (primarily for UE/Unity-based games in C++, C#, and other relevant languages)
Integrate the AI agent directly into developer IDEs (like Visual Studio, VS Code) and our game engines (e.g., Unreal Engine, Unity)
Collaborate closely with game developers, technical artists, and engine programmers to gather requirements, understand pain points, and iterate on the tool's features
Optimize model inference speed and resource usage to ensure the agent is fast and responsive without hindering developer workstations
Mentor other engineers on the team and establish best practices for AI development, agentic RAG and agent-based architectures
Stay current with the latest research in AI, code generation, and LLMs to continuously improve the agent's capabilities
Qualification
Required
8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong background in Python, TypeScript, C++, or C#
Proven experience in building complex AI systems, with hands-on expertise in Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and AI Agent architectures
Deep, Hands-on experience with LLM APIs and/or fine-tuning and serving open-source models
Strong understanding of prompt engineering and context engineering to maximize model relevance and accuracy
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work on complex, ambiguous projects, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment
Experience with observability, performance optimization, and production incident response
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience)
Customer-oriented, and could work at a very fast pace
A positive, self-motivated, and passionate person
Independent, insistent, and open-minded
A great team player, and both dependable and autonomous
Data-driven decision maker
Preferred
Direct experience building a Coding Agent or similar developer-facing AI tool (IDE plugins, CLI, etc.)
Experience in the game development industry or with game engines (Unreal, Unity)
Benefits
Sign on payment
Relocation package
Restricted stock units
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life and disability benefits
Participation in the Company’s 401(k) plan
Up to 15 to 25 days of vacation per year
Up to 13 days of holidays throughout the calendar year
Up to 10 days of paid sick leave per year
Company
Tencent
Tencent is an internet service portal offering value-added internet, mobile, telecom, and online advertising services.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$13.84BKey Investors
Lippo Group
2025-09-16Post Ipo Debt· $1.27B
2020-05-29Post Ipo Debt· $6B
2019-08-29Post Ipo Debt· $6.5B
Leadership Team
Dowson Tong
Senior Executive Vice President of Tencent
James Mitchell
Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Executive Vice President
Recent News
2026-01-11
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