AI Engineer

Full Time / Permanent

Hyde, Manchester (Currently Work from Home)

Position

AI Engineer

Job Description

An opportunity to join a dynamic new studio with a focus on technical excellence and exciting projects to create great games efficiently with best-in-class technology in a culture of collaboration and excellence with good work-life balance. To join a company at the foundation level, to help build a centre of technical excellence in the games industry, to have a recognised contribution to our studio and have fun while doing so, The AI Engineer will be working on our in-house tech/project as well as contracts where and when needed.

The Successful Applicant

The successful AI Engineer will:
Ideally have 5 years + experience in creating, contributing, delivering and pushing technology in games (console).

A passion for making great video games with supporting technology.

Shipped at least 1 AAA full title (pref. fps or tps)

Design and plan, AI Archetype systems

Iteratively collaborate with design teams developing unique AI behaviours

AAA attention to detail skills that discover that extra 5%

Ability to seek out and breakdown feedback into action items

Commitment to see out a system from paper design to Beta level quality

Excellent communication skills that can drive creative brainstorming meetings

Experience around build systems, automation, CSI.

Exceptional troubleshooting and debugging skills.

Willing to learn new skills, face new challenges and technology.

A drive to keep up with new developments, techniques, advances

Expert game development experience that focused on AI and gameplay systems

Strong visual scripting and state machine fundamentals

Animation blend tree experience

Strong profiling and optimization techniques

Always thinking about how things can be more efficient, make development smoother.

Be competent and confident in the following areas:
C, C++, C# as an advantage

Console experience – PS4, Xbox One, Next gen as an advantage.

Unreal experience as an advantage.

Game Systems / Engine support.

Porting to other platforms.

Salary

£ – Competitive, Dependent on experience.