Senior Gameplay Programmer (AI)

Job Description

This Senior AI programmer is responsible for game elements not controlled by the player (ex: NPC/enemy actions and behaviours) that enrich the overall game experience.

Responsibilities:

• Collect, interpret and analyze the technical feasibility of AI specifications
• Analyze and determine if current AI functionalities in the game engine meet the project’s AI requirements
• Suggest technical improvements while designing and implementing new AI systems
• Collaborate with designers to discuss technical constraints and establish technical solutions for varying AI functionalities
• Propose technical innovations inspired by industry leaders
• Write clear and well-structured C++ code while bearing in mind performance, maintenance and compatibility requirements
• Verify and validate that newly developed systems conform to the project’s AI goals without negatively affecting existing code

Qualifications

• Senior experience in AI Programming; Gameplay & AI combined experience is also welcome
• Excellent programming knowledge in C++ and optimizing code
• Experience in Behaviour Trees and data structures in programming for AI
• Goal Oriented Action Planning (GOAP) experience in relation to complex and adaptive behaviour for non-player characters (NPCs) within the game
• Desirable experience working on AAA titles, current and next-gen consoles (not essential)
• The ability to support AI functionalities and systems designed for the production
• Find and fix AI bugs flagged by Quality Control and team members from other disciplines
• Document work to transfer system knowledge allowing users to understand the use of new AI functionalities
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Team-oriented & results driven