Full-Time Senior AI Programmer

Core

• Propose, implement and own tasks and features in a timely fashion. 
• Provide regular updates to the production. 
• Collaborating with PCF Framework to integrate and develop shared components, and augment stability/features of shared modules.
• Consider the performance of the work that you do.
• Breakdown your own tasks, update your progress, ask questions and raise issues to relevant stakeholders as well as proposing solutions when needed.
• Work closely with Principal and project Architect to implement high quality features and code, proactively identify and address risk with the team.
• Proactively participate in code reviews to share knowledge and learn from other team members.
• Occasionally support Lead in recruitment projects with HR collaboration.
• Stay informed of best practices and technical solutions used at the company.
• Work with QA teams to define testing requirements for new and existing features.

AI

• Work across multiple disciplines on the behaviors of a large variety of non-player characters.
• Work closely with the design team and iterate with them game features gathering feedback from iterations.
• Create dedicated tools and features.
• Test, debug, profile and optimize implementations.
• Maintain and extend the existing Unreal Engine AI framework and tools.
• Design, implement into engine and maintain new AI features.
• Track work in production systems.
• Work on improvements to the company wide AI codebase.
• 6+ years experience working in console / PC games
• Involved in the production cycle of at least 1 title
• Excellent primary programming language skills (C++).
• Good knowledge of Source Control and Code Review tools (Swarm, Perforce, Git, etc.).
• Good knowledge of Project Management Software (JIRA, Confluence, etc.).
• Ability to work autonomously.
• Strong math background (3d math, matrices, linear algebra).
• Understanding of physics and classical mechanics.
• Good understanding of usual algorithms and techniques used by AI teams in games.
• Experience with performance measurement and optimization.
• Experience in programming different gamedev AI topics like movement, navigation or decision-making logic.
• Ability to write solid, reliable, efficient code.
• “Game designer” like creativity to help solve gameplay problems.
• Experience with multi-threading.
• Good Unreal Engine knowledge.
• Good mentoring skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English. 

Nice to have:

• Experience with other programming languages
• Experience with Project Management Software (JIRA, Confluence, etc.)
• Experience with other languages
• Proficiency with Atlassian software (JIRA, Confluence)
• Proficiency with Swarm and Perforce