Senior Gameplay Developer - NPC AI & Animation (VR)

Cyborn BVBA; Antwerpen; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Cyborn in Antwerp is seeking a Senior Gameplay Developer to craft NPC behaviour and animation systems for a VR action-adventure title. You will implement behavior trees, blackboards, animation blueprints and perception systems, ensuring responsive enemy and NPC actions in line with design goals.

You will unit-test in VR, refine melee combat timing, and collaborate closely with design and animation teams to deliver polished, fun gameplay experiences on schedule.

Qualifications

• Several years of professional game development experience and at least one shipped title.
• Deep hands-on experience with Unreal Engine Behavior Trees, Blackboards and Anim Blueprints.
• Experience building melee combat systems.
• Collaborative mindset: translating a designer's vision into working systems and iterating on feedback.
• Experience with VR game development is a bonus.
• Familiarity with source control.

Responsibilities

• You will implement NPC behaviour based on designs, using Behavior Trees, Blackboards and perception systems.
• You will build and maintain Animation Blueprints, montages, blend spaces and state machines for player and NPC characters.
• You will implement melee and ranged combat systems tuned for VR.
• You will work in a tight iteration loop with design, creative direction and animation: build, test in-headset, refine.
• You will communicate daily with the production manager.

Skills

Behavior Trees

Blackboards

Anim Blueprints

VR development

Melee combat systems

Source control

Collaboration

Unreal Engine

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

Cyborn in Antwerp is seeking a Senior Gameplay Developer to craft NPC behaviour and animation systems for a VR action-adventure title. You will implement behavior trees, blackboards, animation blueprints and perception systems, ensuring responsive enemy and NPC actions in line with design goals.

You will unit-test in VR, refine melee combat timing, and collaborate closely with design and animation teams to deliver polished, fun gameplay experiences on schedule.