Gameplay Engineer, Games, DeepMind

Google Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Google DeepMind in London is seeking a Gameplay Engineer and Prototyper to bridge game development and AI research. You will prototype agentic workflows and generative-model-based mechanics, delivering fast, experimental gameplay experiences.

Collaborating with designers, researchers and engineers, you will build scalable tools and pipelines to enable rapid iteration and exploration of novel AI-driven gameplay in a cutting-edge environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience working with cross-functional partners (game designers, artists, or producers) to scope and unblock features.
• Experience architecting core gameplay mechanics, custom tooling, or greenfield technical systems from scratch.
• Experience in commercially shipping or publicly releasing a game across its full lifecycle (prototype to release).

Responsibilities

• Design and rapidly implement the technical foundations for gameplay prototypes that utilize agentic workflows and generative models as core mechanics.
• Build internal tools, scaffolding, and workflows that empower designers and researchers to easily experiment with complex AI pipelines.
• Lead the integration of small- and large-scale streaming models into game environments, creatively hiding latency and consistency issues inherent to probabilistic models.
• Partner closely with designers and research scientists to solve "unsolvable" technical bottlenecks in early-stage, design-focused projects.
• Build compliant pipelines for data managing and model testing where stability matters, while maintaining the speed and flexibility required for rapid game prototyping.

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Gameplay systems

Tooling & pipelines

Open-source contributions

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Math or related field

Tools

Unreal Engine

Godot

Unity

Job description

Share Gameplay Engineer, Games, DeepMind

DeepMind London, UK

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience working with cross-functional partners (game designers, artists, or producers) to scope and unblock features.
• Experience architecting core gameplay mechanics, custom tooling, or greenfield technical systems from scratch.
• Experience in commercially shipping or publicly releasing a game across its full lifecycle (prototype to release).

Preferred qualifications

• Experience training ML models or integrating generative AI into consumer-facing products.
• Practical knowledge of modern game engines like Unreal, Godot, Unity or proprietary internal frameworks.
• A track record of contributing to open-source projects or innovative technical experiments.

About the job

As a Gameplay Engineer and Prototyper in Inception, you will build interactive experiences, blurring the lines between game development and AI research. Your mission is to move beyond traditional game engineering to show what is possible when generative models and agentic workflows become core mechanics.

You will be a key bridge between research and design, moving fast to stand up 0-to-1 prototypes, crafting expert pipelines when necessary, and finding novel technical solutions to creative problems. You will work in a cross-functional environment where every project involves significant experimentation, rapid iteration, and close collaboration.

Artificial intelligence will be one of humanity’s most transformative inventions. At Google DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex global challenges and accelerate high-quality product innovation for billions of users. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority.

We are pushing the boundaries across multiple domains. Our global teams offer diverse learning opportunities and varied career pathways for those driven to achieve exceptional results through collective effort.

Responsibilities

• Design and rapidly implement the technical foundations for gameplay prototypes that utilize agentic workflows and generative models as core mechanics.
• Build internal tools, scaffolding, and workflows that empower designers and researchers to easily experiment with complex AI pipelines.
• Lead the integration of small- and large-scale streaming models into game environments, creatively hiding latency and consistency issues inherent to probabilistic models.
• Partner closely with designers and research scientists to solve "unsolvable" technical bottlenecks in early-stage, design-focused projects.
• Build compliant pipelines for data managing and model testing where stability matters, while maintaining the speed and flexibility required for rapid game prototyping.

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