Character Behavior Developer for Generative AI Experiences

Apple, Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 264,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental

Retirement benefits

Stock programs

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California seeks a Character Behavior Developer for Generative AI Experiences.

You will design how a character responds, expression, timing, and dialogue, collaborating with engineers, artists, and writers to push interactive computing. Responsibilities include authoring complete interactions, driving animation, speech, and timing from context, and designing believable social interactions across contexts.

Qualifications

• Experience authoring and tuning NPC or companion character behaviors using tools like behavior trees, state machines, utility systems, or visual scripting.
• Working knowledge of interactive animation, including idles, reactions, look-ats, and additive layers.
• Experience with real-time game engines like Unity, Unreal, or others.
• Understanding of technical constraints in real-time environments.
• Great at providing and receiving feedback while working in a collaborative, cross-discipline environment.

Responsibilities

• Author complete character interactions, from first pass through final tuning.
• Drive animation, expression, speech, and timing from contextual input so each response feels intentional.
• Design interactions that stay believable across a range of social contexts.
• Collaborate with animators and engineers on the animation each interaction requires.
• Collaborate on tool design and development with the engineering team.
• Explore emerging techniques for interactive character behavior.

Skills

Behavior authoring for NPCs

Real-time interaction design

Cross-disciplinary collaboration

Tools

Unity

Unreal Engine

Visual scripting

Behavior trees

State machines

Job description

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California seeks a Character Behavior Developer for Generative AI Experiences.

You will design how a character responds, expression, timing, and dialogue, collaborating with engineers, artists, and writers to push interactive computing. Responsibilities include authoring complete interactions, driving animation, speech, and timing from context, and designing believable social interactions across contexts.