Gameplay Bots Designer — AI, Live Ops & Balancing

TAPP Film; United States; On-site; USD 104,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off (PTO) 3 weeks per year

Sick time 80 hours/year

16 paid holidays per year

Parental leave 10 weeks PTO to bond

Health insurance (medical/dental/vison

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Job summary

Electronic Arts is seeking a Game Designer to shape and iterate on in-game Bots for Apex Legends. You will identify player behaviors, design Bot AI, and balance performance constraints to create autonomous opponents in a dynamic BR environment.

You will report to the Senior Lead Game Designer and collaborate with Product, Data, Analytics, and Engineering to deliver updates with strong polish and post‑launch support.

Qualifications

• 3+ years professional experience as a game designer on a multiplayer game.
• Direct experience building NPC / AI behaviors.
• Experience in rapid prototyping and iterative design.
• Experience implementing designs via scripting.
• Understanding of game feel and polish.
• Strong track record in design and balance.
• Played and formed opinions about many live games.
• Strong opinions on best practices of Bots in FPS.

Responsibilities

• Analyze the match flow and tactics of Apex Legends, and identify key patterns of successful play.
• Design AI behaviors and establish expectations of performance for Bots.
• Partner with and support engineers to implement updates to Bots systems.
• Hold and communicate the vision for the feature to your collaborators including Product, Data and Analytics, Production and more.
• Ensure a high quality release by bug fixing, balancing, and creating a robust system that supports Bots in the Battle Royale.
• Support other designers with broader gameplay.

Skills

Game design

NPC/AI behaviors

Scripting

Rapid prototyping

Gameplay balancing

Live service experience

Opinions on bot behavior

Tools

Scripting tools

Job description

Electronic Arts is seeking a Game Designer to shape and iterate on in-game Bots for Apex Legends. You will identify player behaviors, design Bot AI, and balance performance constraints to create autonomous opponents in a dynamic BR environment.

You will report to the Senior Lead Game Designer and collaborate with Product, Data, Analytics, and Engineering to deliver updates with strong polish and post‑launch support.