Gameplay Bots Designer: Live-Service AI for FPS

Electronic Arts Ltd; West Chatsworth (CA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Electronic Arts' Respawn Entertainment seeks a Game Designer to shape AI Bots for Apex Legends. You’ll identify player behaviors across skill levels and design Bot systems balancing performance and challenge, reporting to the Senior Lead Game Designer.

You’ll partner with engineers, Product, Data & Analytics, and Production to implement updates, fix bugs, balance features, and sustain Bots using metrics and playtests.

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 a lot of opinions about many live games
• Strong opinions on best practices of how Bots should behave in an 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

Job description

Electronic Arts' Respawn Entertainment seeks a Game Designer to shape AI Bots for Apex Legends. You’ll identify player behaviors across skill levels and design Bot systems balancing performance and challenge, reporting to the Senior Lead Game Designer.

You’ll partner with engineers, Product, Data & Analytics, and Production to implement updates, fix bugs, balance features, and sustain Bots using metrics and playtests.