Remote Game Developer Contractor for AI-Driven Gameplay

Kardow; United States; Remote; USD 83,000 - 193,000; Part time

Job summary

Kardow is seeking a Game Developer contractor to contribute to a pioneering project evaluating AI capabilities in game creation and interaction. You will train AI systems using real-world game inputs, debugging tasks, and feature challenges drawn from a range of game styles.

Applicants should showcase a strong portfolio across engines like Unity, Godot, or Unreal, and demonstrate hands-on debugging, playtesting, and clear technical communication. Remote collaboration is central to the role.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated game development experience across AAA/indie/solo projects.
• Portfolio or published work is essential and should showcase relevant skills.
• Advanced proficiency with at least one major game engine and debugging utilities.

Responsibilities

• Design and build small-scale game projects in a major engine for assessment tasks.
• Integrate realistic gameplay bugs requiring thorough playtesting and analysis.
• Develop multifaceted gameplay feature challenges across multiple systems.
• Draft clear briefs for tasks, mirroring player/designer/producer instructions.
• Create reference solutions including bug fixes and feature implementations.
• Define detailed success criteria with input sequences and expected outcomes.
• End-to-end playtesting to guarantee reliability and solvability.

Skills

Game development experience

Portfolio published work

Major game engine proficiency

Scripting languages (C#, GDScript, C++

Playtesting experience

Written communication

QA / design experience

Tools

Unity

Unreal Engine

Godot

GitHub

Job description

Kardow is seeking a Game Developer contractor to contribute to a pioneering project evaluating AI capabilities in game creation and interaction. You will train AI systems using real-world game inputs, debugging tasks, and feature challenges drawn from a range of game styles.

Applicants should showcase a strong portfolio across engines like Unity, Godot, or Unreal, and demonstrate hands-on debugging, playtesting, and clear technical communication. Remote collaboration is central to the role.