RL Infrastructure Engineer for Immersive UE5 Games

Hoyoverse; United States; Remote; USD 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare premiums

Paid time off

401K plan

Life and disability insurance

Team-building activities

Flexible working hours

Job summary

HoYoverse seeks an experienced software/ML engineer to build and own the reinforcement learning infrastructure for UE5 projects. This hybrid role sits between ML research and game/engine engineering, turning research ideas into robust, production-ready systems in real game environments.

You will collaborate with gameplay teams to deliver RL/AI solutions, prototype and productionize RL pipelines, and own the technical roadmap for scalable RL infrastructure, ensuring reliability and fast iteration

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in software engineering, ML, or related technical roles.
• Strong proficiency with Python and C++.
• Experience with game development workflows, including debugging, profiling, and version control.
• Solid understanding of deep neural network architectures and reinforcement learning concepts.
• Experience with PyTouch, Tensorflow.
• Experience with distributed machine learning systems on cloud infrastructure.
• Experience deploying and optimizing machine learning applications in production environments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with gameplay team to deliver machine learning and AI solutions for the flagship title.
• Partner with gameplay engineers to prototype, optimize, and productionize RL pipelines.
• Own the technical roadmap for RL infrastructure, driving reliability, scalability and iteration speed.
• Deploy and operate learning agents in live or simulated UE-based environments, and optimize infrastructure for runtime inference.

Skills

8+ years experience

Python

C++

Game development

Debugging

Profiling

Version control

Deep learning

Reinforcement learning

Cloud infrastructure

Production deployment

Education

MS/PhD in CS or related field

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

HoYoverse seeks an experienced software/ML engineer to build and own the reinforcement learning infrastructure for UE5 projects. This hybrid role sits between ML research and game/engine engineering, turning research ideas into robust, production-ready systems in real game environments.

You will collaborate with gameplay teams to deliver RL/AI solutions, prototype and productionize RL pipelines, and own the technical roadmap for scalable RL infrastructure, ensuring reliability and fast iteration