Senior Game AI Designer | Fully Remote

Escape Velocity Entertainment; United States; À distance; USD 110 000 - 170 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Generous PTO allowance

Studio holidays (Summer & Winter)

Private Medical & Dental

Private Mental Health scheme

Health & Wellbeing allowance

Discretionary Studio Bonus

Top range tech for home setup

Region-based benefits

Résumé du poste

Escape Velocity is seeking a Senior AI Designer to join our fully remote team. You will craft enemies, develop AI systems, and collaborate with designers and engineers to deliver compelling NPC behavior and player experiences.

Bring 5+ years in game design or AI development, deep Unreal Engine expertise, and strong blueprint scripting skills. You will help plan future work with producers and use data to guide AI improvements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional game design or AI development experience.
• Technical expertise in Unreal and/or AAA engines.
• Senior proficiency with blueprint scripting and AI behaviour trees.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Understanding of competitive multiplayer games and NPC usage.

Responsabilités

• Create new enemies for a high-mobility action game.
• Develop design specs and technical documents.
• Collaborate with designers and engineers on NPCs, scripting and behaviour trees.
• Plan future work with producers and identify dependencies.
• Analyze user data, feedback and heatmaps to improve AI behavior.
• Pitch detailed AI designs to leads and directors.

Connaissances

Unreal Engine

Blueprint scripting

AI behaviour trees

NPC design

Real-time gameplay

Remote collaboration

Outils

AAA game engines

Description du poste

What we are looking for:

We are building a culture of play and seeking an imaginative, skilful, and versatile Senior AI Designer to join our remote team. If you share a passion for developing ground-breaking worlds and player experiences, then this may be for you!

What we are looking for:

We are building a culture of play and seeking an imaginative, skilful, and versatile Senior AI Designer to join our remote team. If you share a passion for developing ground-breaking worlds and player experiences, then this may be for you!

What We Will Do Together:

• Create exciting new enemies for a unique, high-mobility action game.


• Create design specs and technical documents.


• Work alongside other designers and engineers on NPC creation, scripting, and behaviour trees.


• Collaborate with our producers to plan future work and identify dependencies.


• Analyze user data, feedback, and heatmaps to understand how the game's AI is functioning and what changes need to be made.


• Pitch detailed new AI designs to leads and directors.

What You Will Bring:

• A passion for competitive and/or strategic multiplayer games.


• 5+ years of professional game design or AI game development experience.


• Technical expertise in Unreal and/or equivalent AAA game engines.


• Senior-level proficiency in blueprint scripting and AI behaviour trees.


• Strong oral and written communication skills.


• A professional understanding of competitive multiplayer games and their use of NPCs.


• Background or education in game design or programming.

Interested... a bit about Escape Velocity:

Escape Velocity is a team of passionate, talented developers working at a studio that offers excellent benefits, on what we believe is a once-in-a-career project with a committed publisher. But that doesn't necessarily make us unique. What does make us special? We value the time, energy, and talent of our players and our colleagues. We want every hour spent developing and playing our games to be an incredibly rewarding and worthwhile use of your time. To that end, we are 'Fully Remote' and support team members nearly anywhere in the world. We prioritize honesty, even when that means sharing bad news. We strive to give everyone autonomy so they can determine how best to work and play, and we care more about what you bring to the game and studio than how many hours you're clocking. We're dedicated to building a culture of play, which not only makes us better game makers, but also strengthens the bonds between us all. We believe in constant improvement across all areas - from the game itself to our production design - and are constantly re-evaluating how we spend our time to ensure that we're not wasting yours and we're all always working on the most important things.

A few benefits you can expect from us:

• A generous PTO allowance


• Summer and Winter holidays studio closure (separate to PTO allowance)


• Private Medical & Dental Healthcare


• Private Mental Health scheme


• A generous annual Health & Wellbeing allowance


• Discretionary Studio Bonus


• Top range tech for your home set up


• Other benefits based on your region

Escape Velocity is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to hiring, promoting, and compensating employees based on their qualifications and demonstrated ability to perform job responsibilities.

Applications will be considered regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, or any other protected category.