Senior Game AI Designer - Remote, Shape Next-Gen NPCs

Escape Velocity Entertainment; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Studio holidays closure

Private Medical & Dental Healthcare

Private Mental Health scheme

Health & Wellbeing allowance

Discretionary Studio Bonus

Top range tech for home setup

Region-based benefits

Job summary

Escape Velocity Entertainment is seeking a Senior AI Designer to join our fully remote team. You will design enemies, write specs, and collaborate with designers and engineers on NPC creation, scripting, and behaviour trees to power a high-mobility action game.

You bring 5+ years in game design or AI development, deep Unreal Engine expertise, and strong communication skills, plus a passion for competitive multiplayer games. Join us and help shape innovative, player-centric worlds.

Qualifications

• 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.
• A passion for competitive and/or strategic multiplayer games.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Background or education in game design or programming.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

AI design

Multiplayer game design

Communication skills

Education

Game design or programming background

Tools

Unreal Engine

Blueprint scripting

AI behaviour trees

Job description

Escape Velocity Entertainment is seeking a Senior AI Designer to join our fully remote team. You will design enemies, write specs, and collaborate with designers and engineers on NPC creation, scripting, and behaviour trees to power a high-mobility action game.

You bring 5+ years in game design or AI development, deep Unreal Engine expertise, and strong communication skills, plus a passion for competitive multiplayer games. Join us and help shape innovative, player-centric worlds.