Senior Gameplay Programmer - AI United States, Remote

PlayStation; United States; Remote; USD 160,000 - 241,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Gameplay AI Programmer to join their innovative team. In this role, you'll collaborate with content teams to design, implement, and maintain cutting-edge AI systems that enhance gameplay experiences. You'll leverage your expertise to mentor junior staff and ensure the quality and performance of AI features. This exciting opportunity offers a chance to contribute to a dynamic environment where creativity and technical skills thrive, all while enjoying a comprehensive benefits package and a culture that embraces diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Matching

Paid Time Off

Wellness Program

Employee Discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering features related to enemy, boss, or ally AI.
• Strong knowledge of programming principles and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to enhance player experience and feature quality focused on AI interactions.
• Mentor junior staff and participate in AI special interest groups.

Skills

AI Programming

Memory Management

Performance Optimization

3D Math

Player-Centered Design

Job description

PlayStation isn’t just the Best Place to Play — it’s also the Best Place to Work. Today, we’re recognized as a global leader in entertainment producing The PlayStation family of products and services including PlayStation5, PlayStation4, PlayStationVR, PlayStationPlus, acclaimed PlayStation software titles from PlayStation Studios, and more.

PlayStation also strives to create an inclusive environment that empowers employees and embraces diversity. We welcome and encourage everyone who has a passion and curiosity for innovation, technology, and play to explore our open positions and join our growing global team.

The PlayStation brand falls under Sony Interactive Entertainment, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation.

Insomniac is looking for a Senior Gameplay AI Programmer. In this role you'll collaborate closely with our content teams as we design, implement and maintain industry leading enemy and ally gameplay experiences. A Senior Gameplay Programmer anticipates design needs and player expectations and leverages their experience to provide feedback on code quality, user experience, and performance throughout the course of development. We value ownership, technical expertise, initiative, and effective communication.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following:

• Collaborate across teams to drive player experience and feature quality with a focus on AI<>Player interactions.
• Act as a subject matter expert for our AI team, providing mentorship/assistance to more junior staff through code reviews and participation in our AI special interest group.
• Create features and systems that can work flexibly and dynamically across diverse environments and situations.
• Architect and implement systems that are as simple as possible without compromising scalability and extensibility.
• Accurately estimate assigned work, contribute to efforts to ensure work is in scope, and proactively update team on task status.
• Understand complex existing systems and how they interact. Expand or create new systems as needed to deliver on the promise of our features.
• Work across teams to understand how our internal customers use the tools and systems that we develop to deliver great gameplay experiences.
• Drive new feature and architecture development within AI Systems.

Skills you should bring to this role:

• Prior experience owning and delivering features in the areas of enemy, boss, or ally AI.
• Knowledge of memory management, performance optimization, systems interfaces, and other programming principles and best practices.
• Knowledge of mathematical concepts, particularly 3D math and visualization using linear algebra.
• An eye for player-centered design.
• Ability and willingness to articulate strengths and weaknesses of proposed features, and to advocate for alternatives.

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At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location.

Base pay is one component of our total compensation package. Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location, as well as additional compensation components, such as annual bonus, profit sharing, and other incentive plans.

In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.

Profit Sharing (PSS Only)

$160,300 - $240,500 USD

Equal Opportunity Statement:

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We strive to create an inclusive environment, empower employees and embrace diversity. We encourage everyone to respond.

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