Senior ML Engineer - Real-Time Gaming AI & Bots

Epic Games; United States; Hybrid; USD 233,000 - 341,000; Full time

Job summary

Epic Games, a leader in real-time graphics, seeks a Machine Learning Engineer for the Special Projects team. You will design production-ready ML models for bot behavior, NPCs, and automated systems within Unreal Engine-based experiences.

You will work with researchers on vision, NLP, and reinforcement learning, delivering scalable, high-quality AI tools and ensuring smooth integration into our ecosystem across North America and Europe.

Qualifications

• PhD or equivalent experience in ML for real-time systems.
• Experience building production ML models for game bots or NPCs.
• Strong background in ML fundamentals and deployment.

Responsibilities

• Create scalable production-ready ML models for bot behavior and game AI.
• Assess model effectiveness and inform roadmap priorities.
• Collaborate across vision, NLP, and ML to integrate features into Unreal Engine-based projects.

Skills

ML for bots

Deep learning

Reinforcement learning

Vision-language models

Python

Agentic systems

Education

PhD in Computer Science or related field

3+ years of relevant industry experience

Tools

numpy

scikit-learn

pytorch

Job description

Epic Games, a leader in real-time graphics, seeks a Machine Learning Engineer for the Special Projects team. You will design production-ready ML models for bot behavior, NPCs, and automated systems within Unreal Engine-based experiences.

You will work with researchers on vision, NLP, and reinforcement learning, delivering scalable, high-quality AI tools and ensuring smooth integration into our ecosystem across North America and Europe.