Senior AI Engineer

Cloud Chamber • Novato, CA

3h • Hybrid

About The Position

Cloud Chamber is seeking a Senior AI Engineer to join our talented development team to further push the development of the AI Systems and AI Archetype for BioShock 4. We have high ambitions for tying AI and storytelling together in our project. It will be your responsibility to crystallize that ambition, helping to support several AI systems, and bring several AI Archetypes to life.
In this role, you’ll collaborate with an engaged team to push the state of the art and experiment with unproven ideas. We are attempting new and ambitious things with AI in this game. You are bold, brave, and believe in an iterative, experimental approach to game development, moving comfortably between design and engineering, collaborating and communicating ambition and limitations.

Requirements

• 5+ years industry or related experience.
• Worked in an AI for video games programming role.
• Used Unreal Engine in a professional capacity for scripting Basic AI Systems.
• Used UE5 AI Debugging Tools and Rewind Debugger.
• Strong math skills.
• Strong C++ experience.
• Developed for current gen AAA consoles.
• A reliable, positive force multiplier, actively seeking opportunities to integrate work across disciplines and contribute to a healthy, supportive team environment.
• A solid communicator with excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas clearly, package information for diverse audiences, and deliver difficult feedback with empathy and professionalism.
• A persistent and self-motivated person with a proactive mindset.
• Able to maintain effectiveness and quality under pressure, ambiguity, and fast-changing priorities.
• An active listener able to build and maintain trust-based relationships across all levels of the organization, understand differing perspectives, and navigate organizational complexity with tact and emotional intelligence.
• Highly open to feedback and direction, possessing a desire to learn new skills, and capable of producing quick, quality revisions based on new insights or constraints.
• A strong owner of your tasks, who strives to drive their work forward autonomously while maintaining a critical eye for detail and organization, ensuring high standards of quality.
• Dedicated to upholding Cloud Chamber’s core values, contributing to a positive and respectful company culture while striving for excellence in all endeavors.

Responsibilities

• Iterate and polish existing AI Systems and Archetypes.
• Bring new Archetypes into existence.
• Take confident ownership over the architecture and implementation within the systems of your domain.
• Work on implementation and maintenance of AI behavior tree and associated systems.
• Focus and help plan for ensuring all of our AI Systems and Archetypes operate performantly and within memory budgets.
• Improve design-facing tools for authoring and scripting combat encounters.
• Create and maintain technical documentations.
• Review the work of other engineers and share expertise in your area of knowledge.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed