AI Programmer - Games | Helsinki
Savage games were formed in 2020 by industry veterans from studios such as; Rockstar, Insomniac, Supercell, Wargaming and Rovio. In 2022 we joined Playstation, making Savage the founding studio of the PlayStation Studios Mobile Division.
Our Mission is to make action games with epic stories to foster lasting connections with players around the world. We’re f earlessly exploring bold new ideas with the aim to make high-quality, visually stunning games for mobile devices
Why do our people love it here?
Games - If you love games, we live and breathe games, playing together regularly and having games at the heart of everything we do. We prioritise our players and deeply understand them, which drives everything we do
People - Are Powerful Together, we believe that excellence is reached through team collaboration and a culture of feedback. We’re made up of passionate, collaborative and humble people. We’re committed to hiring a diverse team and we believe in treating people fairly. A great workplace is one where you feel like you belong. We are building a team of people who understand, empathise, collaborate, listen and connect. We want to create equal opportunity for all and give everyone a fair chance.
Pioneers - We’re pioneers. We aim to create AAA experiences that will push innovation and gaming on mobile. Think of everything you love about console games and imagine having that in the palm of your hand. You’ll be able to directly impact Savage Games by joining us, early on in our mission.
Inspired - Savage is a perfect home for those looking to make great games. We're hiring professionals who believe their best work is yet to be done. If you want; to make an impact, have more autonomy, bring AAA to mobile and want to work with a team of welcoming, open and honest teammates, Savage is the place for you.
We’re committed to creating a diverse team. If you feel that you might be interested in the role, even if you don’t hit 100% of the criteria, please don’t let that put you off. Get in touch with us. We believe in passion and potential.
AI Programmer
If UE is your jam, Savage is your toast! We are on the hunt for an AI Programmer to join an exciting mobile action project currently in development. As an AI programmer, your code is what brings characters to life and is crucial to establishing fun and enjoyable gameplay experiences. You will collaborate closely with the design team and bringing your “designer hat” into work is not just encouraged, but expected! You will collaborate across art, design, and production teams to realise cool features in enemies and NPCs. AI Programmers are expected to take full ownership and take features to completion.
Your work will have a significant impact on the final performance and quality of all Savage games.
Responsibilities
- Develop systems to control the simulation and behaviour of NPCs
- Work closely with the Animation team to produce aesthetically pleasing NPC movement.
- Provide tools to help hit production goals and maximise designer iteration
- Build NPCs that are fun
- Contribute to game design by collaboration and rapid prototyping while ensuring that strong architectural and algorithmic decisions are made.
- Optimise and fix bugs in existing gameplay systems
Required Skills
- A passion for playing and developing action games!
- At least 1 shipped title working as an AI programmer or working on AI systems
- A keen analytical mind with strong problem-solving skills
- Strong C++ skills and the ability to code and architect gameplay mechanics and tools
- Fluency in 3D math and algebra related to game programming
- Shipped a game using Unreal Engine
Desirable Skills
- Shipped a mobile game, preferably using UE4
- Strong experience in profiling and low-level optimisations
- Experience extending an established code base
- Strong game design sense as relates to AI and NPCs
- Experience with AI systems in a networked environment
Why join us?
Although we’re a new company, we’re committed to making this a great place to work, so this is only the beginning of our benefits
- Annual bonus
- Paid lunches
- Budget towards commuting costs
- Gym or sporting subscription to spend as you wish
- Home internet provided
- Mobile Phone
- Educational budget: for language learning, self-training, attending conferences, buying games and books etc
- Financial and practical assistance with relocation through our relocation partner and a relocation budget
- Twice yearly off-sites, this year we held one in Berlin and one in Helsinki
- PVG - Pizza, beer and games on the last Friday of every month
- 30 days holiday plus additional days from Christmas and New Year
- Discounts on PlayStation products and games
We're an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.