Senior Game AI Programmer

Your mission

• Setup the technical designs and AI systems for our games using decisions trees within Unreal and/or any other AI systems required to create the fun and engagement that our designers are looking for.
• Bring solid AI knowledge that allows you to come up with different approaches to tackle our AI problems and constantly invest into keeping your AI knowledge up to date
• Work closely together with our creative team and the core team to deliver features and improve workflows, functionality, and interfaces.
• Work closely together with other programmers and designers to mentor and coach them with your AI knowledge and expertise
• Take complete ownership of the AI work, working closely together with the tech leads to make it fit the complete codebase and working closely together with the designers to identify the technical constraints based on their creative guidance.
• Develop, expand, maintain, and support the AI systems, tools, and AI related gameplay elements.
• Use your knowledge of C++, object orientation, design patterns, algorithms, and data structures to create solid technical designs and efficient implementations for the required AI work.
• Constantly take performance into account so the games and experiences can keep running at a smooth 72+ FPS, even when rendering to both eyes and using the latest and greatest mobile hardware to do so.
• Analyze problems and debug them to quickly locate and fix even the most challenging bugs.

Your profile

• You have at least 3 years of experience with real-time AI systems, such as decision trees to create challenging and engaging enemies for shooter games or similar.
• You have written several games in C++ and have a proper understanding of all the basic concepts of the language such as object vs data oriented, approach, inheritance vs composition, pointers vs references, encapsulation, data structures and their performance characteristics.
• You have created at least 1 project using the Unreal Engine, providing you with a good basic understanding on creating blueprints, optimizing code through usage of C++ and the Unreal pipeline.
• You have interest in AI technology, passion for character-based games and good knowledge on AI solutions.
• You are technical and collaborative.

Bonus points for

• It is a clear bonus if you have already worked in VR.

We offer

• A company culture that values a healthy work-life balance.
• A hybrid working model with two office days per week.
• Income tax reduction for eligible expats.
• Relocation cost compensation depending on your situation.
• 26 standard vacation days with an option to buy 5 more.
• Free train commuting to and from the office.
• Free pension plan.
• A healthy lunch in our canteen.
• Group activities and an annual VR game jam.
• Thursday afternoon drinks.
• The latest VR hardware and titles which you can borrow and take home.
• Whilst working from home we provide all the relevant hardware, budget for a desk and chair and a contribution toward your energy costs.