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Senior Research Software Engineer

SEED is a cross-disciplinary R&D team within EA Worldwide Studios. Our mission is to explore and help determine the future of interactive entertainment.

SEED's research targets meaningful areas of applied innovation that can be expressed directly in new player experiences, future connected services, and advanced development techniques. Our research horizon looks 2 or more years ahead and beyond. Our projects target specific game needs but with an eye towards solutions that can benefit all games.

SEED also exists to educate and be great partners. We work with game teams and industry partners, and we publish and present our research within our industry and to the public

We are looking for a Senior Research Engineer to join an expanding team in Stockholm working on applications of deep learning and related techniques for use in interactive entertainment. You will work with areas of research include game AI, human-like behavior, animation, computer graphics and vision, physics, body and shape reconstruction, generative models and content generation, and human-computer interaction.

Requirements

• PhD experience in machine learning, computer science, physics or mathematics
• Knowledge and contributions to machine learning or reinforcement learning, e.g. in the form of research publications, open-source software or workplace experience.
• Interest and knowledge in working with interactive technologies and user experience (UX) research
• Good math skills including, linear algebra, probability theory, and numerical optimization
• Experience with Numpy, Tensorflow, PyTorch or similar ML toolkits
• The ability to understand and explain to others, scientific papers on state-of-the-art machine learning and computer science, and the ability to prototype and improve upon the ideas

Good to have:

• Interest in or knowledge of computer games, computer vision
• Prototype ideas in the best tool to prove out results fast
• Knowledge of Python and C++/C#
• Experience with game engines (eg.: Unity, Unreal, others)

Working at SEED

We believe that each person is unique, so we offer individual coaching and support to help you reach your full potential. We value our employees' personal lives. A good work-life balance is essential to our long-term success!

We work with EA's outstanding teams. We also encourage you to share your work through publishing, contributing to open source, and speaking at conferences.

Electronic Arts is an inclusive and diverse company, and at SEED we believe diversity in our team brings great strength - we encourage applicants from underrepresented groups to apply.

To learn more about us check out https://seed.ea.com/