** This role is available to start remotely however please be aware this is a full time permanent onsite role so you will be required to relocate after the Pandemic.
This role is full-time based in-house. We can consider permanent or contract employment but not freelance or agencies. You must be able to legally work in the UK.
Ideally we are looking for at least 2 years’ experience in the games industry, working on a major console and successfully implementing AI techniques into a game, however exceptional candidates who can demonstrate a personal project incorporating AI algorithms will also be considered.
Responsibilities:
💥Develop and implement cutting-edge, intuitive artificial intelligence solutions for next-gen gameplay, debugging, maintaining and extending your own and existing AI code
💥Write robust and maintainable code, optimising code and data for memory usage and performance per platform
💥Meet game design and technical requirements as well as internal coding standards, communicating with designers, artists and other coders to ensure AI satisfies game requirements and quality
💥Identify and solve development obstacles or risks that arise, suggesting improvements and implementing solutions to improve performance and reliability
💥Write and maintain technical documentation
💥Research new tools, techniques and processes and how they can benefit the studio as a whole
💥Collaborate productively within a large multi-disciplined project team environment, communicating ideas and issues clearly, and supporting all coders on your team as required
💥Be responsive to deadlines and work well under pressure, meeting multiple production objectives and deadlines
Requirements:
💥Excellent C++ skills at a professional level
💥Strong object-orientated programming and technical design, profiling and optimising, system design and 3D math skills, with sound knowledge of AI techniques (FSMs, path finding, behaviour trees, etc)
💥Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills under pressure
💥Capable of quickly familiarising yourself to work with a large existing codebase, learning new systems and concepts and implementing them quickly and efficiently
💥Ability to structure and build a large system with others, working on a system from conception to completion, prototyping as well as producing final code
💥Good spoken and written communication skills, able to collaborate productively, communicating ideas and issues clearly to non-technical staff
💥Great team-work with game developers from all disciplines across the project, and the ability to accept and follow direction, with excellent initiative, self-motivation and organisational skills
💥General knowledge of current games, consoles, multiplayer development, and/or development tools such as Visual Studio and Perforce or other version control systems would be an advantage
💥A genuine interest in playing games
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