Absurd Ventures

Lead Engineer, AI

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Lead Engineer, Game Systems

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General Game Development Application

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Lead Engineer, AI to join our dynamic team. As the Lead AI Engineer, you will be responsible for overseeing the design, development, and optimization of game artificial intelligence systems- from NPC behavior and navigation to combat tactics and ambient life. You will guide a team of engineers in close collaboration with design, animation, and gameplay teams to deliver intelligent, immersive, and believable game experiences and characters.

General Film & TV Application

<h2 class="text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold mt-10 mb-4 border-b pb-2 text-gray-800">Summary</h2><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced <strong>Lead Engineer, AI</strong> to join our dynamic team. As the Lead AI Engineer, you will be responsible for overseeing the design, development, and optimization of game artificial intelligence systems- from NPC behavior and navigation to combat tactics and ambient life. You will guide a team of engineers in close collaboration with design, animation, and gameplay teams to deliver intelligent, immersive, and believable game experiences and characters.</p><h2 class="text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold mt-10 mb-4 border-b pb-2 text-gray-800">Core Responsibilities</h2><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Oversee the development and implementation of reactive AI systems, including pathfinding, state trees, decision-making systems, sensory perception, group coordination models, and large scale NPC behavior models in an open world environment.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Collaborate closely with game designers and content creators to define the needs and constraints for AI systems.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Architect and maintain scalable, reusable AI code systems that support a wide range of NPC behaviors and game scenarios, and a team of AI implementers.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Create and maintain thorough documentation for AI systems and architecture.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Guide and mentor a team of AI engineers; provide code reviews, technical feedback, and career development support.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Ensure performance and memory efficiency across multiple platforms, using profiling tools and optimization techniques.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Work with QA and production to identify, debug, and resolve AI-related issues throughout development.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Stay current on AI trends in game development and other industries to bring innovative ideas and techniques to the project.</li></ul><h2 class="text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold mt-10 mb-4 border-b pb-2 text-gray-800">Core Qualifications</h2><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">7+ years of professional experience in game development, with significant focus on AI programming.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Shipped at least one AAA title in a senior or lead AI engineering role.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Expertise in C++ and strong knowledge of modern software engineering practices.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Deep understanding of AI techniques including state machines, behavior trees, utility systems, navigation, and spatial reasoning.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Strong debugging, profiling, and optimization skills.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Experience leading technical teams and managing cross-disciplinary collaboration.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Excellent communication and organizational skills.</li></ul><h2 class="text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold mt-10 mb-4 border-b pb-2 text-gray-800">Plus If...</h2><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Experience developing AI systems in Unreal Engine (UE4 or UE5), including familiarity with EQS, Blackboard, and Behavior Trees.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Background in machine learning, procedural content generation, or large-scale crowd simulations.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Familiarity with scripting languages such as Python or Lua.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Passion for systemic design and emergent gameplay.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Interest in creating AI that supports narrative, ambient, and sandbox-driven game worlds.</li></ul><h2 class="text-2xl md:text-3xl font-bold mt-10 mb-4 border-b pb-2 text-gray-800">Description</h2><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Full-time job with benefits.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Role is on-site in Santa Monica, CA.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Office is located near downtown Santa Monica – near metro and freeways.</li></ul><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">The base pay range for this position is $170,000 to $210,000 per year. Actual compensation is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. We also offer a competitive package of benefits including vacation time, sick time, company holidays, parental leave, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) matching to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.</p>

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In this role, you will be leading a complex client program focused on Health Savings Account (HSA) solutions, partnering with U.S.-based healthcare benefit administrators to drive the successful launch and adoption of our platform. As a Program Manager, you will be responsible for orchestrating cross-functional teams to deliver seamless, compliant, and scalable solutions. You will work closely with clients and internal stakeholders to ensure program alignment, execution, and long-term success. This high-impact, client-facing role involves program planning, execution, risk management, and governance, ensuring on-time, on-quality, and on-budget delivery, contributing to the organization's growth in the rapidly evolving health-tech space.

Associate Product Manager II

<p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">Zeta is a <strong>Next-Gen Banking Tech</strong> company that empowers banks and fintechs to launch banking products for the future. It was founded by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhavin<em>Turakhia" target="</em>blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:text-blue-800 hover:underline transition-colors duration-200">Bhavin Turakhia</a> and Ramki Gaddipati in 2015.</p><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">Our flagship processing platform - Zeta Tachyon - is the industry’s first modern, cloud-native, and fully API-enabled stack that brings together issuance, processing, lending, core banking, fraud & risk, and many more capabilities as a single-vendor stack. 20M+ cards have been issued on our platform globally.</p><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">Zeta is actively working with the largest Banks and Fintechs in multiple global markets transforming customer experience for multi-million card portfolios.</p><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">Zeta has over <strong>1700+ employees</strong> - with over <strong>70%</strong> roles in R&D - across locations in the <strong>US, EMEA, and Asia</strong>. Zeta has <strong>raised $400 million at a $2 billion valuation</strong> from Softbank, UHG, Mastercard, and other investors.</p><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">Learn more @ <a href="http://www.zeta.tech/" target="<em>blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:text-blue-800 hover:underline transition-colors duration-200">www.zeta.tech</a>, <a href="https://careers.zeta.tech/" target="</em>blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:text-blue-800 hover:underline transition-colors duration-200">careers.zeta.tech</a>, <a href="https://in.linkedin.com/company/zetasuite" target="<em>blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:text-blue-800 hover:underline transition-colors duration-200">Linkedin</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/zetasuite" target="</em>blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:text-blue-800 hover:underline transition-colors duration-200">Twitter</a></p><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed"><strong>About the Role</strong></p><p class="my-4 text-gray-700 leading-relaxed">In this role, you will be leading a complex client program focused on Health Savings Account (HSA) solutions, partnering with U.S.-based healthcare benefit administrators to drive the successful launch and adoption of our platform. 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By driving operational excellence and client satisfaction, you will directly contribute to the growth and strategic success of the organization in the rapidly evolving health-tech space.</p><h3 class="text-xl md:text-2xl font-bold mt-8 mb-3 text-gray-800">Responsibilities</h3><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Planning and Strategy - Collaborate with client counterparts to understand the overall scope of the program, timelines, bottlenecks, and other key factors, and develop a high-level strategy and plan to achieve the strategic objectives and business goals.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Program execution and governance - Make significant contributions to the overall program execution. Ensure that all rituals are followed religiously, risks are identified well in advance and communicated, work on mitigation plans, and ensure that asynchronous updates are shared with relevant stakeholders without fail. Lead the daily and weekly cadences, as well as governance calls with senior client counterparts.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Collaboration - Liaising with various product and release engineering teams at Zeta to assess the scope of changes a solution under consideration may require and determine a feasible, optimal release date that meets all business requirements.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Platform understanding - Develop a deep understanding of the Tachyon platform and associated functional and technical concepts, including various types of product and policy configurations, platform capabilities around integration and extension mechanisms, data transmission, and data migration. Be hands-on and try out the various platform capabilities, including APIs, etc., to build a first-hand understanding and know-how of the platform.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Stakeholder Management - Work closely with both external stakeholders (clients, vendors, etc.) and internal stakeholders (solution engineers, data engineers, product teams, etc.) to ensure smooth program execution. Also, work with the respective teams to handle any issues or escalations reported by the client or vendors.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Resource Management -Identify and allocate resources, including budget, personnel, and equipment, to ensure effective utilization. Develop and manage the program budget, ensuring cost-effectiveness</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Change Management-Implement effective change control processes to manage alterations to the program scope, schedule, and resources. Communicate changes to stakeholders and ensure alignment.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Training - Complete the courses that form part of the training curriculum to deepen your understanding of the Tachyon Platform and its various modules.</li></ul><h3 class="text-xl md:text-2xl font-bold mt-8 mb-3 text-gray-800">Skills</h3><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Data-oriented</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Bias for action</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Exceptional program management skills</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Logically strong first principles thinker</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Excellent written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills, especially with external stakeholders</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Excellent interpersonal, organizational, leadership and mentoring ability</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Rigorous attention to detail</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Ability to thrive in ambiguous business environments and scale with limited resources</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Strong understanding of project management methodologies, processes, and tools.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Ability to understand technical concepts on SaaS offerings via cloud (AWS), APIs, etc.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Self-motivated with a drive to learn and adapt to new and ever-changing project demands</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Strong stakeholder relationship management skills – able to influence and manage the expectations of senior executives internally and externally.</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Hands-on, i.e. ‘roll-up-your sleeve’ attitude</li></ul><h3 class="text-xl md:text-2xl font-bold mt-8 mb-3 text-gray-800">Experience & Qualifications</h3><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">8+ years of experience in Technology and Delivery roles,</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Must have been involved in managing and delivering large cross-functional programs from inception to launch</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Prior experience in a client-facing role with medium to large clients</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Experience with B2B enterprise, SaaS / Cloud-based products is a strong plus</li><li class="leading-relaxed">Enterprise SaaS company should have some or all of the following characteristics : Software Characteristics Must have APIs & Implementation must involve some degree of integration with other systems</li></ul><h3 class="text-xl md:text-2xl font-bold mt-8 mb-3 text-gray-800">Equal Opportunity</h3><ul class="list-disc list-inside my-5 pl-5 space-y-2 text-gray-700"><li class="leading-relaxed">Zeta is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds, cultures, and communities to apply and believe that a diverse workforce is key to our success</li></ul>

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