[Deep Learning Div.] AI Companion Team Internship (2 years or more / Intern)

1 Month ago • 2 Years +

Research Development

Job Description

KRAFTON is dedicated to identifying and publishing games worldwide that offer a uniquely enjoyable experience, crafted by our globally recognized production studios known for their distinctive creativity. We continuously push the boundaries of gaming enjoyment by embracing new challenges and technologies, expanding our platforms and services to captivate an even larger fan base. The AI Companion Team develops AI Companions that interact with users, formulate strategies, and enable cooperation by applying LLM, SLM, and VLM within KRAFTON's internal games. Our goal is for AI agents to provide an immersive gameplay experience by becoming a team with players and working together in real-time game environments.

Good To Have:

Excellent research achievements, such as first-author publications or awards at prestigious conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, ACL, NAACL)
Experience serving language models using vLLM, llama-cpp, SGLang, etc.
Experience using frameworks such as LLama Index, LangGraph
Experience with multimodal learning and inference
Excellent communication skills with other job functions (e.g., game planning, art, business)

Must Have:

Design innovative gameplay experiences using cutting-edge AI technologies such as LLM, SLM, VLM, and Human-AI Interaction.
Optimize the computational efficiency of various language/multimodal models that process text and visual inputs to respond to real-time interactions and large-scale concurrent access environments in gaming.
Collaborate with game designers, engineers, etc., to apply AI Companion to actual game projects and work together to improve player experience.
Establish a feedback loop for model improvement through user data and game log analysis and continuously improve.

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communication

cpp

talent-acquisition

game-texts

pytorch

deep-learning

Introducing Our Team (Project)

The AI Companion Team develops AI Companions that interact with users, formulate strategies, and enable cooperation by applying LLM, SLM, and VLM within KRAFTON's internal games.

Our goal is for AI agents to provide an immersive gameplay experience by becoming a team with players and working together in real-time game environments.
Our goal is to help users adapt stably by autonomously understanding game situations and providing proactive guidance.
We proactively lead the entire process from optimized model design to operation.
Project Introduction Video

Introducing the Missions We Will Undertake with Our Team

Design innovative gameplay experiences using the latest AI technologies such as LLM, SLM, VLM, and Human-AI Interaction.
Optimize the computational efficiency of various language/multimodal models that process text and visual inputs to respond to real-time interactions and large-scale concurrent access environments that occur in game environments.
Collaborate with game designers, engineers, etc., to apply AI Companion to actual game projects and perform joint work aimed at improving player experience.
Establish a feedback loop for model improvement through user data and game log analysis and continuously improve.

We Want to Grow with Someone Who Has These Experiences! (Required Qualifications)

Currently pursuing a master's or doctoral degree in artificial intelligence (AI), computer science, or related technical fields.
Experience with one or more projects involving LLM, SLM, or VLM.
Experience using Deep Learning frameworks such as PyTorch.
No disqualification for overseas business trips.

If You Have These Experiences, You Are the One We Are Looking For! (Preferred Qualifications)

Excellent research achievements, such as first-author publications or awards at prestigious conferences (e.g., NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CVPR, ICCV, ECCV, ACL, NAACL).
Experience serving language models using vLLM, llama-cpp, SGLang, etc.
Experience using frameworks such as LLama Index, LangGraph.
Experience with multimodal learning and inference.
Excellent communication skills with other job functions (e.g., game planning, art, business).

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To join KRAFTON's challenge, the following selection process is required:

Document Screening > Assignment Screening > Technical Fit Interview > Culture Fit Interview > Offer and Onboarding
Rolling recruitment may close early once recruitment is complete.
Interviews and job tests may be added if necessary.
Selection schedule and pass/fail results will be individually notified via the email or phone number registered in your application.

Please check the required documents!

Application form (free format), self-introduction, career description, portfolio (required)
New graduates should focus on the self-introduction, while experienced candidates should focus on the career description.
When attaching a portfolio, please check the information below.

Work Location

Yeoksam Centerfield

Employment Type

Intern (3 months, not eligible for full-time conversion)

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Please check the information below!

Those eligible for an affirmative action program such as individuals with disabilities or with distinguished service to the state will be given hiring preference according to relevant laws.
False statements in your resume may lead to the withdrawal of the employment offer.
A 5-month probationary period applies. The company may refuse full-time employment based on the evaluation results during the probationary period, and may terminate the probationary period early and refuse full-time employment based on mid-term evaluation results even during the probationary period. There will be no adjustment to employment type or salary during the probationary period.
For questions during the recruitment process, please refer to KRAFTON Recruitment FAQ.

BE BOLD, LEARN AND WIN! Would you like to explore KRAFTON’s growth and adventure stories?

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Please check the information below

Those eligible for an affirmative action program such as individuals with disabilities or with distinguished service to the state will be given hiring preference according to relevant laws
False statements in your resume may lead to the withdrawal of the employment offer
A 5-month probationary period applies. Based on the mid-term evaluation, employment may be terminated early or not continued. No changes in employment type or salary during this period.
Please contact career@krafton.com for other inquiries