Senior AI Engineer

That's No Moon is an independent studio of storytellers and game-makers who believe in the power of narrative-driven experiences. With a diverse team of talented developers, from some of the top game studios in the world (Naughty Dog, Infinity Ward, Bungie), our shared vision is to create the future of AAA experiences with a culture of creativity, collaboration, and responsible production practices. Our passionate team of developers help shape our studio, our projects, and our future.

AI is a core component of video games used to tell an engaging and exciting story through gameplay. We are looking for a passionate Senior AI Engineer who wants to push the boundaries of AI in video games for our forthcoming AAA title. This Senior AI Engineer will build believable AI behaviors, as well as the architect and maintain the systems which support AI characters in the world. You will work alongside designers to craft these AI systems and will play a meaningful role in driving the innovation of our AI. 

Responsibilities: 

• Break down features, building plans and assessing dependencies.  
• Work with the production team and engineering leadership to schedule those plans.  
• Collaborate with engineers and other disciplines to provide holistic solutions. 
• Own features, and small-scale systems, driving them to meet the needs of those holistic solutions.  
• Architect, implement, and maintain production quality C/C++ for systems, features, tools, and workflows.  
• Analyze different approaches to solve problems and discuss the tradeoffs between them.  
• Write and maintain documentation related to features, tools, and workflows.  

Requirements & Skills: 

• Solid experience with C++. 
• Strong math skills. 
• Unreal Engine experience is a must. 
• Worked on at least one AAA game or equivalent complexity.  
• Experience with machine learning. 

Qualities: 

• Good communication skills visually, verbally and written. 
• Work independently with minimal supervision.  
• Ability to resolve conflicts.  

TNM considers a number of factors when determining each role's base pay range, including industry benchmarks, location, experience, and other job specific skills. In addition to base pay, this role may be eligible for other incentive compensation including equity and profit share. The estimated base pay range for this role is U.S. only and not applicable for locations outside of the U.S.

The estimated base pay range for this role is: $159,000 - $199,000

Please note that we are only considering candidates in North America at this time.

TNM offers competitive and comprehensive benefits that include medical, dental, vision, 401(k) match, flexible PTO, supplemental life and disability, and more. Eligibility to participate in these benefits may vary based on country of residence and/or part-time or temporary employment status.

That's No Moon is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ancestry, color, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, legally protected physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. 

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