Senior Gameplay Programmer - AI

2 Months ago • 4-8 Years • Systems Design • $160,300 PA - $240,500 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Insomniac Games seeks a Senior Gameplay AI Programmer to collaborate with content teams, designing, implementing, and maintaining industry-leading enemy and ally gameplay experiences. This role requires anticipating design needs and player expectations, providing feedback on code quality, user experience, and performance. Responsibilities include collaborating across teams to drive player experience, acting as an AI subject matter expert, mentoring junior staff, creating flexible and dynamic systems, accurately estimating work, understanding complex systems, and working with internal teams to deliver great gameplay experiences. The ideal candidate will have experience owning and delivering AI features for enemies, bosses, or allies, strong C++ skills, knowledge of memory management, performance optimization, and 3D math. Player-centered design skills and the ability to advocate for feature alternatives are crucial.
Must have:
  • Prior experience in enemy/ally AI feature delivery
  • Extensive C++ skills
  • Knowledge of memory management and optimization
  • Understanding of 3D math and linear algebra
  • Player-centered design approach
Perks:
  • Medical, dental, vision insurance
  • Matching 401(k)
  • Paid time off
  • Wellness program
  • Sony product discounts
  • Bonus package

Job Details

Insomniac is looking for a Senior Gameplay AI Programmer. In this role you'll collaborate closely with our content teams as we design, implement and maintain industry leading enemy and ally gameplay experiences. A Senior Gameplay Programmer anticipates design needs and player expectations and leverages their experience to provide feedback on code quality, user experience, and performance throughout the course of development. We value ownership, technical expertise, initiative, and effective communication

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following:

  • Collaborate across teams to drive player experience and feature quality with a focus on AI<>Player interactions
  • Act as a subject matter expert for our AI team, providing mentorship/assistance to more junior staff through code reviews and participation in our AI special interest group
  • Create features and systems that can work flexibly and dynamically across diverse environments and situations
  • Architect and implement systems that are as simple as possible without compromising scalability and extensibility
  • Accurately estimate assigned work, contribute to efforts to ensure work is in scope, and proactively update team on task status.
  • Understand complex existing systems and how they interact. Expand or create new systems as needed to deliver on the promise of our features
  • Work across teams to understand how our internal customers use the tools and systems that we develop to deliver great gameplay experiences
  • Drive new feature and architecture development within AI Systems

Skills you should bring to this role:

  • Prior experience owning and delivering features in the areas of enemy, boss, or ally AI
  • Extensive C++ skills
  • Knowledge of memory management, performance optimization, systems interfaces, and other programming principles and best practices
  • Knowledge of mathematical concepts, particularly 3D math and visualization using linear algebra
  • An eye for player-centered design
  • Ability and willingness to articulate strengths and weaknesses of proposed features, and to advocate for alternatives

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At SIE, we consider several factors when setting each role’s base pay range, including the competitive benchmarking data for the market and geographic location. 

Base pay is one component of our total compensation package. Please note that the base pay range may vary in line with our hybrid working policy and individual base pay will be determined based on job-related factors which may include knowledge, skills, experience, and location, as well as additional compensation components, such as annual bonus, profit sharing, and other incentive plans.

In addition, this role is eligible for SIE’s top-tier benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program and coveted employee discounts for Sony products. This role also may be eligible for a bonus package. Click here to learn more.

Profit Sharing (PSS Only)

$160,300 - $240,500 USD

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