Senior Machine Learning Engineer

2 Weeks ago • 7-7 Years • Research & Development

Job Summary

Job Description

The Coalition seeks a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to apply ML to game development tools and processes, improving developer efficiency. Responsibilities include leading ML projects focused on applied research and impactful solutions, mentoring junior team members, collaborating with artists, designers, and engineers, and staying current with ML research. The role involves using technologies like Python, C#, C++, and Rust to explore areas such as generative animations, automated testing with reinforcement learning, and multi-modal language models. The goal is to enhance the development of games within the Gears of War franchise and across Xbox Game Studios.
Must have:
  • Apply ML to improve game development efficiency
  • Lead and architect impactful ML projects
  • Mentor junior team members
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams
  • 4+ years experience in ML engineering
  • Proficiency in Python and a statically typed language
Good to have:
  • Experience in a cross-functional team
  • Strong problem-solving skills
  • Effective communication skills
Perks:
  • Industry-leading healthcare
  • Educational resources
  • Product and service discounts
  • Savings and investment programs
  • Maternity and paternity leave
  • Generous time away
  • Giving programs
  • Networking opportunities

Job Details

Overview

Games continue to evolve and push the boundaries of entertainment as we know it. The bar to deliver world-class games continues to rise, driven by advantages in better hardware and software capabilities. Along with optimizing game development engines, developing infrastructure and workflows for efficient remote and hybrid development, brings new opportunities and engineering challenges that all studios are facing today. Solving these challenges is critical to enabling efficient hybrid teams as well as external globally distributed development partners who help scale during peak phases of development. At The Coalition Studio, through our work on the acclaimed Gears of War franchise, we are tackling these problems head-on by leading engine innovation, developing technical showcase technologies, and delivering world-class workflows, tools and features that are adopted across the wider Xbox Game Studios organization.

 

Machine Learning as a focus area has experienced significant growth over the past few years, and it has been exciting to see so many ways in which it can be applied to games development. The Coalition is looking to hire a Senior Machine Learning Engineer to join the team responsible for exploring these areas of research and directly applying them to impact our game development process. We directly support the team by finding ways to improve developer efficiency, allowing our game designers, animators and engineers to focus on what they do best. Some areas we are exploring are generative animations, automated testing using reinforcement learning agents, and multi-modal language models. This candidate can wear many hats and is comfortable diving into different technology stacks, including languages like Python, C#, C++, and Rust.

 

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with Python AND at least one statically type language like Java/C#/C++ or Rust
    • OR equivalent experience.
  • 3+ years experience as a Machine Learning engineer.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience working in a cross-functional team.
  • A growth mindset and highly capable problem-solving abilities.
  • Effective communicator; ability to work closely with other high-caliber engineers and artists.

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across Canada is CAD $108,100 - CAD $199,700 per year.

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Microsoft will accept applications for the role until January 29th, 2025.

 

 

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Responsibilities

  • Apply machine learning to tools and processes to help developers and artists make games more efficiently.
  • Lead and architect machine learning projects with a focus on applied research and delivering impactful solutions to our customers.
  • Mentoring and coaching team members earlier in their career.
  • Work closely with various disciplines, including artists, designers and other engineers, to gather requirements, deliver and iterate on features for our customers.
  • Keep up to date with the latest research in machine learning.
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