Senior AI Designer

4 Weeks ago • 4-8 Years • Game Design • Systems Design • $157,847 PA - $231,508 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

Epic Games seeks a Senior AI Designer for its Lego Fortnite project. Responsibilities include owning the AI design vision, crafting high-quality AI behaviors and abilities using behavior trees and visual scripting, prototyping new ideas, collaborating with cross-discipline teams, defining a cohesive AI vision with other designers, iterating based on playtest feedback, and maintaining design documentation. The ideal candidate possesses experience shipping multiple AAA titles, developing AI for systemic environments, creating behavior trees and using visual scripting, a creative approach, player empathy, and strong communication skills.
Must have:
  • Experience shipping multiple AAA titles as a Designer
  • Experience developing AI for a highly systemic environment
  • Experience creating behavior trees and using visual scripting
  • Creative approach to surprise players
  • Empathy for players and understanding player motivations
  • Team player with good communication skills
Perks:
  • 100% employer-paid benefits for employees and dependents
  • Supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine coverage
  • Life and AD&D, long-term disability insurance
  • Weekly indemnity (short-term disability)
  • Retirement savings plan with employer match
  • EAP and robust mental well-being program

Job Details

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

DESIGN

What We Do

Put your design skills to work at a cutting-edge company that challenges the norm. From character and level design to competitive gameplay and system design, help shape the future of interactive entertainment at Epic.

What You'll Do

Epic Games is looking for a Senior AI Designer to join our team working on Lego Fortnite. Game designers at Epic are a part of a cross-discipline development team that own the vision and drive to create innovative features and content that expand the Fortnite universe.

In this role, you will

  • Own the design vision for AI-focused features.
  • Craft high-quality, player-facing AI behaviors and abilities using behavior trees and visual scripting.
  • Create quick prototypes to try out and demonstrate new ideas in game.
  • Collaborate with team members from various disciplines to deliver high-quality experiences to our players.
  • Cooperate with other designers from the AI team to define and promote a cohesive vision for AI in Fortnite.
  • Use playtest feedback to iterate and improve AI features.
  • Create and maintain clear and concise design documentation.

What we're looking for

  • Experience shipping multiple AAA titles as a Designer.
  • Experience developing AI for a highly systemic environment.
  • Experience creating behavior trees and using visual scripting.
  • A creative approach that can surprise and amaze players with new ideas and experiences.
  • Talent for empathizing with players and a deep understanding of player motivations.
  • Team player with good communication skills (verbal and written).

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match. In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program), we also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.

Pay Transparency Information

The expected annual base pay range(s) for this position are detailed below. Each base pay range is relevant only for individuals who are residents of or will be expected to work within the specified locale. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors, which include (but aren’t limited to) things such as skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, and experience. In addition to base pay, most employees are eligible to participate in Epic’s generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs).

British Columbia Base Pay Range
$157,847$231,508 USD

ABOUT US

Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy .

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found .

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About The Company

Founded in 1991, Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content. Epic has over 40 offices worldwide with headquarters in Cary, North Carolina.

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