AI Programmer (Malta/Remote)

- Malta or remote, fulltime

Responsibilities:

• Integrating AI behavior and systems for various projects and games using provided engine and software available (Unreal 4 or proprietary engines) 
• Collaborating with Game Designers to achieve high-quality results and proactively address issues.  
• Providing game designers with the tools and/or means necessary to integrate the AI systems into levels, balance AI values to their liking, and so on. 
• Regularly profile integrated AI systems to avoid excessive performance cost and improving it where necessary. 
• Assist with integrating art or audio assets for AI relevant tasks. 
• Identify AI-relevant bugs and issues and address them with Quality Assurance. 
• Document development approaches for AI features in technical design documents  

Required Qualifications:

• Work Experience with Unreal 4
• Work Experience with C++ 
• Solid understanding of path-finding algorithms in games and how to implement them. 
• Solid understanding of decision-making models such as Finite-State-Machines or Behavior Trees 
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills 

Bonus Qualifications:

• Experience with proprietary C++ in-house engines. 
• At least 1 shipped title released on consoles. 
• Interest in Machine Learning