Gameplay Programmer – AI

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Canada.

📋 Description

• Collaborate closely with designers and developers to grasp their needs and facilitate efficient open-world population.

• Create and sustain significant systems for spawning, AI, and systemic gameplay.

• Monitor performance and memory usage in the open-world environment, optimizing as necessary and formulating strategies for improvement.

• Supervise the technical contributions of other developers through code reviews, mentoring, and assessments of technical proposals.

• Design debug tools and designer tools for non-deterministic systemic gameplay.

• Produce high-quality, optimized, bug-free code that aligns with project objectives.

• Promote cross-functional collaboration to ensure tools effectively contribute to game systems and components.

⛳️ Requirements

• Minimum of 7+ years of professional programming experience in the gaming industry.

• Advanced proficiency in C++ programming.

• Familiarity with Unreal Engine.

• Experience in procedural content generation and systemic gameplay.

• Knowledge of current-generation console hardware.

• Background in developing AI systems for games.

• Solid understanding of geometric algorithms and data structures.

• Proficiency in writing multi-threaded systems.

• Experience in profiling and optimizing code.

• Ability to think creatively and strategically to navigate technical challenges and foster technological innovation.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, capable of conveying complex technical ideas to both technical and non-technical audiences.

🏝️ Benefits

• Company-paid medical healthcare (including dental, vision, and mental health).

• Complimentary mental health support, featuring access to counseling, psychiatric care, and a variety of well-being webinars.

• Paid leave encompasses 26 vacation days, 10 sick days, and 12 calendar holidays annually.

• RRSP with employer matching contributions.

• Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) – $100 monthly towards fitness, wellness, internet, home office equipment, learning, streaming services, and more.

• Menstrual leave — an additional day off for individuals experiencing period pain.

• RED Parents Network — a support system for working parents.

• Flexible working hours.

• Opportunities for training, lectures, and courses, including internal workshops, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes.

• Welcome pack filled with goodies.

• Dog-friendly office environment.

• Truly international working atmosphere.

• No dress code policy.

• Potential eligibility for a long-term incentive program (option to purchase CDPR stock after the vesting period).