This vacancy may offer a work-from-home start until it is safe to work in-house or relocate to the location.

Project: AAA Games

Note: Can support relocation and/or application for work permit for non-EU citizens

This prestigious Swedish game studio is comprised of a seasoned group of developers recognised for their work creating story-driven games.

They can boast an impressive back catalogue of action-packed console and PC games, which have won numerous awards and reached both commercial and critical acclaim.

They are looking for an AI Programmer to join a team of talented programmers for the challenge of producing a world class AAA title.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills in C++.
• Experience on at least one shipped AAA game.
• Experience using Havok products, physics, AI.
• Experience working with AI Finite-state machine systems.
• Great knowledge of mathematics for 3D game development.
• Write clean and maintainable code.
• Understanding of the large set of the many components that makes up a modern games.

RESPONSIBLITIES

• Architect and implement features in C/C++, that is CPU, GPU, and memory efficient.
• Develop, extend, and debug AI, tools, physics, animation, rendering, UI, and gameplay code while respecting platform and design constraints.
• Collaborate well with programmers and other disciplines involved in daily work.
• Review code written by programmers across the studio and collaborate with them to improve code.
• Help mentoring less experienced team members.
• If required, debug, modify, extend, or use the tools pipeline, as necessary.
• Create solutions for unforeseen design problems.
• Proactively provides suggestions on how to utilise new technologies and tools and implement them into their workflow.

DESIRED SKILLS (good to have):

• Understanding of multiplayer bots as human replacements.
• Understanding and experience designing player companions.

Interested in finding out more about the studio and project? Apply now or call me directly today on +44 (0) 1206 214422!

Tagged as: AAA, AI Programming, C