Senior AI Software Engineer (Hybrid)

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Posted 25 October 2023
Salary Negotiable
LocationGuildford
Job type Permanent
DisciplineProgramming
Reference19407
Contact NameDave Moss

Job description

We’re working with Stellar Entertainment to help them bring in a Senior AI Software Engineer to join their established team and work on a AAA arcade racing title, being built in Unreal 5 for Gen 9 consoles and PC.

As a Senior AI Engineer you will collaborate with colleagues to design and architect AI features and systems from the ground up, playing a key part of the game-play experience team, ensuring engaging, challenging, and fun experiences for players. You will also create and maintain best practices for the engineering team and help troubleshoot development issues.

Stellar have carved a name for themselves as being the go-to co-dev studio for anything racing related, they're now putting that expertise towards creating their first racing IP.

Your responsibilities…
  • Design, and architect AI solutions with the team, and Technical Director
  • Work closely with the Game Design and Vehicle Design teams, reviewing requirements and feature specifications and providing AI-specific solutions and insights
  • Deliver high quality, optimised, clean code
  • Set standards by example
  • Improve overall code quality and conduct code reviews
  • Guide, coach, and mentor less experienced Engineers
  • Help improving processes, and pipelines
  • Work on the overall career paths for Engineers within Stellar Entertainment
The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role…
  • 5 or more years’ experience working on AAA games
  • Experience developing advanced AI features and systems on at least one published title
  • Solid debugging and optimisation skills in C++
  • Proactive, with an open mind and ready to bring ideas to the group
  • Unreal Engine experience is a bonus
Perks and benefits include...
  • Hybrid/flexible working arrangements
  • Annual leave that increases and a festive office shutdown
  • Discretionary bonus scheme
  • Private healthcare and pension plan
  • Flu jab vouchers
  • Regular social activities and events
  • International placement scheme providing the opportunity for developers to live and work in the Netherlands at Stellar's Utrecht studio