Lead AI Designer (Gamedev)

TL;DR

Lead AI Designer (Gamedev): Leading a team to design and create innovative AI NPCs and gameplay features for AAA titles with an accent on crafting high-quality AI behaviors and abilities using behavior trees and visual scripting. Focus on surprising players with new ideas and experiences, while solving complex problems related to changing project needs.

Location: Must be located in Vancouver, Canada

Salary: $152,967—$244,352 CAD

Company

hirify.global spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally, making award-winning games and engine technology.

What you will do

• Own the design, vision, and outcome for major features related to AI NPCs.
• Oversee and craft high-quality, player-facing AI behaviors and abilities using behavior trees and visual scripting.
• Actively participate in big-picture decisions and ensure the design team focuses on the right elements.
• Create and supervise the creation of clear, structured design documents.
• Lead, develop, and grow the design team, enabling designers to achieve their career goals.
• Cooperate with other designers from the AI team to define and promote a cohesive vision for AI in your project.

Requirements

• Experience shipping multiple AAA titles as a Designer with experience developing AI for a highly systemic environment.
• 2+ years in a Lead Game Designer role, including experience managing or leading a team.
• Experience creating behavior trees and using visual scripting.
• Talent for empathizing with players and a deep understanding of player motivations.
• Organized leader who can structure and plan their own work, and guide planning and goals for their teams.
• Solution-oriented problem solver who can react quickly to changing project needs and drive to decisions.

Culture & Benefits

• Epic pays 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents.
• Coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, and telemedicine.
• Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability).
• Retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match.
• EAP (employee assistance program) and a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.