Senior AI Gameplay Programmer

Location: Stockholm, Sweden

Company

Independent developer, publisher, and distributor of PC and console games targeting the global market, including the PAYDAY intellectual property.

What you will do

• Architect, implement, and iterate on enemy behaviours, perception, decision-making, navigation, and group coordination systems for multiplayer gameplay.
• Set the technical direction for AI programming from early concepts through live development.
• Collaborate with game directors, designers, and other disciplines to deliver believable and engaging gameplay.
• Diagnose and resolve systemic AI issues across development and live environments.
• Define AI architecture patterns, programming standards, and best practices.
• Evaluate AI techniques, tools, engine features, and third-party solutions while mentoring less experienced programmers.

Requirements

• Extensive games-industry experience as an AI or gameplay programmer with multiple shipped titles, including senior or lead-level AI programming experience.
• Expert-level C++ skills and hands-on experience developing complex AI systems in Unreal Engine.
• Practical knowledge of behaviour trees, EQS, navigation systems, finite state machines, goal-oriented action planning, perception systems, and group AI behaviours.
• Strong understanding of gameplay architecture, physics, animation integration, and real-time performance optimization.
• Ability to drive AI features independently from technical design through tuning and polish.
• Clear communication and collaboration skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience with live service games, AI balancing, and post-launch AI iteration.

Culture & Benefits

• Work within an independent PC and console game developer, publisher, and distributor.
• Collaborate across in-house development and partnerships with external game developers.
• Contribute to games targeting a global audience.