Principal Game AI Engineer

Own the final engineering and polish of AI behaviors for a story-driven action game, bringing existing systems to a stable, release-ready state. The work combines hands‑on implementation with close collaboration across design and animation to make enemy behavior feel believable and support the player experience.

• Implement, refine, and harden AI behaviors and supporting systems for release.
• Improve the reliability and stability of critical gameplay AI.
• Work with design and animation partners to tune behavior and iterate on features.
• Read and extend an existing codebase and architecture.

• Extensive experience with Unreal Engine 4 or 5.
• Deep knowledge of game AI systems, including behavior trees, pathfinding, and perception.
• Strong C++ skills and experience with modern animation systems such as root motion, distance matching, motion warping, blend spaces, and state machines.
• At least one shipped game where game AI was the primary area of work; experience on a large action or first-person shooter title is preferred.
• Ability to quickly understand and extend existing code and system architecture.

• Experience bringing highly dynamic or procedural systems to completion.
• Familiarity with build automation, C#, Python, or visual scripting.

• The position is described as remote. The listed starting salary range for Massachusetts is $180,000–$210,000 per year; pay may vary by location and candidate qualifications. Regular roles may also include bonus or equity and benefits.