# Senior Gameplay AI Programmer, Game Foundation

**Company**: Epic Games
**Location**: Montreal, Canada
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q739711

**Apply**: https://www.epicgames.com/en-US/careers/jobs/5775541004
**Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_15434023-e91

## Description

## What We Do

Epic Games is seeking an experienced Senior Gameplay AI Engineer with an interest in Machine Learning (ML) / Large Language Models (LLMs) to join the Fortnite Game Foundations team. Our group develops new technology for Unreal Engine 6, with a focus on adapting Fortnite's systems to it. Using Scene Graph and Verse, you will help redefine Fortnite's systems in this new framework.

## In this role, you will

- Drive initiatives with minimal oversight to build strong, performant foundations that will last for years

- Analyze current Fortnite LLM systems and develop a strategic plan to unify them into NPC systems

- Improve current Reinforcement Learning strategies to target

- Ensure high-quality user experiences across all supported platforms, with attention to usability for developers new to UEFN

## What we're looking for

- Professional game development experience, including shipping AAA titles featuring gameplay AI

- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, self-motivated, and able to work independently

- Strong understanding of gameplay AI systems such as Behaviour Trees, Finite State Machines, and Pathfinding

- Strong C++ skills for building efficient gameplay AI systems and tools

- Empathy for creators new to programming and game development, with a drive to make AI easy to use without losing flexibility or power

- Experience with live service games and consoles is a plus

- Experience in Machine Learning or LLM technologies; prior exposure through work, courses, or personal projects

## Benefits

We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match. In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program), we also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.

## Skills

### Required
- gameplay AI
- Machine Learning
- Large Language Models
- C++
- Behaviour Trees
- Finite State Machines
- Pathfinding

### Nice to have
- live service games
- consoles
- Machine Learning technologies