Description
Respawn Entertainment, an Academy Award-winning studio, is seeking a Gameplay Data Science Engineer to join their team in developing Apex Legends. As a Gameplay & Data Science Engineer, you will drive the Research & Development of advanced bot behaviors and AI frameworks to enhance the Apex Legends experience.
You will work at the intersection of data science and gameplay programming, utilizing machine learning and reinforcement learning to create intelligent agents. Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading R&D efforts for game bots using machine learning, reinforcement learning, and neural networks to create realistic agent behaviors.
- Designing, implementing, and maintaining gameplay-focused AI frameworks, including Utility AI systems, directly within the game engine.
- Collaborating with gameplay teams and designers to translate creative vision into technical specifications and scalable AI solutions.
- Developing and programming algorithms to structure and analyze gameplay data to improve bot performance and decision-making.
- Optimizing AI systems and data pipelines to ensure high performance and stability across consoles and dedicated servers.
The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of experience in data science, machine learning engineering, or gameplay programming within the games industry, strong proficiency in C/C++ and Python, hands-on experience with reinforcement learning, supervised/unsupervised learning, and AI architectures like Utility AI.
Electronic Arts offers a range of benefits, including physical, emotional, financial, professional, and community well-being programs.