Game Engineer

• Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of core gameplay AI systems
• Drive technical direction for NPC gameplay systems and AI frameworks
• Own large-scale AI features from concept through ship
• Identify and resolve performance, scalability, and technical design challenges across gameplay systems.
• Partner closely with Design, Animation, Audio, and Production to define and drive AI feature goals
• Provide technical leadership and guidance across cross-functional gameplay initiative
• Help establish engineering standards and improve team-wide AI development workflows

Senior Gameplay Engineer

• Create polished, design-forward art assets and contribute them to Unity scenes across VR, AR, desktop, mobile, and web-based experiences
• Help build, organize, and polish Unity scenes alongside the team
• Partner with the Creative Director and fellow artists
• Handle the basic interactivity hookups needed to bring your assets to life in a scene
• Prototype visual and interactive concepts in Unity
• Implement and refine art assets, animations, particle systems, UI elements, and interaction feedback inside Unity
• Participate in playtesting, bug fixing, performance optimization, and polish throughout the project lifecycle
• Support live deployments by helping troubleshoot visual or interaction issues
• Actively explore, evaluate, and pilot new tools, plugins, and pipelines
• Help define studio best practices for when and how new tools should be used
• Contribute to reusable Unity templates, prefabs, interaction patterns, and production frameworks
• Work as a contributing artist on the team
• Contribute to project planning by estimating asset needs and flagging production risks early
• Troubleshoot visual, animation, and interaction issues in the work you contribute

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Senior Gameplay Engineer

Interactive Experience Designer, Unity