Senior AI Programmer
About the Company
Warner Bros. Discovery, a premier global media and entertainment company, offers audiences the world's most differentiated and complete portfolio of content, brands and franchises across television, film, streaming and gaming. The new company combines WarnerMedia's premium entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery's leading non-fiction and international entertainment and sports businesses.
About WB Games Montréal
WB Games Montréal is a division of Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment (WBIE). Founded in 2010, we are 300+ creative team members strong who join forces every day to create unforgettable AAA experiences across all platforms.
The Production Team at WB Games Montreal is proud to offer permanent flexibility to its employees. Remote working is always allowed. Key members of our production team may be required to attend in person critical meetings occasionally. This policy applies to anyone with legal permission to work in Canada and located in Canada only.
Job Description
WB Games Montreal, a division of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (WBIE), seeks a Senior AI Programmer to work with its game development team responsible for a new AAA title.
In this role you will be responsible for the design, development, maintenance and optimization of AI cross-platform and algorithms, including the behavior of non-player characters and navigation in the game.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, maintain, and debug effective AI systems.
- Collaborate with the programming, gameplay, and level design team to integrate and use the developed systems.
- Gather all game design and level design requirements and needs to document systems.
- Act as a mentor with lesser experienced team members.
Job Qualifications
Experience
- 6+ years of experience in game development.
- Have worked on at least one AAA title for consoles that has been published.
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a relevant discipline is preferred.
Knowledge/Skills
- Ability to communicate with designers.
- Fluent in C++.
- Experience in multithreading programming.
- Advanced AI experience in gaming.
- Experience with algorithms and path finding techniques.
- Experience with non-player character behavior systems.
- Experience in large-scale programming for game consoles, at all stages of the production cycle including prototyping, production, and shipping.
- Knowledge of 3D mathematics.
- Experience in architecture and debugging of robust systems or large-scale applications.
- Knowledge of the UE4 / UE5 engine is considered an asset.
Management has the right to add or change duties and job requirements at any time.
