Expert Gameplay AI Software Engineer

2K
Burnaby
Workplace: OnsiteFull time114,300 - 169,140 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Collaboration","Mentorship"]

Design and implement gameplay AI for team-based sports in Unreal Engine 5, including play selection, tactics, formations, positional awareness, and spatial reasoning. Build performant, multi-threaded AI systems for real-time decision-making in a performance-critical AAA environment. Collaborate closely with designers, animators, and gameplay engineers to deliver features, write clean C++ code, review others’ work, and help mentor engineers and raise technical quality.

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FursaFursa
2K
2K
5 months ago

Expert Gameplay AI Software Engineer

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Job Summary

Design and implement gameplay AI for team-based sports in Unreal Engine 5, including play selection, tactics, formations, positional awareness, and spatial reasoning. Build performant, multi-threaded AI systems for real-time decision-making in a performance-critical AAA environment. Collaborate closely with designers, animators, and gameplay engineers to deliver features, write clean C++ code, review others’ work, and help mentor engineers and raise technical quality.
Location: Burnaby
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Architect and build AI systems for team-based sports gameplay in UE5
  • •Design decision-making frameworks for play selection, formations, and tactics
  • •Develop positional awareness and spatial reasoning for AI-controlled players
  • •Optimize AI performance for multi-threaded, performance-critical environments
  • •Write clean, well-tested C++ code and conduct code reviews; partner with designers and engineers

Pay and Benefits

Salary: 114,300 - 169,140 annually

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years of software engineering experience in game development
  • •Expertise in C++ and Unreal Engine 5
  • •Strong algorithm and data structure design skills
  • •Experience with multi-threaded programming in performance-critical environments
  • •Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Experience:8+ yearsGame development
Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science
Skills:CommunicationCollaborationMentorship
Languages:English
Tech Stack:C++Unreal Engine 5

Company Brief

2K
2K is a video game publisher and developer known for sports, action, and strategy franchises such as NBA 2K, WWE 2K, Borderlands, and Sid Meier’s Civilization. It operates as a major label within Take-Two Interactive.
Industry: Gaming
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Novato, United States
Founded: 2005
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