Senior AI gameplay programmer building navigation, pathfinding, and avoidance systems for CD PROJEKT RED’s Cyberpunk 2 RPG. Creating scalable open - world AI tools and behaviors.
About the role
- Expert AI gameplay programmer building spawning, behavioral AI, and systemic open-world systems for CD PROJEKT RED’s Cyberpunk 2. Mentoring developers and optimizing game performance.
Responsibilities
- Develop believable worlds for Cyberpunk 2 by architecting systems and features for designers to create and populate the open world
- Integrate bespoke content with a systemic open world
- Implement low-level systems driving spawning and behavioral AI
- Work closely with designers and developers to understand needs and enable efficient open-world population
- Build and maintain major systems for spawning, AI, and systemic gameplay
- Monitor open-world performance and memory usage, optimize as needed, and develop improvement strategies
- Oversee technical efforts through code reviews, mentoring, and technical proposal reviews
- Develop debug tools and designer tools for non-deterministic systemic gameplay
- Write high-quality, optimized, bug-free code aligned with project goals
- Foster cross-functional collaboration so tools contribute effectively to game systems and components
Requirements
- At least 7+ years of professional experience as a programmer within the games industry
- Strong proficiency in C++ programming
- Knowledge of Unreal Engine
- Experience with procedural content generation and systemic gameplay
- Experience with current-gen console hardware
- Experience developing AI systems in games
- Good understanding of geometric algorithms and data structures
- Experience writing multi-threaded systems
- Experience profiling and optimizing code
- Ability to think creatively and strategically to overcome technical challenges and drive innovation in technology
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Benefits
- Company-paid medical healthcare (dental, vision, and mental)
- Free mental health support, including access to counseling, psychiatric care, and a variety of well-being webinars
- Paid leave — 26 days of vacation, 10 sick days, & 12 calendar holidays per year
- RRSP with employer matching
- Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) – $100 per month to use towards fitness, wellness, internet, home office equipment, learning, streaming services, and more
- Menstrual leave — employees who menstruate can take one extra day off when experiencing period pain
- RED Parents Network — support for working parents
- Flexible working hours
- Trainings, lectures, and courses — internal workshops, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes
- A welcome pack filled with goodies
- Dog-friendly office
- Truly international working environment
- No dress-code
- May be eligible for a long term incentive program (option to purchase CDPR stock after the vesting period)
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