Job Description

Drive the engineering vision for an AI-powered storytelling game. Architect scalable systems, integrate AI-driven character behaviors, and optimize gameplay for mobile while leading a high-performing Unity development team.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement real-time gameplay systems including interaction, navigation, simulation, and character behaviors.
• Build state-driven and decision-making systems using behavior trees or similar frameworks.
• Integrate AI models into gameplay loops in collaboration with the AI team.
• Develop memory, relationship scoring, and story trigger systems using data-driven approaches.
• Design and optimize networked systems for live gameplay and multiplayer extensions.
• Profile and optimize performance for mobile across CPU, GPU, and memory.
• Partner with design on rapid prototyping and gameplay iteration.
• Define engineering standards, workflows, and hiring needs as the team grows.
• Mentor engineers to uplevel quality and delivery speed.

Requirements

• 7 to 12 years of professional game development experience.
• Shipped multiple titles including at least one from a reputable game studio.
• Expert Unity C# developer with strong experience in 3D gameplay systems.
• Strong foundation in Game AI including state machines, behavior trees, and decision frameworks.
• Experience with multiplayer or client-server gameplay architectures.
• Proven performance optimization skills for mobile.
• Comfortable working with high uncertainty and evolving designs.
• Ability to iterate quickly, validate through playtests, and ship improvements fast.
• Hands-on engineering leadership with a strong ownership mindset.
• Experience applying machine learning or GenAI tools in gameplay.
• Familiarity with ECS, physics-based interactions, animation systems, or procedural techniques.
• Backend or DevOps exposure including analytics, matchmaking, CI/CD pipelines.
• Interest in narrative mechanics, social simulations, or emergent systems.

Key Skills