Gameplay AI Software Engineer, Original Game (Unreal Engine 5)

Remote regions

Canada

Salary range

$96,000–$144,000/yr

Benefits

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What You’ll Lead and Deliver:

  • Work across disciplines to build, refactor, and maintain a variety of robust, flexible, and well-architected AI features.
  • Implement enemies, NPCs or any kind of AI managed characters.
  • Work on navigation & pathfinding systems and demonstrate the ability to debug complex AI issues.

Engineering Quality:

  • Drive engineering quality across gameplay code, emphasizing performance, maintainability, extensibility, and production-readiness.
  • Establish engineering best practices for Unreal Engine 5 development, including code review standards, debugging workflows, profiling habits, and technical planning.
  • Collaborate with technical leadership to break down risks, define implementation strategies, and align engineering execution with project goals.

You’ll Thrive Here If You Have:

  • 5+ years of professional game development experience with strong C++ and Unreal Engine skills.
  • Deep experience building and maintaining gameplay systems that are responsive, scalable, and designer-friendly.
  • Advance knowledge on blueprints and AI decision making tools (Unreal behavior trees, utility AI, etc.).

Blackbird Interactive

Blackbird Interactive is an independent game studio working on world-class IPs and original creations across multiple genres. The studio operates as a remote-first workplace with flexible work arrangements and hires talent legally eligible to work in Canada.

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