Job Requisition Number:
31225
Job Title:
AI Programmer
Employment Status:
Full Time - Benefits
Department:
Programming
Job Description:
Relic Entertainment, the award-winning developer of Homeworld, Dawn of War and Company of Heroes, is looking for an experienced and motivated AI PROGRAMMER to contribute to an exciting new action/adventure game for X360, PS3, and PC.
At Relic, we value work-life balance. And we don´t just talk about the concept - we live it. We manage projects to deliver the highest quality games within reasonable timeframes and budgets, and we enjoy a stable and supportive relationship with our parent company, THQ, one of the world’s largest publishers.
Please let us know if you are interested. We have a proven senior team of developers that are passionate about making great games.
The AI Programmer takes responsibility for the analysis, design, direction and implementation of the Artificial Intelligence systems in Relic’s next great action game.
Responsibilities:
- Create technical specifications for AI systems that meet the requirements of the game design
- Take ownership of assigned tasks and be able to work with minimal supervision
- Interface with the game design team and incorporate feedback
- Interact with on-site and off-site AI experts to effectively plan, share and advance AI development across all Relic’s development teams
- Produce clean, maintainable, well-documented code in adherence to internal standards
- Actively participate in team by making recommendations on how to improve product quality as well as group productivity
- Assist in other areas of game development as requested by Lead Programmer or Producer
Requirements:
- Minimum of 2 years experience in the video game industry, with a focus on AI or formal background & applicable experience in AI development in academia or a corporate environment
- Education in Computer Science, Engineering or Mathematics and/or experience in computer graphics, animation, numerical methods, linear algebra, vision, and computational intelligence; degree required for foreign workers
- Strong understanding of C++
- Strong mathematics skills including trigonometry, calculus and linear algebra
- Demonstrated knowledge of video game AI programming techniques
- Demonstrated knowledge of good software engineering practices
- Demonstrated ability to work in a dynamic and collaborative team environment
- Proven ability at successful multi tasking under considerable pressure
- An avid game player and strong interest in pushing the industry forward creatively
Assets:
- Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 Console Experience
- Experience with FPS or other action combat titles
- Experience with game scripting languages
- Experience with Windows development environment such as Microsoft Visual Studio
- Experience with source control software such as Perforce
- Basic knowledge of game content pipeline and tools such as Max, Maya and Photoshop
Location:
- #1500 - 550 Burrard Street Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2C1 Canada
Notes:
- After Clicking on the "Apply" button at the bottom of the page you will be taken to the THQ corporate site. Please choose Relic from the "Division/Studio" drop down box and click on "search now" to proceed.
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