Senior AI Engineer - NBA 2K

📋 Description

• • At Visual Concepts, we are at the forefront of creating immersive and groundbreaking gaming experiences, most notably with our critically acclaimed NBA 2K franchise. We are a studio built on the belief that diverse, empowered teams fueled by a shared passion for play are the architects of truly great games. With a rich history of shipping over 100 multi-sku titles to widespread critical acclaim and commercial success, our studios across Novato, Irvine, Budapest, Shanghai, Austin, Boise, Seoul, and Parksville, Canada, are dedicated to pushing the boundaries of artistry and pioneering new technologies. We offer top talent an unparalleled opportunity to grow and learn alongside some of the most dedicated, creative, and visionary minds in the industry.
• • Our commitment to redefining realism, scale, and player experience within NBA 2K is unwavering. To that end, we are making a significant and strategic investment in artificial intelligence, aiming to fundamentally transform how our games are developed. This is where you come in. We are seeking an exceptional Senior AI Engineer to spearhead the design and development of intelligent agents that will revolutionize our game development processes. This role transcends mere pipeline enhancement or task automation; it is an invitation to explore and implement novel, AI-driven approaches that will unlock entirely new workflows, capabilities, and creative possibilities for our development teams.
• • You will operate at the dynamic intersection of cutting-edge AI research, robust systems engineering, and practical game development. Your contributions will be instrumental in shaping a long-term, ambitious vision for how intelligent agents can profoundly augment and transform the work of developers across all disciplines, from art and design to engineering and quality assurance.
• • Your core responsibilities will involve designing and implementing sophisticated AI-driven agents capable of assisting, collaborating with, or autonomously executing complex development tasks within our large-scale game projects. This includes creating agents that possess a deep understanding of game engine context, can aid in the generation of game assets, intelligently debug intricate systems, or simulate player behavior at an unprecedented scale.
• • A key aspect of this role is identifying existing bottlenecks within traditional game development workflows – whether in design, quality assurance, coding, or art creation – and architecting AI-driven solutions. Your work will bridge the gap between time-consuming manual processes and efficient, supervised generation, potentially transforming weeks of effort into mere hours.
• • You will collaborate closely with our talented gameplay engineers and technical artists to seamlessly integrate these advanced AI agents into our proprietary engine and sophisticated toolsets, ensuring they function effectively within our existing infrastructure.
• • This position offers a unique opportunity to explore and leverage novel applications of modern AI techniques. You will experiment with technologies such as large language models (LLMs), reinforcement learning, multi-agent systems, and other advanced methodologies to pioneer new paradigms for building, iterating on, and ultimately shipping our games.
• • Working hand-in-hand with engineers, designers, artists, and technical leadership, you will be crucial in identifying high-impact opportunities where AI-powered transformation can yield the greatest benefits.
• • You will be responsible for prototyping, rigorously evaluating, and iterating on experimental AI systems. This requires a careful balance between maintaining a long-term, visionary perspective and ensuring practical, seamless integration into our real-world production environments.
• • A significant part of your role will involve helping to define the internal platforms, tools, and architectures that will enable our AI agents to operate safely, effectively, and at scale within our comprehensive development ecosystem.
• • To ensure we remain at the cutting edge, you will continuously stay abreast of emerging research and industry advancements, with a focus on translating pioneering ideas into robust, production-ready solutions that drive innovation.
• • This role is ideal for an individual who thrives on tackling complex challenges, possesses a deep understanding of AI principles, and is passionate about the potential of intelligent systems to revolutionize creative industries. Your ability to think beyond incremental improvements and envision entirely new, AI-enabled workflows will be paramount to your success and the success of our future projects.