Senior AI Programmer

Location: BLANK,BLANK,Multiple Locations

Department: Engineering Specialist

PROGRAMMING - UNREAL ENGINE

What We Do

Unreal-powered projects have been on the bleeding edge of real-time entertainment for over 20 years. Our team of programming experts are always innovating to improve the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide.

What Youll Do

Epic Games is seeking an experienced Senior Al Programmer to join our Unreal Engine (UE) NPC team, which owns the core NPC technology (behavior, perception, navigation, in-game generative Al, etc.) that powers characters in UE, Fortnite, and UEFN. Youll work on the systems every UE and UEFN developer relies on to bring NPCs to life.

In this role, you will

• Extend, evolve, and maintain UEs NPC systems, including behavior, perception, and navigation
• Design and present new technical design and APIs for NPC systems used by developers worldwide
• Evaluate and experiment with in-game generative AI features in close collaboration with Epics ML research groups
• Optimize performance, memory usage, and scalability of NPC systems across UE

What were looking for

• Shipped AAA titles with hands-on experience building AI systems (behavior trees, perception, pathfinding, etc.)
• Professional experience with UE, preferably in system design
• Strong C++ skills and the ability to code and design core AI technologies
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work autonomously
• Experience integrating LLMs or other generative models into real-time applications is a plus
• Experience using AI coding assistants (e.g. Claude Code) to improve development efficiency is a plus
• Live-service game experience is a plus

This role is open to multiple locations in North America (including CA & WA).

Pay Transparency Information

The expected annual base pay range(s) for this position are detailed below. Each base pay range is relevant only for individuals who are residents of or will be expected to work within the specified locale. Compensation varies based on a variety of factors, which include (but aren’t limited to) things such as skills and competencies, qualifications, knowledge, and experience. In addition to base pay, most employees are eligible to participate in Epic’s generous benefit plans and discretionary incentive programs (subject to the terms of those plans or programs).