Senior Research Developer in Search (AI Agents), Creative Innovation

Electronic Arts

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Hybrid
Location
Vancouver, BC, CanadaMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Salary
$141,400–$204,400 / yr
Posted
15 days ago
Nearby
79 roles within 25 mi

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Electronic Arts is a global leader in digital interactive entertainment, developing and publishing games for consoles, mobile, and PC under franchises including FIFA, Madden NFL, The Sims, Apex Legends, and Battlefield.

Electronic Arts currently has 157 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Research Developer in Search (AI Agents), Creative Innovation

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Join the Creative Innovation team at Electronic Arts as a Senior Research Developer in their ML Agents program, where you will leverage reinforcement learning and imitation learning to develop real-time NPC behaviors and game AI bots. Your day-to-day involves researching complex challenges, proposing new use cases for player-facing AI agents, and building functional prototypes that integrate into modern game engines like Unity or Unreal. You will collaborate closely with EA’s game studios to deliver innovative solutions tailored to their production pipelines. Ideal candidates have a strong background in software development, experience with machine learning techniques, and proficiency in languages such as C++, C#, and Python. This hybrid role (3 days/week at the office) is based out of Vancouver, BC, offering opportunities to work on cutting-edge AI technologies that shape the future of gaming.

Skills

Python C++ C# Unity Unreal Reinforcement Learning Imitation Learning Docker CI/CD Git GitHub ML Agents Kubernetes Terraform PostgreSQL

What you'll do

  • Develop innovative solutions using reinforcement learning and imitation learning for complex video game AI challenges.
  • Propose new use cases and algorithms for player-facing game AI agents, focusing on real-time performance.
  • Create compelling demonstrations of novel applications of game AI agents in modern game engines.
  • Work directly with game studios to understand their AI needs and integrate agent solutions into production pipelines.
  • Translate research findings into functional prototypes or demos that showcase practical applications of game AI concepts.

What we're looking for

  • 8+ years of experience in software or game development with a focus on real-time game AI.
  • Strong expertise in Reinforcement Learning, Imitation Learning, and other agent-based ML approaches.
  • Ability to create functional prototypes or demos showcasing complex AI concepts.
  • Proficiency in programming languages like C++, C#, and Python for game and machine learning development.
  • Working knowledge of game engines such as Unity, Unreal, Godot, or similar technologies.
  • Degree in Computer Science, a STEM field, or equivalent practical experience related to game AI.

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