Senior Game Engineer, Gen AI

Netflix

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Remote
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Remote
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$315,000–$535,000 / yr
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Full-time
Posted
3 days ago
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Netflix is the world''s leading streaming entertainment service, offering a vast library of TV series, films, documentaries, and original content to subscribers in over 190 countries. Industry: Streaming Entertainment & Media

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TL;DR · Senior Game Engineer, Gen AI

Senior Game Engineer, Gen AI - Games joins the team to build experiences that leverage Generative AI to break traditional scripted boundaries. In this role, you will work with Game Designers to prototype and ship AI-augmented gameplay, implementing features that enhance player experience while ensuring content remains on-theme and balanced. You will architect how GenAI hooks into core systems like behavior trees and narrative engines, develop logic layers for raw AI outputs, and build internal tools for faster level blocking and asset variation. The position requires expert-level C++ or C# for Unity or Unreal, along with Python for data pipelines. You must have experience with LLMs or Diffusion models, including prompting, fine-tuning, and chaining models to solve specific product problems within real-time game architectures.

What you'll do

  • Prototype and ship AI-augmented gameplay features in close coordination with Game Designers.
  • Implement Generative AI features to create dynamic, high-quality, and intentional player experiences.
  • Architect the integration of GenAI into core game systems like behavior trees and narrative engines.
  • Develop a logic layer to ensure AI-generated content remains safe, balanced, and on-theme.
  • Build internal tools using GenAI to accelerate level blocking, asset variation, and playtesting loops.
  • Debug complex interactions between AI systems and deterministic game logic to maintain environment stability.
  • Fine-tune and chain LLMs or Diffusion models to produce predictable results within the game world.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of professional experience in game development.
  • Deep understanding of game architecture, player controllers, and real-time systems.
  • Proven experience using LLMs or Diffusion models to solve specific product problems.
  • Ability to prompt, fine-tune, and chain models to get predictable results in a game world.
  • Expert-level C++ or C# (Unity/Unreal).
  • Grasp of Python for tooling and data pipelines.
  • Understanding of how AI personality or generation parameters affect game balance and the player journey.

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