Description:

We are looking for a skilled AI Programmer to join our dynamic team.
You will play a crucial role in developing innovative AI systems essential to our gameplay experiences within Virtual Reality.
The position involves collaboratively exploring, refining, and polishing AI-driven VR gameplay.
This role is ideal for someone passionate about AI in games, who thrives in collaborative, creative environments, and is keen to push the boundaries of what is possible with VR.
This is a 12 month Fixed Term Contract.
The position is full time, requiring 37.5 hours per week.
The role is fully remote within the UK.
Compensation is competitive and dependent on experience.
Key responsibilities include developing AI algorithms for immersive NPC behaviours and interactions, collaborating with teams to integrate AI with VR-specific gameplay mechanics and design, optimizing AI performance for VR platforms, researching and implementing cutting-edge AI techniques suitable for VR environments within Unreal Engine 5, building scalable AI frameworks and tools for future projects, addressing VR-specific AI challenges, supporting QA teams in identifying and resolving AI-related issues, implementing and developing Game AI systems tailored to VR environments, collaborating with designers and engineers to craft intelligent NPCs and reactive game worlds, and contributing to best practices for AI programming in VR.

Requirements:

Proficiency in C++ and a strong understanding of Unreal Engine 5 is required.
Experience developing AI systems for games, including navigation and behaviour trees or similar, on at least one shipped game is necessary.
Knowledge of 3D math and optimization techniques, particularly for real-time systems, is essential.
Strong debugging and problem-solving skills, with attention to performance in VR, are required.
Familiarity with VR development challenges and opportunities is a nice to have.
Prior experience with Perforce and Visual Studio is preferred.
Experience developing for Oculus/Meta, Steam and/or consoles is advantageous.
Experience with animation programming is a plus.

nDreams develops and publishes the world’s most immersive VR games, including titles like Synapse, Phantom: Covert Ops, Fracked, and Frenzies.
The company is committed to building a culture centred on respect, wellbeing, and balance, making games and the industry more accessible to underrepresented communities.
Employees are encouraged to bring their authentic selves to work, with support for reasonable adjustments during the interview process.
The company offers great perks, including flexible hours, duvet days, your birthday off, dedicated personal development time and support, and regular socials.
Additional benefits include an excellent holiday offering, pension scheme, health insurance, life cover, and much more.