Senior AI Programmer

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality AI systems and features that meet technical and design requirements
• Optimize and debug code to ensure peak performance and technical quality
• Promote best practices in programming and coding standards to build maintainable, high-performance technologies
• Contribute to technical design documents, requirement clarification, task definition, and peer code reviews
• Plan work effectively and provide realistic progress updates to leadership
• Proactively identify risks and develop innovative solutions to mitigate their impact on the game
• Stay current with cutting-edge technologies and advocate for their beneficial use in development

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in related programming roles
• Strong understanding of game engine architectures
• Proficiency in C++
• Solid software design skills with experience in data-oriented architectural models
• Strong skills in optimization and multithreading
• Understanding of network replication and client-server programming
• Experience with formalisms such as FSM, Statecharts, or Behavior Trees
• Advanced debugging skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience delivering games using Unreal Engine
• Practical knowledge of microservices architecture
• Comfort working with event-driven and asynchronous architectures
• Experience developing within a live production environment

About the Company

Haven Studios is a part of the PlayStation Studios family. Founded with the ambition to create the games we've always dreamed of playing, Haven is currently developing a high-level multiplayer IP for PlayStation. We foster a culture of kindness, flexibility, and courage to drive creativity and build immersive, systemic worlds.