Senior AI Designer

The role

Are you ready to dive into the world of cutting-edge video game development? Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour Interactive is at the forefront of the gaming industry, crafting unforgettable experiences across PC, console, and mobile platforms. We’re a dynamic, independent studio of over 1200 passionate employees, with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Rotterdam (Behaviour Rotterdam) and in the UK (Behaviour UK–North & South). Our day to day revolves around two core business focuses: Services and Original Games. Our Services team collaborates with gaming and entertainment giants like Disney, Sony, Activision, and Nintendo, delivering exceptional work-for-hire development and pioneering immersive location-based entertainment (LBE). Meanwhile, our Original Games unit pushes our creative limits, with our signature IPs, including the iconic Dead by Daylight. Join us and be a part of the future of interactive entertainment!

At Behaviour Interactive, we believe in giving everyone a fair shot. We embrace a diverse and creative environment where everyone is celebrated. We value folks of all ages, sex, ethnicity, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, civil status, disability, or any other protected characteristics as per applicable law.

As a Senior AI Designer, you will play a key role in developing Behaviour’s next wave of PC/Console titles. In this position, you will collaborate closely with other disciplines, leveraging your creativity and technical expertise to design AI systems and enemy behaviors for a AAA game currently in development with a renowned external partner.

In this role you will :

• Play a key role in developing a compelling and impactful third-person action experience;
• Design, implement, collaborate and iterate on non-human AI enemies;
• Participate in regular playtests and feedback sessions;
• Collaborate with designers, engineers, and artists;
• Help to define & plan complex systems on the long term.
  
  

What we're looking for :

• Experience with advanced systems & behaviors that manage AI at runtime such as:
• AI Behavior trees, NavMesh/Flying locomotion, Blueprint, data & animation integration;
• Comfortable with AI scalability and balancing;
• Experience with Unreal Editor 4/5;
• 8+ years of industry experience and/or shipped games with advanced and noticeable AI behaviors;
• Experience with Open World and third-person action shooter/melee games;
• Enthusiasm for cross-disciplinary work that brings an experience to life.