At a Glance
- Tasks: Create and deploy cutting-edge machine learning models for gaming experiences.
- Company: Epic Games, a leader in interactive entertainment and game development.
- Benefits: 100% health coverage, mental well-being programs, and retirement savings plan.
- Other info: Inclusive culture with opportunities for career growth and collaboration.
- Why this job: Join a passionate team innovating at the intersection of gaming and AI.
- Qualifications: PhD or 3+ years in machine learning; expertise in Python and deep learning.
The predicted salary is between 135000 - 165000 $ per year.
At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.
Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.
What We Do
Unreal projects have been leading the pack of real-time entertainment with our constantly growing team of programming experts. We’re always improving on the tools and technology that empower content developers worldwide.
What You'll Do
You will work with our team of applied research programmers at the intersection of computer vision, gameplay agents, natural language processing, and machine learning to create state-of-the-art tools to support game developers in our ecosystem with a focus on bots (trained gameplay agents, intelligent NPCs, companions, world modeling), as well as automation of a number key areas (including moderation, security, and QA testing). You will be responsible for the design, implementation and deployment of production-ready machine learning models that can be integrated in our ecosystem.
In this role, you will:
- Create and deliver production-ready, scalable and high-quality machine learning models and associated algorithms that can make actions in game environments.
- Critically assess the effectiveness of such models and make recommendations for the ongoing roadmap.
- Methodically understand the effectiveness of new data channels and support collection/creation of new ones.
What we're looking for
- PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics or related field, or 3+ years of relevant industry experience.
- Experience creating / applying machine learning algorithms for action modeling of bots behavior, vision-based or language-instructed, and deploying them as production-level systems in-game.
- Expert, hands-on knowledge of deep learning, including applications in the gaming industry.
- Foundational models and vision and/or language, especially vision-language-action models, reinforcement learning agents, including local deployment and model post-training of open weights models.
- Reinforcement learning, including experience with agentic systems, reward design, policy optimisation, evaluation, and building scalable training environments for agents.
- Python and associated ML tools/frameworks (numpy, scipy, sklearn, pytorch).
- Experience with working collaboratively with other developers, following a flexible/agile/lean approach.
EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE
We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match. In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program), we also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.
ABOUT US
Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company. For over 30 years we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.
Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!
Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer.
Senior Machine Learning Programmer in Montréal employer: Epic Games
Epic Games is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters creativity and innovation in the gaming industry. Located in a vibrant tech hub, employees benefit from competitive salaries, comprehensive health benefits, and opportunities for professional growth through collaboration on groundbreaking projects like Fortnite. Join a team where your contributions directly impact player experiences and where you can thrive in a supportive environment dedicated to pushing the boundaries of real-time graphics.
