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343 Industries is the developer of the blockbuster Halo series of video games. As part of Xbox Game Studios, the Halo franchise encompasses games, television series, novels, comics, licensed collectibles, apparel and more. We are looking for talented new voices to join our team to build the next generation of games and experiences in our award-winning sci-fi universe. Do you want to closely collaborate with teams to drive inspiring, cohesive gameplay experiences? Are you interested in both celebrating and evolving Halo’s legacy to create a new generation of stories that millions of players love? If so, the Halo team would love to speak with you about becoming our next Senior Game AI Engineer.

As a Senior Game AI Engineer, you have a interest in identifying & capitalizing on opportunities afforded by recent industry advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). By working with key stakeholders across multiple disciplines within 343, and by partnering with teams across Microsoft, you will help build innovative gaming experiences powered by AI, bringing the promise of new technologies to reality. Roles at our studio are flexible, and you can work from home up to two days a week in this role.

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Responsibilities

• Implement scalable and efficient solutions that leverageDeep Reinforcement Learning, Imitation learning, and other techniques to augment in-game experiences.

• Stay up to date with the latest advancements in AI and ML technologies and evaluate their potential for application in gaming.

• Document technical designs, code, and processes to facilitate knowledge sharing and maintainable codebase.

• Provide guidance and support in technical areas related to AI and ML.

Qualifications

Required Qualification:

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C++,C#and Python

OR equivalent experience.

• 3+ years experience working in proprietary and/or industry-standard game engines (eg. Unity, Unreal, etc)

• Experience developing features for video games that leverage traditional or modern AI techniques.

Preferred Qualifcation:

• Experience training models using deep reinforcement learning and/orimitation learning.

• Experience developingand shipping AAA video games for console, PC, or other platforms.

• Experience shipping software as part of a large multi-disciplinary team.

Other Requirements:

• Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements is required for this role. These requirements include, but are not limited to, the following specialized security screenings: 

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter. 

Software Engineering IC4 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $117,200 - $229,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $153,600 - $250,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

Microsoft will accept applications for the role until October 7, 2024

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