What are the responsibilities and job description for the Forward Deployed Engineer (AI Gameplay Engineer) position at Inworld AI?
Why Join Inworld
Inworld is the best-funded startup in AI and games with a $500 million valuation and backing from top tier investors including Intel Capital, Microsoft’s M12 fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Section 32, BITKRAFT Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, and First Spark Ventures.
Inworld is the leading AI engine for games and interactive media. Inworld’s suite of AI components enables developers to build interactive, responsive, and personalized AI gaming experiences, orchestrate models to create intelligent game behaviors, and unlock enhanced productivity with AI-generated content. Inworld powers experiences built by Ubisoft, NVIDIA, Niantic, NetEase Games and LG, among others, and has partnerships with key industry players such as Microsoft Xbox, Epic Games, and Unity.
Inworld was recognized by CB Insights as one of the 100 most promising AI companies in the world in 2024 and was also named among LinkedIn's Top Startups of 2024 in the USA.
Your Impact
Help shape the future of AI by developing and executing on the vision for AI-driven video games and interactive experiences. In this unique role as a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will work closely with high profile partners to define, deploy and launch groundbreaking immersive experiences.
This is an opportunity to build 0 to 1 product experiences at the intersection of many of today’s most transformative technologies. Work alongside top AI / ML engineering and product leaders to define requirements, collaborate with partners, solve technical challenges and launch our products.
Requirements
- BA / BS degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering or Game Development
- 3 years of Unity and / or Unreal Engine development experience
- 3 years of technical experience as a game developer
- Exceptional product intuition, problem-solving skills, and attention to detail
- Experience working with strategic partners and presenting to executives
- Passionate about learning and applying cutting edge AI research
- Understanding and experience with LLM prompt engineering
- Hacker mindset and ability to think outside the box
- Experience in programming AI, low-level networking, and audio is a big plus
Responsibilities
In-office location : Mountain View, CA, United States.
Remote location : United States.
The US base salary range for this full-time position is $150,000 - $240,000. In addition to base pay, total compensation includes bonus, equity and benefits. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including competencies and experience.
Salary : $150,000 - $240,000
