{"id":115203,"date":"2020-07-09T22:07:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-09T22:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamasutra.com\/view\/news\/366186"},"modified":"2020-07-09T22:07:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-09T22:07:00","slug":"get-a-job-klang-games-is-hiring-an-ai-engineer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/07\/09\/get-a-job-klang-games-is-hiring-an-ai-engineer\/","title":{"rendered":"Get a job: Klang Games is hiring an AI Engineer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Gamasutra Job Board is the most diverse, active and established board of its kind for the video game industry!<\/p>\n<p>Here is just one of the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamasutra.com\/jobs\/\">many, many positions<\/a>&nbsp;being advertised right now.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location: Berlin, Germany<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>About Klang Games<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>KLANG IS A&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/venturebeat.com\/2019\/08\/15\/klang-raises-22-3-million-for-mmo-space-colony-simulation-seed\/\">WELL-FUNDED<\/a>&nbsp;ENTERTAINMENT STUDIO EXPLORING THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY THROUGH VARIOUS FORMS OF MEDIA. WE AIM TO PRESENT DEEP, MEANINGFUL SUBJECTS IN A WAY THAT&#8217;S CAPTIVATING, EASY-TO-DIGEST, AND ENTERTAINING FOR ALL AGES.<\/p>\n<p>At the heart of Klang is&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/seed-project.io\/\">Seed<\/a>, a large-scale, persistent virtual world that we believe will redefine the MMO landscape and have a positive impact on our species.<\/p>\n<p>We aspire to bring people together through&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelifecyclepodcast.com\/\">engaging media experiences<\/a>&nbsp;and by&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/discord.gg\/SeedMMO\">building strong communities<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you want to dig deep and build compelling systems for a highly ambitious AI-driven MMO simulation game?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Klang is looking for an&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>AI Engineer (f\/m\/x)&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>who enjoys a collaborative and creative work environment to join us in one of the most exciting cities on the planet!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Design and implement persistent simulation systems that run 24\/7 based on game-design requirements and within technical constraints<\/li>\n<li>Identifying technical solutions that manage tight performance budgets, are scalable and are easy to maintain<\/li>\n<li>Research and develop existing game AI systems such as<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>.Utility AI&nbsp;.Pathfinding and Navigation&nbsp;.Influence Maps&nbsp;.Planning Behaviour (GOAP)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Handle complexity that comes with distributed servers using SpatialOS and an ECS architecture<\/li>\n<li>Being part of an Agile software development team, working with partners in Art, Game Design and Quality Assurance<\/li>\n<li>Mentoring junior colleagues in own domain<\/li>\n<li>Providing input on the technical direction for an ambitious MMO project<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Who We Think Will Be A Great Fit:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You have multiple years of experience with the Unity Engine and Editor as a Software Engineer<\/li>\n<li>You have multiple years of experience with the C# programming language as a Software Engineer<\/li>\n<li>You have experience working on game AI systems<\/li>\n<li>You are able to understand fundamental engineering concepts, their strengths and applications, and differentiate those from implementation details or variations<\/li>\n<li>You have the ability to learn quickly<\/li>\n<li>You are confident about your own skillset, your results, and their quality<\/li>\n<li>You are able to fluently communicate in English inside and outside of your own domain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What Will Differentiate You From Other Great Candidates:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You have worked multiplayer networked games. Ideally persistent ones<\/li>\n<li>You have worked on complex AI systems in large-scale games<\/li>\n<li>You have worked on either MMO games, simulation heavy or performance-intensive games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Bonus:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You are a fan of large scale MMOs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Benefits:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An opportunity to work on a groundbreaking project from its inception with a lot of room for professional and personal development<\/li>\n<li>Our own cafeteria serving free lunches daily<\/li>\n<li>Competitive salary and 27 days of paid vacation<\/li>\n<li>Flexible office hours (with core hours)<\/li>\n<li>Monthly public transport travel pass<\/li>\n<li>Monthly company co-contributions to private pensions<\/li>\n<li>Free and discounted memberships with Urban Sports Club<\/li>\n<li>Monthly team events and activities<\/li>\n<li>A dog-friendly office, adjustable standing desks, and mobile aircon units for hot summers<\/li>\n<li>Relocation assistance and visa support<\/li>\n<li>Remote on-boarding<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Interested?&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/jobs.gamasutra.com\/job\/ai-engineer-f-m-d-berlin-34483\">Apply now<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re just starting out, looking for something new, or just seeing what&#8217;s out there, the Gamasutra Job Board is the place where game developers move ahead in their careers.<\/p>\n<p>Gamasutra&#8217;s Job Board is the most diverse, most active, and most established board of its kind in the video game industry, serving companies of all sizes, from indie to triple-A.<\/p>\n<p>Looking for a new job?&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/jobs.gamasutra.com\/search\">Get started here<\/a>. Are you a recruiter looking for talent?&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/employer.gamasutra.com\/employerx\/\">Post jobs here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Gamasutra Job Board is the most diverse, active and established board of its kind for the video game industry! Here is just one of the&nbsp;many, many positions&nbsp;being advertised right now. Location: Berlin, Germany About Klang Games KLANG IS A&nbsp;WELL-FUNDED&nbsp;ENTERTAINMENT STUDIO EXPLORING THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY THROUGH VARIOUS FORMS OF MEDIA. WE AIM TO PRESENT [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":115204,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-115203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115203","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=115203"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/115203\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/115204"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=115203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=115203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=115203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}