Department and team
Behaviour Studios / Programming
Senior AI Programmer – Unannounced Project
Status
Permanent - full-time
Location
Montreal, QC
About Behaviour Interactive
Behaviour Interactive is the largest Canadian gaming studio, with more than 1,200 employees worldwide. Behaviour is best known for its flagship franchise, the multiplayer survival horror game Dead by Daylight™, which has entertained over 50 million players across multiple platforms. The studio is currently expanding its portfolio of original IP with multiple projects, including the highly anticipated base building and raiding title Meet Your Maker™. Behaviour has also established itself as one of the world’s foremost providers of external development services. The company has partnered with many of the gaming industry’s leaders, including Microsoft, Sony, EA, Warner, Netflix, and Take-Two, among many others. Over 30 years, Behaviour has developed an unparalleled, award-winning culture. The company was named one of the Best Places To Work in Canada by GamesIndustry.biz, and has been recognized with Deloitte Canada’s Enterprise Fast 15 and Best Managed Company awards. Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour has expanded its global presence with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Seattle (Midwinter Entertainment), and the United Kingdom (Behaviour UK – North).
The Role
Since several work modes are offered to all our employees (100% from home, Flex, 100% in-office), job opportunities posted here are available whether you live in Quebec or Ontario, unless indicated otherwise.
As an AI Programmer, you will actively participate to the development of our production. In this role, you will have to prototype, conceive and implement new AI features.
In this role you will :
- Write clear, maintainable, and well-documented code.
- Debug and optimize your code to ensure optimal performance and quality.
- Assess and communicate the possible impacts of a change in the code.
- Participate actively to the code reviews.
- Work within a cross-discipline team on the development of various AI features – mostly related to the NPC behaviors, navigation or perception.
- Carefully test the newly implemented features and suggest improvements.
- Develop technical solutions that answer the game’s needs and meet our standards in terms of quality and performance.
- Ensure that all the constraints have been considered while developing our games.
- Keep up-to-date with the latest technological trends.
What we're looking for :
- You have been writing clear and maintainable code for at least 5 years.
- You possess a previous experience in gameplay programming with at least one game shipped.
- You are really comfortable with programming in C++.
- You have experience in programming navigation, locomotion and decision-making AI.
- You love solving challenging technical problems with the most effective solution.
- You can prioritize, plan, organize your work & time and work within deadlines.
- You have a strong interest and a real enthusiasm for video games and the gaming environment we work in.
- You have strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- You are thriving on change and can adapt to changing needs and requirements.
- Possess previous experience working on multiplayer games (asset).
- Have a previous experience with Unreal Engine 4/5 (asset).
Joining Behaviour means being part of a company that believes in equity and diversity. We base all employment decisions on merit, qualifications, and competence. We will never discriminate on the grounds of national or ethnic origin, health, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or disability. The masculine is used without any discrimination and for the sole purpose of lightening the text.
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About Behaviour Interactive
Behaviour Interactive is the largest Canadian gaming studio, with more than 1,200 employees worldwide. Behaviour is best known for its flagship franchise, the multiplayer survival horror game Dead by Daylight™, which has entertained over 50 million players across multiple platforms. The studio is currently expanding its portfolio of original IP with multiple projects, including the highly anticipated base building and raiding title Meet Your Maker™. Behaviour has also established itself as one of the world’s foremost providers of external development services. The company has partnered with many of the gaming industry’s leaders, including Microsoft, Sony, EA, Warner, Netflix, and Take-Two, among many others. Over 30 years, Behaviour has developed an unparalleled, award-winning culture. The company was named one of the Best Places To Work in Canada by GamesIndustry.biz, and has been recognized with Deloitte Canada’s Enterprise Fast 15 and Best Managed Company awards. Headquartered in Montreal, Behaviour has expanded its global presence with studios in Toronto (Behaviour Toronto), Seattle (Midwinter Entertainment), and the United Kingdom (Behaviour UK – North).
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