Senior AI Designer

Epic Games
Cary,North Carolina,United StatesPosted 24 February 2026

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<div class="content-intro"><h2>WHAT MAKES US EPIC?</h2> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p></div><h2>DESIGN</h2> <h3><strong>What We Do</strong></h3> <p>Put your design skills to work at a cutting-edge company that challenges the norm. From character and level design to competitive gameplay and system design, help shape the future of interactive entertainment at Epic.</p> <h3><strong>What You'll Do</strong></h3> <p>Epic Games is looking for an experienced Senior AI Designer to join our cross-disciplinary development team, where you will own the vision and create innovative features.</p> <h3><strong>In this role, you will</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Own the design vision for AI-focused features.</li> <li><span>Craft high-quality, player-facing AI behaviors and abilities using behavior trees and visual scripting.</span></li> <li><span>Create quick prototypes to try out and demonstrate new ideas in the game </span></li> <li><span>Collaborate with team members from various disciplines to deliver high-quality experiences to our players </span></li> <li><span>Cooperate with other designers from the AI team to define and promote a cohesive vision for AI in your project </span></li> <li><span>Use playtest feedback to iterate and improve AI features </span></li> <li><span>Create and maintain clear and concise design documentation </span></li> </ul> <h3><strong>What we're looking for</strong></h3> <ul> <li><span>Experience shipping multiple AAA titles as a Designer </span></li> <li><span>Experience developing AI for a highly systemic environment </span></li> <li><span>Experience creating behavior trees and using visual scripting</span></li> <li><span>A creative approach that can surprise and amaze players with new ideas and experiences </span></li> <li><span>Talent for empathizing with players and a deep understanding of player motivations. </span></li> <li><span>Team player with good communication skills (verbal and written) </span></li> </ul> <h2>EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE</h2> <p><span data-sheets-userformat="{"2":13201,"3":{"1":0},"7":{"1":[{"1":2,"2":0,"5":{"1":2,"2":13421772}},{"1":0,"2":0,"3":3},{"1":1,"2":0,"4":1}]},"10":0,"11":4,"12":0,"15":"Roboto","16":10}">Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.</span></p><div class="content-conclusion"><h2>ABOUT US</h2> <p>Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 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 E ... (truncated, view full listing at source)