[Remote] Senior ML Engineer, GenAI - Games
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Netflix is a leading entertainment company dedicated to pushing the boundaries of storytelling and technology. They are seeking a Senior ML Engineer to integrate GenAI models into game features, optimizing performance while collaborating with designers to create innovative gameplay mechanics.
Responsibilities
- Implementation & Integration: Lead the technical integration of GenAI tools and techniques into existing game engines (Unity/Unreal/Proprietary) and development workflows
- Feature Prototyping: Work directly with designers to build functional, AI-native gameplay mechanics—such as dynamic narrative systems, procedural asset generation, or intelligent NPC behaviors
- Optimization & Inference: Own the performance side of GenAI. You will optimize model latency and memory footprints to ensure AI features don't compromise game frame rates
- Pipeline Automation: Develop and maintain "AI superpower" tools for internal teams, such as automated texture generation, level design assistants, or code-completion agents
- Technical Mentorship: Provide guidance to mid-level and junior engineers on ML best practices, data privacy, and the ethical implementation of AI in creative spaces
- Bridge Research & Production: Translate complex AI research papers and open-source models into stable, production-ready code that aligns with our player experience goals
Skills
- 5+ years of experience in the games industry
- Solid grasp of game loops, memory management, and what it takes to get a feature through a 'Live Ops' cycle
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with Machine Learning/GenAI tools/techniques in a product-driven environment
- Strong proficiency in languages like C++ and C#, with the ability to write clean, maintainable code within a large, complex codebase
- Experience with model fine-tuning, and managing the end-to-end ML lifecycle (data prep to deployment)
- Ability to thrive in the 'grey area' of emerging tech and pivot quickly when a specific model or approach doesn't meet the needs of the game design
Benefits
- Health Plans
- Mental Health support
- A 401(k) Retirement Plan with employer match
- Stock Option Program
- Disability Programs
- Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Family-forming benefits
- Life and Serious Injury Benefits
- Paid leave of absence programs
- Full-time hourly employees accrue 35 days annually for paid time off to be used for vacation, holidays, and sick paid time off
- Full-time salaried employees are immediately entitled to flexible time off
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