Radical Forge is a Middlesborough, UK-based developer that has provided co-development services on a range of AAA and indie titles. In 2021 the company created their first original IP, 'Brightpaw', which was published on PC, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One/Series S/X, Google and iOS by Rogue Games.
Since its beginnings in 2017, the company has grown to over 70 incredibly talented, collaborative, and creative individuals. We are the sum of our skills, passion, and, most of all, our people. We firmly believe that treating individuals with genuine respect, understanding, and kindness creates a welcoming culture that allows creativity to thrive and for individuals to join together to create games they are genuinely proud of.
- Design and architect new game systems
- Refine systems throughout the development cycle of the project
- Collaborate with designers, artists, and other engineers for feature development
- Mentor and guide associate engineers, providing technical expertise and promoting best practices
- Must be within the Pacific Time Zone (PST) to the Eastern Time Zone (EST)
- Must have worked on at least one released game
- Reasonable level of experience in game development in the capacity of a Gameplay Engineer or AI Engineer
- Robust programming skills/experience in C++
- Solid architecture, system design, and analytical skills
- Self-motivated with strong collaborative and communication skills.
- Ability to write clear, maintainable, portable code
- Strong debugging skills
- Strong problem-solving ability geared towards creating solutions for creative AI scenarios and challenges
- Must be within the Pacific Time Zone (PST) to the Eastern Time Zone (EST)
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- Knowledge of Modern C++ Standards
- Experience with influence maps, goal-driven behaviors, or similar decision-making systems
- Experience with Havok AI or other movement behaviors and pathfinding systems
- Experience with AI in an open world game client/server architecture
- Prior experience with developing proprietary technology while working in close collaboration with other tools engineers and designers
We will require all applicants to have a pre-existing right to work in the UK/EU.
Remote working is only available for those based in the UK/EU with a right to work in the UK/EU.
Interested in the job but don't feel you match the criteria? If you feel passionate about this role or joining the Radical Forge team we would still like to hear from you! We value our company culture, and we’re always looking for creative individuals from a variety of backgrounds to join our team!