Freelance - AI Engineer - Hole.io (1-month contract)

Founded in 2013, Voodoo is a tech company that creates mobile games and apps with a mission to entertain the world. Gathering 800 employees, 7 billion downloads, and over 200 million active users, Voodoo is the #3 mobile publisher worldwide in terms of downloads after Google and Meta. Our portfolio includes chart-topping games like Mob Control and Block Jam, alongside popular apps such as BeReal and Wizz.

This position is fully remote within CET ±3h.

Joining our Live games team means collaborating with gaming industry experts on globally renowned, enduring games while embracing exciting new entrepreneurial ventures. With over seven billion downloads worldwide and a portfolio of more than 10 resilient hybrid games generating more than $20m per year, we are the world's largest and most successful hybrid publisher.

You will be joining one of our Live Studios, working on Hole.io, one of Voodoo's top games.

Voodoo is always looking for the next "unfair advantage." We are currently seeking an AI visionary to join our Live Studios for a high-impact, one-month mission. Your goal is to help us leverage cutting-edge technology to optimize our production at scale, ensuring our developers and artists spend less time on repetitive tasks and more time on what truly matters: making the game fun.

We are looking for an AI Engineer to conduct a comprehensive audit of our development and creative workflows. Rather than just following trends, you will take a pragmatic, results-oriented approach to identify where Artificial Intelligence can concretely speed up our delivery cycles and enhance our creative output.

• Audit & Identify: Analyze our current game development lifecycle—from asset creation and coding to QA and marketing—to find bottlenecks that can be solved by AI.

• Strategic Roadmap: Develop a clear, prioritized plan of AI integrations (LLMs, Generative Art, Auto-testing, etc.) that offer the highest ROI for our studio.

• Workflow Optimization: Design custom AI-driven workflows and tool recommendations that allow our teams to automate "busy work" without sacrificing quality.

• Hands-on Prototyping: Demonstrate proof-of-concepts for AI tools that can be integrated into our Unity-based production environment.

• Knowledge Transfer: Empower our senior leadership and technical teams with the knowledge to maintain and evolve these AI strategies long after your mission is complete.

With this role, you will have a direct impact on the efficiency of a world-class gaming studio. Your expertise will help us cut through the noise and implement AI solutions that provide a tangible competitive edge in the casual markets.

• AI Expert: Deep, up-to-date knowledge of the AI landscape, including LLMs (GPT, Claude, local models), Generative Media (Stable Diffusion, Midjourney), and AI-driven coding assistants.

• Game Dev Context: A strong understanding of the game development process (Unity/C# environment preferred) to ensure your recommendations are technically feasible.

• Efficiency Obsessed: A track record of implementing AI solutions that have demonstrably reduced production time or costs in previous organizations.

• Analytical & Pragmatic: Ability to distinguish between "AI hype" and tools that provide genuine utility for a fast-moving gaming studio.

• Strong Communicator: Excellent English skills and the ability to explain complex AI concepts to both technical developers and creative leads.

• Independent & Proactive: Experience working in short-term consultancy roles where you are expected to deliver high-quality results with minimal hand-holding.

• Best-in-class compensation

• Other benefits according to the country you reside