Senior AI Engineer (for Game Development)

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Hồ Chí Minh, VNM
Hybrid
Senior level
Gaming
The Role
Lead design, build, and optimization of end-to-end AI/ML systems for games, spanning computer vision, generative and conversational AI. Research, prototype, productionize models, deploy to constrained environments, implement AI-assisted development workflows, mentor engineers, and collaborate across product, engineering, and infrastructure teams.
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WHAT YOU WILL BE WORKING ON​

What you will focus on

As our Senior AI Engineer, you'll own the AI technology that powers the next generation of our games—from computer vision and generative AI to conversational AI and AI-assisted development workflows. You'll bridge cutting-edge AI research with production-ready solutions, ensuring our AI features are scalable, reliable, and enjoyable for millions of players.

What it means on a daily basis​

  • Design, build, and optimize end-to-end AI workflows and ML pipelines, from data collection and model training to deployment and monitoring.
  • Lead the development of AI features across computer vision, generative AI, conversational AI, and AI-driven gameplay experiences.
  • Research, prototype, evaluate, and productionize the latest AI technologies while balancing innovation with maintainability and performance.
  • Drive AI-assisted development by implementing agentic workflows, AI coding assistants, and modern AI engineering practices to improve team productivity.
  • Mentor AI engineers and collaborate closely with game, product, engineering, and infrastructure teams to deliver impactful AI features.

Who you would be working with​

  • Production Team to identify and build AI-powered player experiences.
  • Programming team to design scalable AI architecture and production pipelines.
  • Junior AI Engineers by providing technical mentorship, code reviews, and best practices.
  • Cross-functional teams to integrate AI into gameplay and development workflows.

Qualifications

WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED​

  • Experience building and shipping production AI/ML systems.
  • Strong Python programming skills with solid software engineering fundamentals (testing, CI/CD, clean architecture, version control).
  • Deep expertise in Computer Vision, including object detection, classification, tracking, and model optimization using frameworks such as PyTorch or TensorFlow.
  • Experience designing and operating end-to-end ML pipelines covering data, training, evaluation, deployment, and monitoring.
  • Experience deploying AI models to resource-constrained environments such as mobile, edge devices, WebGL, or on-device inference.
  • Hands-on experience with Large Language Models (LLMs), conversational AI, prompt engineering, safety guardrails, and chatbot frameworks.
  • Experience building AI agent workflows, AI coding assistants, and modern AI engineering tools (e.g., MCP, RAG, agent frameworks, context engineering).
  • Strong understanding of generative AI workflows for image generation and content creation.
  • Ability to read academic research and translate it into practical production solutions.

WHO YOU ARE

  • Passionate about applying the latest AI technologies to create meaningful player experiences.
  • A hands-on technical leader who enjoys taking ownership from research through production.
  • Curious and forward-thinking, always exploring emerging AI models, tools, and engineering practices.
  • Strong problem solver who balances innovation with scalability, reliability, and product impact.
  • Collaborative communicator who can work effectively across engineering, product, design, and game development teams.
  • A mentor who enjoys helping others grow and raising the technical bar across the team.
  • Adaptable and pragmatic, able to navigate rapidly evolving AI technologies while maintaining production quality.

Additional Information

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU

Benefits

  • A hybrid working model with 2 days working from home every week.
  • A range of well-being events and policies to support employees physically, mentally, and emotionally.
  • Various training packages, including internal training, training sponsorship, and e-learning platforms (iLearn, Udemy, O'Reilly,...).
  • Opportunities to collaborate and train with Gameloft worldwide experts and develop yourself.
  • An attractive monthly salary alongside Tet and other performance bonuses.
  • Minimum 12 days of paid annual leave, plus 5 days of paid sick leave, Christmas leave, Birthday leave, CSR leave,...
  • 100% coverage of mandatory insurance plus private healthcare insurance.
  • A monthly allowance to support lunch meals and working-from-home electricity and Internet bills.
  • Relocation supprt for international candidates joining from overseas.

Life at Gameloft

  • A collaborative workplace environment, with over 15+ nationalities, where hundreds of world-renowned game titles were born.
  • An open-space office, a canteen, a billiard table, a ping-pong table, and a foosball table.
  • A gaming room equipped with mutiple devices (PS, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, arcade machine,...).
  • A capable and encouraging team of professionals focused on creating compelling video games.
  • A global company where you can meet great people around the world.
  • A fun place to work in the heart of the city.

How to proceed

Ready to level up your career? Apply now and help us create the next great game!

Please note:

To ensure a fair and compliant recruitment process under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), please submit your application through the official job posting, preferably via Gameloft website, Gameloft or Gameloft Vietnam LinkedIn pages, or SmartRecruiters. Applications sent via email or LinkedIn messages will not be considered.

Due to the high volume of applications, only candidates whose profiles most closely match the role needs will be contacted by our recruiters. We sincerely appreciate your understanding and interest.

What's more?

Want to know more? Visit our websites:

  • Saigon Studio website
  • LinkedIn page
  • Facebook page

Check out some projects at Saigon Studio:

  • Asphalt 8 - Coin Rush Trailer
  • Asphalt Legends UniteLaunch Trailer
  • Applaydu Season 6
  • Bluey's Happy Snaps
  • Carmen Sandiego - Announcement Trailer
  • Gangstar Vegas - Gameplay Trailer

Skills Required

  • Experience building and shipping production AI/ML systems
  • Strong Python programming skills and software engineering fundamentals (testing, CI/CD, clean architecture, version control)
  • Deep expertise in Computer Vision (object detection, classification, tracking, model optimization) using PyTorch or TensorFlow
  • Experience designing and operating end-to-end ML pipelines (data, training, evaluation, deployment, monitoring)
  • Experience deploying AI models to resource-constrained environments (mobile, edge devices, WebGL, on-device inference)
  • Hands-on experience with Large Language Models, conversational AI, prompt engineering, safety guardrails, and chatbot frameworks
  • Experience building AI agent workflows, AI coding assistants, and modern AI engineering tools (e.g., MCP, RAG, agent frameworks, context engineering)
  • Strong understanding of generative AI workflows for image generation and content creation
  • Ability to read academic research and translate it into practical production solutions
  • Mentorship experience and ability to lead and mentor junior AI engineers
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The Company
HQ: Paris
4,821 Employees
Year Founded: 1999

What We Do

We are Gameloft and our greatest reward is seeing that 1.5 million new Gameloft games are downloaded every day. Our dream to offer mobile games to the entire planet through our products is about to become a reality. We owe our success to the talent and passion of our teams. It is because of their dedication to excellence and attention to detail that we can offer games of unparalleled quality to our millions of fans. Do we have strong franchises? Yes! Just take a look at Asphalt, Order & Chaos, Modern Combat or Dungeon Hunter. . We also have a great network of partners to help us deliver cool new games to your favorite device. Think Universal, Illumination Disney®, Marvel®, Hasbro®, Fox Digital Entertainment, Mattel®, Ferrari® and many more.

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