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Senior Game Engineer, GenAI - Games
NetflixPosted Jun 17, 2026Netflix is hiring a Senior Game Engineer to use generative AI to build dynamic, AI-augmented gameplay — connecting GenAI to behavior trees, narrative engines, and world-building tools while keeping outputs safe, balanced, and fun.
Salary
$280,000 – $400,000 / yr
Location
Los Gatos, CA
Work mode
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Seniority
Senior
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What you'll do
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with game designers to prototype and deploy AI-enhanced gameplay features
- Implement GenAI capabilities that improve player experience while maintaining quality and funUnique
- Design architecture connecting GenAI to behavior trees, narrative engines, and world-building tools
- Build content guardrails aligning AI outputs with game themes, safety, and mechanical balance
- Accelerate development using GenAI for level design, asset variation, and playtestingUnique
- Troubleshoot interactions between AI systems and deterministic game logic
What you'll need
Experience
- 5+ years professional game development with deep game-architecture and real-time-systems knowledge
- Demonstrated experience applying LLMs or diffusion models to product challenges
- Understanding of how AI parameters affect game balance and player experience
- Expert-level C++ or C# (Unity/Unreal); Python for tooling
- Enthusiasm for GenAI's potential for new gameplay genresUnique