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# AI Game Developer

- **Company:** Scopely, Inc.
- **Location:** Culver City, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $169,600.0 - $253,000.0
- **Contract:** Franchise
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Programming Tools, Video Game Development, Game Engine
- **Published:** August 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/bb386a9d-87b6-43be-bb62-95acfc32e342

## About the Role

* Strong expertise in at least one game development discipline, such as engineering, game design, art, technical art, or UX.
 * Enthusiasm for using AI to expand beyond your primary discipline and broaden your capabilities as a game creator.
 * Experience incorporating AI into creative or development workflows.
 * A preference for building, testing, and learning rather than relying on lengthy planning cycles.
 * Curiosity and adaptability, with an interest in learning new tools and techniques as the AI landscape evolves.
 * Strong product instincts and an understanding of what makes games engaging.
 * The ability to work effectively through ambiguity, rapid iteration, and changes in direction informed by player feedback.
 * Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.

## Description

* Own game ideas from concept through launch, helping to generate concepts and shape mechanics, player experiences, and creative direction.
 * Rapidly transform concepts into playable prototypes using AI-native workflows, modern game engines, and development tools.
 * Use AI to accelerate programming, design, art, content creation, testing, and production.
 * Design internal tools, automations, and agentic workflows that increase team velocity and unlock new creative possibilities.
 * Evaluate emerging AI technologies and experiment with new applications in game development.
 * Collaborate across disciplines to rapidly iterate on gameplay, features, and player experiences.
 * Launch prototypes to real players, analyze qualitative and quantitative feedback, and use those insights to guide future iterations.
 * Balance speed and quality by making thoughtful trade-offs that maximize learning.
 * Help define AI development practices that can scale across Scopely.
 * Challenge traditional game development workflows and help pioneer new approaches to creating games.


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