Research software engineer

SEED is a pioneering group within Electronic Arts, combining creativity with applied research. We explore, build and help determine the future of interactive entertainment.

Our mission is to provide and foster inspiring innovation for our games and our players. We do this through research, prototypes, exploration, and never-ending curiosity. We exist to educate and be great partners. We work with game teams and publish and present our research within our industry and to the public. We pursue long-term applied research viewed through a 10X lens, and are significantly impactful by presenting and delivering leading technology to game teams and technology groups inside EA.

We are looking for a Research Engineer to join an expanding team in Stockholm working on applications of deep learning and related techniques for use in interactive entertainment. You will work with areas of research include game AI, human-like behavior, animation, computer graphics and vision, physics, body and shape reconstruction, generative models and content generation, and human-computer interaction. You will report into our Machine Learning Research Director.

Requirements

• PhD experience in machine learning, computer science, physics or mathematics
• Knowledge and contributions to machine learning or reinforcement learning, e.g. in the form of research publications, open-source software or workplace experience.
• Interest and knowledge in working with interactive technologies and user experience (UX) research
• Good math skills including, linear algebra, probability theory, and numerical optimization
• Experience with Numpy, Tensorflow, PyTorch or similar ML toolkits
• The ability to understand and explain to others, scientific papers on state-of-the-art machine learning and computer science, and the ability to prototype and improve upon the ideas

Good to have:

• Interest in or knowledge of computer games, computer vision
• Prototype ideas in the best tool to prove out results fast
• Knowledge of Python and C++/C#
• Experience with game engines (eg.: Unity, Unreal, others)

Working at SEED

We believe that each person is unique, so we offer individual coaching and support to help you reach your full potential. We value our employees' personal lives. A good work-life balance is essential to our long-term success!

We work with EA's outstanding teams. We also encourage you to share your work through publishing, contributing to open source, and speaking at conferences.

To learn more about us check out https://seed.ea.com/