ML Research Engineer - Narrative & AI Systems
Embark Studios3 months ago
Stockholm, SwedenMid Level
Responsibilities
- Build gameplay systems and creator tools that enable new narrative workflows and faster iteration.
- Collaborate with writers, narrative teams, and designers to translate creative needs into technical tooling.
- Research and prototype AI-driven narrative systems, including quest generation, reactive dialogue, and authoring tools.
- Design and run lightweight experiments evaluating creative AI applications.
- Prototype AI-native gameplay mechanics that preserve authorial intent while enabling emergence and reactivity.
- Evaluate different degrees of AI autonomy and help define quality standards for AI-assisted storytelling.
- Mature successful experimental features into robust solutions.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience with machine learning or LLM applications through a research or engineering background.
- Genuine passion for narrative and storytelling across games, film, interactive fiction, or related areas.
- Curiosity and comfort working in ambiguous, exploratory problem spaces.
- A creator mindset focused on building tools that make others more effective.
- Ability to collaborate with writers and designers and translate creative goals into technical solutions.
- Professional English communication skills.
- Bonus: experience with Unreal Engine or C++.
- Bonus: experience with narrative systems, quest pipelines, or other creator-driven game features.
- Bonus: background in ML, NLP, generative models, or evaluation methodologies.
- Bonus: Python experience or interest in working across engine, services, and tooling.
Benefits
- Competitive salary.
- Generous profit-sharing program.
- Opportunity to work on creative, experimental storytelling and AI systems for video games.
- Open invitation to applicants from all backgrounds.
Categories
AI ApplicationsGaming
About Embark Studios
At Embark Studios we believe that progress starts with curiosity. This belief fuels everything we do, from the people we hire, the culture we nurture, and the products we create. We're now more than 400 game-makers, applying breakthrough technologies to reimagine how games are made and what they can become. In 2023 Embark released THE FINALS®, our first game, and in 2025 our second game, ARC Raiders, a tense extraction adventure.