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Cypher Games is seeking a Senior AI Engineer to lead the development of internal AI tools that empower art, marketing, product, and analytics teams to work faster and at higher quality. You'll partner across the organization to identify workflow bottlenecks and opportunities where AI can deliver real impact, then design and build the tools to realize that potential.
Key responsibilities include:
- Partnering with cross-functional teams to understand workflows and identify high-impact AI opportunities
- Designing, building, and maintaining internal AI tools, workflows, and agents from concept through production
- Developing generative AI pipelines for creative production, including game asset generation, style adaptation, and marketing creative generation
- Building AI agents that automate repetitive work across teams
- Fine-tuning and adapting open-source models for project-specific needs
- Running fast experiments, evaluating results, and scaling successful ideas into reliable tools
- Defining technical architecture and best practices for internal AI tooling
- Driving adoption through hands-on collaboration with end users, gathering feedback, and iterating
- Sharing knowledge to raise AI capabilities across the wider team
The role is ideal for someone who combines strong technical depth with a builder's mindset and genuine interest in creative processes. You'll work in a game-focused environment where AI is viewed as a transformative force for team productivity.
Requirements:
- 3+ years of software engineering experience with significant hands-on work building AI-powered products or internal tools
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
- Strong Python skills and solid software engineering fundamentals
- Proven hands-on experience with generative AI, including image and video generation models, LoRAs, and LLMs
- Experience building and deploying AI agents and automated workflows in production
- Strong business understanding and ability to translate non-technical stakeholder needs into practical tools
- Experience with AI-native development tools such as Claude Code, Codex, or OpenClaw/Hermes
- Builder mindset with strong sense of ownership; you enjoy creating systems people actually use
- Curiosity, fast learning ability, and strong problem-solving skills
- Interest in art, visual quality, and creative processes
- Passion for games
