{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"845e506026ca7e29fb3efea6","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/845e506026ca7e29fb3efea6","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/845e506026ca7e29fb3efea6","title":"Sr. AI Software Engineer – Coding Agent","description":"About the Hiring TeamTencent Overseas IT’s mission is to empower Tencent’s rapid global growth with future‑ready, global IT platforms, applications and services. We lead the overseas IT strategy, architecture, roadmap and execution, aiming to support our game studios and become a world‑class global IT team.\r\nPosition OverviewWe are seeking a Sr. AI Software Engineer to architect and lead the development of a groundbreaking in‑house AI Coding Agent. This tool will accelerate our game developers’ workflows by providing intelligent assistance for code generation, deep code inspection, and advanced debugging across UE/Unity‑based games in C++, C#, and other relevant languages.\r\nResponsibilitiesDesign, implement and maintain the end‑to‑end architecture of the AI coding agent.\r\nIntegrate the agent into developer IDEs (e.g., Visual Studio, VS Code) and game engines (Unreal Engine, Unity).\r\nCollaborate closely with game developers, technical artists and engine programmers to gather requirements, identify pain points, and iterate on the tool’s features.\r\nOptimize model inference speed and resource usage to keep the agent fast and responsive without hindering workstations.\r\nMentor engineering teammates and establish best practices for AI development, agentic RAG and agent‑based architectures.\r\nStay current with the latest AI research in code generation and large language models to continuously improve the agent’s capabilities.\r\nEnsure observability, performance tuning, and production incident response for the deployed agent.\r\nQualifications8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong background in Python, TypeScript, C++ or C#.\r\nProven experience building complex AI systems, particularly with Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) and AI agent architectures.\r\nHands‑on experience with LLM APIs, fine‑tuning and serving open‑source models.\r\nStrong understanding of prompt engineering and context engineering to maximize model relevance and accuracy.\r\nExcellent problem‑solving skills and the ability to deliver results in a fast‑paced environment.\r\nExperience with observability, performance optimization and production incident response.\r\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).\r\nPreferred QualificationsDirect experience building a coding agent or similar developer‑facing AI tool (IDE plugins, CLI, etc.).\r\nExperience in the game development industry or with game engines such as Unreal or Unity.\r\nBenefitsSalary range: $116,200 – $269,100 per year (location: US‑California‑Palo Alto).\r\nSign‑on payment, relocation package and restricted stock units evaluated on a case‑by‑case basis.\r\nMedical, dental, vision, life and disability benefits.\r\n401(k) plan participation.\r\nUp to 15–25 days of vacation, 13 holiday days and 10 days of paid sick leave per year.\r\nBenefits may be adjusted for location, employment status, tenure and role level, and pro‑rated for those who start mid‑year.\r\nEqual Employment OpportunityWe are an equal opportunity employer. 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We lead the overseas IT strategy, architecture, roadmap and execution, aiming to support our game studios and become a world‑class global IT team.\r\nPosition OverviewWe are seeking a Sr. AI Software Engineer to architect and lead the development of a groundbreaking in‑house AI Coding Agent. This tool will accelerate our game developers’ workflows by providing intelligent assistance for code generation, deep code inspection, and advanced debugging across UE/Unity‑based games in C++, C#, and other relevant languages.\r\nResponsibilitiesDesign, implement and maintain the end‑to‑end architecture of the AI coding agent.\r\nIntegrate the agent into developer IDEs (e.g., Visual Studio, VS Code) and game engines (Unreal Engine, Unity).\r\nCollaborate closely with game developers, technical artists and engine programmers to gather requirements, identify pain points, and iterate on the tool’s features.\r\nOptimize model inference speed and resource usage to keep the agent fast and responsive without hindering workstations.\r\nMentor engineering teammates and establish best practices for AI development, agentic RAG and agent‑based architectures.\r\nStay current with the latest AI research in code generation and large language models to continuously improve the agent’s capabilities.\r\nEnsure observability, performance tuning, and production incident response for the deployed agent.\r\nQualifications8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong background in Python, TypeScript, C++ or C#.\r\nProven experience building complex AI systems, particularly with Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG) and AI agent architectures.\r\nHands‑on experience with LLM APIs, fine‑tuning and serving open‑source models.\r\nStrong understanding of prompt engineering and context engineering to maximize model relevance and accuracy.\r\nExcellent problem‑solving skills and the ability to deliver results in a fast‑paced environment.\r\nExperience with observability, performance optimization and production incident response.\r\nBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, AI, Machine Learning, or a related technical field (or equivalent practical experience).\r\nPreferred QualificationsDirect experience building a coding agent or similar developer‑facing AI tool (IDE plugins, CLI, etc.).\r\nExperience in the game development industry or with game engines such as Unreal or Unity.\r\nBenefitsSalary range: $116,200 – $269,100 per year (location: US‑California‑Palo Alto).\r\nSign‑on payment, relocation package and restricted stock units evaluated on a case‑by‑case basis.\r\nMedical, dental, vision, life and disability benefits.\r\n401(k) plan participation.\r\nUp to 15–25 days of vacation, 13 holiday days and 10 days of paid sick leave per year.\r\nBenefits may be adjusted for location, employment status, tenure and role level, and pro‑rated for those who start mid‑year.\r\nEqual Employment OpportunityWe are an equal opportunity employer. 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