Forward Development AI Engineer
About Redtail Redtail Studios is an AI-native mobile game studio. We built a proprietary AI engine that turns game ideas into playable mobile games, and we use it to make our own titles while opening it to a select group of invite-only creators. We are a small, venture-backed, fully remote team moving fast.The role You will sit on the front line between our engine and the people building with it. You will work directly with creators and our internal game teams, turn what they need into working features, and ship in days, not quarters. Part engineer, part product partner, part game developer.What you will doEmbed with creators and game teams to build, debug, and ship games on our enginePrototype new engine capabilities (gameplay systems, asset pipelines, agent workflows) and push the best ones to productionDesign and tune the prompts, agents, and evals that make generated games better and more reliableTurn field feedback into a clear roadmap with our CTOBuild internal tools that make every new creator faster than the lastWhat you bringHands-on experience building with LLM APIs or AI agents, through work, school, research, or side projectsSolid Python and/or TypeScriptSome exposure to a game or rendering stack (Unity, Godot, or web), or the drive to learn one fastYou enjoy talking to users as much as writing codeA bias to ship: you would rather demo something rough on Friday than polish a spec for a monthNice to haveA game you built and released (game jam, side project, or commercial)Mobile development experience (iOS/Android)Spanish (we work across the US, Mexico, and Spain)A real love for gamesLocation Remote, open to candidates based in New York State.Compensation $16.00 to $21.00 per hour, depending on experience and location within New York State.Why RedtailHands-on work with a proprietary AI engine at an early-stage studioReal responsibility and a direct line to the foundersYour work goes straight into games people playTo apply: send a short note and a link to something you built to