- Pay
- $111,223–$166,834/yr
- Where
- BLANK,BLANK,Multiple Locations
- Posted
- Aug 7
Epic Games is looking for current PhD students and recent PhD or MSc graduates (within 12 months of graduation) for paid, 6-12 month research internships with our Special Projects & Epic Research Group. You will work with our team of research scientists and engineers at the intersection of vision, language, speech processing and game development to create machine learning models in a range of areas to support game developers and improve user experience.
What you'd do
- Create machine learning models in areas including player safety, game agents (e.g. AI-backed characters, VLA agents), world/scene and game logic generation, developer tools, and improved user experience
- Work alongside our team of research scientists and engineers on applied research problems
- Own data analysis and data creation, supported by an internal team of labellers
- Design, implement, and experiment with models end to end
- Gain exposure to engineering work around deploying models at scale
- Duration: 6-12 months, with flexible start dates throughout 2026/2027
- Hours: full-time (40 hours/week) or part-time (20 hours/week)
- Location: Select regions within the UK, US or Canada
- Employment Authorization: You must hold an existing right to work in the UK, US or Canada for the full duration of the internship - Visa sponsorship or support is unavailable for this role
What they want
- An ongoing or recently completed (within the last 12 months) PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, AI or a related field - recent MSc graduates in the same fields will also be considered
- Experience building models or algorithms in computer vision, natural language processing, or speech/audio/acoustic processing
- Hands-on knowledge of modern deep learning methods, such as Transformers, LLM fine-tuning, and diffusion models
- Strong coding skills in Python and the standard ML stack (PyTorch, NumPy, SciPy, scikit-learn)
- Desirable: Game dev experience in either C++ or C# (including personal projects)
About Epic Games · Engineering Specialist
Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company. For over 30 years we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety…