Principal AI Solution Engineer in London

The ACE team (AI Center of Excellence at King) is responsible for the transformation of King for the AI age and enhancing all aspects of King’s operations. We help game and supporting teams develop AI powered features and products. We provide education and forward looking applied AI research and drive King’s overall AI strategy, as well as support the development of game and internal product AI strategies.

As a response to the fast development of third party AI tools based on e.g. LLMs and generative models, we expanded AI/ML with the AI Productivity team that helps King evaluate and apply new technologies and commercial tools (COTS) that boost productivity or enable faster routes to a better player experience. We are now looking for a Principal AI Solutions Engineer to support the efforts of this team.

Your role within the Kingdom:

• End-to-End Solution Delivery: Design, develop, and deliver proofs-of-concept and production-ready AI solutions. Ensure smooth integrations with existing platforms and workflows.
• Proactive Collaboration & Partner Alignment: Maintain close alignment with internal teams; game studios, Shared Tech, and support functions - by identifying needs, gathering feedback, and fostering consensus.
• Autonomous Problem-Solving: Operate with a high degree of independence, swiftly identifying issues and proposing solutions.
• Partake in team efforts: Collaborate with the AI Discovery Engineer, the AI User Experience Researcher and the rest of the team to align development and integration efforts with King's AI productivity and enablement strategy.
• Critical Thinking & Contextual Awareness: Understand not just the “what” and “how” of AI integration, but also the “why.”
• DevOps and Tooling Mastery: Employ Helm charts, Terraform, and related DevOps standard methodologies to automate deployments.
• Documentation and Handover: Create clear and comprehensive documentation for solutions, ensuring smooth handovers of proofs-of-concept (POC) to other teams.

Experience:

• Proven experience in a development-focused role, preferably within a Game development and AI-specific context.
• Proven experience with modern AI frameworks and tooling.
• Experience integrating LLMs (e.g., GPT-4), generative models, and Vertex AI components into complex ecosystems.
• Experience building AI agent based solutions.
• Experience with building applications on GCP, using generative models in production and with Helm, Terraform, CI/CD pipelines, Kubernetes, and GCP-based infrastructure.

Knowledge And Skills:

• Deep knowledge of game development processes, challenges, and support functions.
• Strong understanding of modern AI and its practical applications.
• Strong coding proficiency with the ability to architect end-to-end solutions.
• Ability to design solutions from the ground up to address stated problems.
• Good general understanding of development workflows, the challenges associated as well as DevOps principles.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Key Attributes:

• Independently prioritize tasks, handle ambiguity, and take calculated risks.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• Flexible attitude, ready to adapt and approach challenges.
• Proactive and solutions-focused.
• Able to reach out, ask questions, and build relationships across diverse teams.
• Excellent teamwork skills.
• Open to quickly mastering new AI tools and workflows.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with modern machine learning frameworks like PyTorch or Tensorflow.
• Familiarity with ethical AI considerations or regulatory requirements.

About King:

With a mission of Making the World Playful, King is a leading interactive entertainment company with more than 20 years of history of delivering some of the world’s most iconic games in the mobile gaming industry, including the world-famous Candy Crush franchise.