Machine Learning Engineer

We want you to #JOINTHEREBELLION!  

For 30 years we’ve been independently developing and publishing incredible video games at our multiple studios founded by Jason & Chris Kingsley, but Rebellion is more than just games. We have our own film and mo-cap studio, we create board games, publish books, and through 2000AD, publish comics and graphic novels such as the amazing Judge Dredd. 

About the Role:

We're seeking a passionate Machine Learning Engineer to join our cutting-edge ML Team. You'll be part of a small, dynamic group that embraces continuous research, development, and innovation, particularly in the realm of AI-driven solutions for our game products.

In this role, you’ll be instrumental in creating AI/ML systems that generate game-levels, enhance our game products, develop custom tools, and integrating machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL) models into real-time gaming environments. Our current focus includes Creating 3D Worlds and Game Levels using ML/DL technologies.

You'll support research into state-of-the-art advancements, suggesting building, training, and validating models that drive game development. This position demands hands-on expertise with satellite imagery, point cloud data, and proprietary game datasets. You will conduct data analysis, build ML models, be part of the team, and ensure smooth deployment into production environments.

This role is based at our riverside headquarters in Oxford, offering a creative and relaxed atmosphere where teamwork drives our success. We can provide a relocation package, including moving assistance, temporary accommodation, and full support to ensure a smooth transition to your new environment. 

We believe in the power of face-to-face collaboration and encourage working from our Oxford headquarters. However, we understand that flexibility matters, so we’re open to discussing hybrid options based on individual needs. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Report to the Head of Machine Learning and collaborate with the ML team. 

• Design and implement cutting-edge ML algorithms and tools. 

• Partner with cross-disciplinary teams (art, design, IT) to integrate ML models into game development workflows. 

• Conduct experiments to fine-tune and optimize ML models for performance improvements. 

• Train, retrain, and maintain ML systems and libraries for game-level development. 

• Attend team and stakeholder meetings, providing updates on progress and insights. 

Requirements

• MSc in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a similar technical discipline; advanced certifications are a bonus. 

• Proficiency in Python and C++ for writing robust, scalable code. 

• Proven experience as a Machine Learning Engineer or similar role, with expertise in machine learning algorithms and statistical methods. 

• Hands-on experience with supervised, unsupervised, semi-supervised, and reinforcement learning, with ML/DL or 3D ML/3D DL experience as a plus. 

• Strong knowledge of data structures, software architecture, data modeling, and working with diverse datasets (tabular, computer vision, point clouds, game data). 

• Proficiency with ML libraries and frameworks such as NumPy, OpenCV, scikit-learn, PyTorch/PyTorch 3D, TensorFlow, and Keras etc.

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control (GitLab, Perforce), and cloud platforms (preferably AWS). 

• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills with a passion for learning and innovation. 

Benefits

We offer an extensive benefits package to our team including:

• 22 days holidays + Christmas closure (typically 4 days) & Bank holidays (increasing with service at 5 years – one day each year until you reach 31 days)
• Private Medical Insurance, healthcare cash plan, including dental and Vision
• Life Assurance, Income Protection & Critical Illness Cover
• Enhanced Family Leave
• Interest Free, Tax-Free loans
• Enhanced Pension Scheme
• EAP a range of Mental Health and Wellbeing Support
• Plus loads more… including a wide range of discounts, freebies, and social events!

Life at Our Oxford HQ

Our riverside headquarters in Oxford places you a short walk away from the city centre. Renowned for its rich historical backdrop and esteemed educational institutions, Oxford offers a unique blend of tradition and modernity, with its beautiful architecture and green spaces.

Oxford also boasts excellent transport links, making it easy to navigate both the city and the wider country. The city’s train station, just a short walk from our studio, offers frequent services to London, as well as direct routes to major cities like Birmingham, Manchester, and Reading and we also offer free parking at the studio.

Our open-plan office promotes teamwork and innovation, with regular interaction with senior management and other departments, alongside access to free hot drinks, a handy tuck shop onsite and a range of local pubs, cafes and dining options nearby helping make every workday enjoyable!

Inside Rebellion

Whichever team you join at Rebellion we are proud of our open, friendly, and creative atmosphere. We love what we do, and we have fun doing it! As a big indie developer, we have complete creative freedom over our titles which allows us to work on a massive variety of projects across all the major platforms.

Find out more about us here

Our size, stability, and the variety of in-house expertise across multiple industries, makes Rebellion completely unique! We work in our own way, and we celebrate that as the key to our success. We foster an inclusive culture where you are encouraged to be yourself, to express your creativity and your talent. We are people focused and will support you in every way to can be the best at what you do. We recognise the importance of enjoying what you do and having a healthy work-life balance. We offer a friendly, creative, and relaxed working atmosphere, with sensibly managed projects and a wide variety of benefits and development opportunities for all our teams to ensure you are fully supported with your physical and Mental Well-being.

We are actively recruiting for a diverse team and continue to add to our culture of growth and inclusion. Rebellion encourages innovation in all areas, and we look forward to hearing how you can help us to be better. We encourage all demographics of culture, gender, ethnicity, neurodiversity and beyond, because a representative team makes better products.

If you are interested in working at Rebellion, but this role doesn’t sound quite like you, we’re recruiting for a range of positions across the studio and we’re always happy to receive speculative applications via our website. Visit our Careers website to view all our live vacancies: Rebellion: Careers

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