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Devin Jackson - AI Gameplay Engineer, Unreal Engine 5 in Vancouver, WA

Devin Jackson

Mid-level Gameplay AI Engineer specializing in Unreal Engine

Striking Distance StudiosDigiPen Institute of TechnologyVancouver, WA4 Years ExperienceMid LevelWorks Remote

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UE5 gameplay/system designer with an engineering background who has shipped player-facing systems including an enemy weak-point feature (with replication and performance fixes) and a modular spectator minigame framework for Killer Klowns from Outer Space: The Game. Also implemented lobby mode and disconnect team-balancing (AI backfill) for Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed, leveraging profiling/debug tooling and cross-discipline collaboration to get features to shipping quality.

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Key Strengths

  • Shipped UE5 gameplay systems end-to-end (design alignment through implementation and support)
  • Performance-minded system design (reworked weak point detection to reduce per-enemy overhead)
  • Multiplayer replication troubleshooting with custom debugging tools
  • Data-driven tuning via Data Tables and modular system architecture
  • Strong profiling/diagnostics skills (isolated AI/navmesh spikes and implemented pragmatic fix)
  • Cross-discipline collaboration with animation and audio to define event hooks and integrations
  • Rapid prototyping workflow (Blueprint-first, then migrate to code for debuggability)

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Experience

AI Gameplay Engineer, Unreal Engine 5Striking Distance Studios · May 2025 – Aug 2025
AI Engineer, Unreal Engine 5IllFonic · Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Gameplay Engineer, Unreal Engine 4IllFonic · Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
AI Engineer, Unreal Engine 4IllFonic · Jan 2022 – Dec 2024

Education

DigiPen Institute of Technologybachelor, Computer Science and Game Design (2021)

Skills

CC#C++DebuggingGitGitHubJiraUnityVisual StudioPerformance OptimizationAI BehaviorAI Debugging ToolsAI NavigationAI SystemsBehavior Trees

Languages

English

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Devin JacksonMid-level Gameplay AI Engineer specializing in Unreal Engine