[Remote] Research Scientist Intern, Next-Gen Gameplay - Summer 2026 (Remote)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Riot Games is a company focused on creating player-first experiences, and they are seeking a Research Scientist Intern for the Summer 2026 program. In this role, you will contribute to a research team leveraging generative AI to enhance game development pipelines and player experiences through collaboration and prototyping.
Responsibilities
- Partner with game teams and creators to shape the future of gameplay through next-generation technologies
- Collaborate with designers and engineers to prototype novel gameplay systems that blend player expression, AI behavior, and dynamic world interaction
- Investigate how large language models and simulation technologies can enable emergent, player-driven gameplay experiences
Skills
- Enrolled in a Ph.D., M.S. or undergraduate program in statistics, engineering, computer science, artificial intelligence, or a related quantitative field (math, physics, etc.)
- Graduating during the 2027 calendar year
- Available to work full-time hours for the 12 week internship duration
- Eligible to work in the country that you reside in during this remote program
- Experience in deep learning, including frameworks such as Tensorflow or PyTorch
- Experience processing data and build machine learning models using Python
- Experience in machine learning techniques
- Experience in statistical modeling and optimization
- Understanding of distributed systems and concurrent programming
- Familiarity with cloud computing basics on AWS (EC2, S3)
- Experience working with Linux operating systems
- Experience in C++ and game development (Unreal, Unity, Godot)
- Experience with version control systems. (We use Git)
- Experience in large language models, diffusion models, neural radiance fields, or Gaussian splats
- Experience building and optimizing language model-powered agents (context engineering, ReAct, etc.)
Benefits
- 401(k) plan
- In-game perks
- Ability to participate in our Play Fund
- Intern focused events
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