We are looking to expand our team of expert consultants with 15 Senior Engineering Leads from AAA studios for part-time, fully remote work supporting frontier AI research. Projects start at $80-130 USD per hour, with top-performing experts on our platform earning $150+ USD / hour.
This role includes stress-testing leading AI models on research-level gameplay and graphics engineering problems, creating and verifying complex questions and explanations in your area of expertise, and assessing whether AI-generated reasoning meets the standards of a senior engine or gameplay engineer.
About Aligned
At Aligned, we partner with the world's leading AI labs to push the frontier of AI knowledge in fields like STEM, medicine, finance, and the humanities. Our platform matches subject-matter experts (like you) with paid consulting work on frontier projects at these labs.
Who We're Looking For
You work at lead, principal, or architect level on gameplay or graphics code at a AAA studio, and you can explain why the theoretically better solution is sometimes the wrong one at frame budget.
Ideal backgrounds include
Lead, principal, and architect-level engineers in gameplay or graphics at AAA studios anywhere in the world
Rendering engineers working on lighting, shaders, GPU optimization, or graphics architecture
Gameplay engineers working on physics, animation, networking, or game AI
Engine and tools engineers whose work is used across a full studio
Engineers with conference talks, technical writing, or open-source contributions
Minimum Qualifications
Fluent English reading and writing skills
Lead, principal, or architect-level engineering role in gameplay or graphics on at least one shipped AAA title
Deep hands-on experience in C++ and at least one major commercial or proprietary engine
Currently working in the games industry