Senior Research Engineer – AI Gaming Tech Startup (Hybrid)

LocusX

montreal, qc, Canada
Full-time
Posted June 06, 2026

Job Description

Senior Research Engineer – AI Gaming Tech Startup (Hybrid)

At

LocusX , we’re aiming to steadily revolutionize the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and reimagine the game development pipeline by embedding intelligence at its core. Our platform uses ML to automate testing, debugging, and production insights—helping studios ship faster, smarter, and more reliably. Founded by gaming and AI veterans, we’re building a research-driven culture where cutting-edge ideas turn into real-world breakthroughs. About The Role We’re seeking a

Senior AI Researcher

to lead our efforts in exploring, prototyping, and validating novel AI techniques that can transform game development workflows. You’ll work on the frontier of

LLM reasoning ,

context understanding ,

multimodal AI , and

AI-human collaboration , with an emphasis on bringing research concepts to production readiness. This role blends

pure research curiosity