AI Engineer

AI Engineer

Vertigo · Istanbul, Turkey · — · Posted 2026-11-04

Workplace: on_site

Description

ABOUT VERTIGO GAMES

We create amazing games that rank at the top on both iOS & Android, loved and played by 150+ million fans worldwide!

Check out our smash-hit games:

- Critical Strike

- Polygun Arena

Now, we're looking for a passionate AI Engineer to join our team in Istanbul. This is an on-site role, requiring you to work 5 days a week from our office in Levent.

In this role, we deeply care about your curiosity for building with AI and your drive to turn it into tools our teams use every day. We highly encourage you to get familiar with both of our games before you apply and complete your application only if you're genuinely excited to help a game studio work faster and smarter with AI.

You'll join our small, AI-first team, working closely with developers, product and marketing. You'll build agent workflows, automations and internal tools, get regular code review and feedback, and grow quickly. Both games ship updates roughly every two weeks, so you'll see the impact of your work release after release. No prior work experience is required: we care more about what you've built.

Responsibilities

• Build and improve the team's AI tooling: reusable agent workflows, integrations and automated reports.
• Turn repetitive work across development, product and marketing into reliable AI-powered automations.
• Help everyone use AI well: fast, but verified.
• Build small internal tools and services, and set them up in the cloud when needed.
• Measure and improve what you build based on how the team actually uses it.

Requirements

• A degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field (recent graduates welcome).
• Solid Python.
• Daily, hands-on use of AI coding assistants (e.g., Claude Code, Codex, Cursor), and the habit of checking what they produce.
• Projects you've built with LLMs (e.g., agents, automations, side projects). Please share a link (GitHub, demo or short write-up) in your application.
• Comfort working with APIs and connecting different tools.
• Analytical and critical thinking: you question results and verify before you conclude.
• Familiarity with Git.
• Clear communication, and you enjoy collaborating across teams to create impact.

Nice to have (not required, we'll help you learn)

• A cloud platform, ideally Google Cloud.
• SQL.
• C# / .NET.

Benefits

• A Compensation Package That Reflects Your Contribution: We keep it simple. Competitive pay that matches the work you deliver.

• Meal Allowance: Enough for a solid, satisfying meal.

• Delicious In-Office Catering: Fresh meals, good coffee, sweet treats. No place for hunger, ever.
• Private Health Insurance: Complementary private health insurance so you can get care without second thoughts.
• Continuous Learning Support: A monthly budget for courses and platforms, because staying sharp is part of the job.
• Equity That Actually Makes You a Partner: We offer real equity, not symbolic. Once you reach a certain contribution level, you earn a meaningful stake in the company. When we grow, you grow with us.
• Meaningful Time Off: Starting from your first year, you receive bonus company-wide rewind holidays: A special extra break even before standard annual leave kicks in. And your birthday is a free day on us.
• Referral Bonus: Introduce great talent to the team and earn a reward when they join.

• Milestone Awards: As you reach key milestones with us, you earn bonus rewards that recognize your long-term contribution.

• A Culture Built Around Players & Ownership: Curious, collaborative, and focused. We’re here to build great games together.

• A Modern, Comfortable Office in Levent: Bright space, central location, one step from the metro designed to keep you in the "zone".

• Game Room: A dedicated Xbox corner for fun breaks and quick gaming sessions whenever you need to unwind.

• Office Events That Keep Us Connected: Fun team moments, regular happy hours, and in-office events throughout the year.

Apply

Apply at Vertigo

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