AI Automation Engineer
PLAYSTUDIOS is a gaming company that develops and operates a portfolio of casual and casino-style mobile and social games, including myVEGAS Slots, POP! Slots, MGM Slots Live, myKONAMI Slots, and various puzzle games like Tetris®, Mahjong, and Sudoku. The company also runs playAWARDS, a loyalty platform connecting brand partners with its global player base. Its clients are primarily consumers of free-to-play mobile and social casino/casual games, as well as brand partners participating in its rewards network.
Maintainer signals as of 8/12/2026
About PLAYSTUDIOS
PLAYSTUDIOS designs and publishes a wide range of casual and casino-themed games, including Jumbline 2, Mahjong, MGM Slots Live, myKONAMI Slots, myVEGAS Bingo, myVEGAS Blackjack, myVEGAS Slots, POP! Slots, Solitaire, Spider Solitaire, Sudoku, and licensed Tetris® titles. Through its playAWARDS platform, the company offers a loyalty and rewards system that connects a curated network of brand partners with its highly engaged global player audience, and its myVIP program offers rewards to players. The company operates multiple studios and teams, including Brainium, and has locations in Las Vegas, Orion, a remote team, Tel Aviv, and Vietnam, reflecting a globally distributed operational footprint focused on game development and player engagement.
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About the Role
You will lead the design and implementation of AI-powered automation solutions, build reusable tools and scripts, and reduce repetitive operational work. You will improve monitoring, logging, diagnostics, and alerting; support LiveOps, QA, and release workflows; mentor engineers; and collaborate with DevOps and platform teams.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience in software engineering, developer tooling, or automation
- Good command of written and spoken English
- Strong scripting or programming skills in C#, Java, Python, TypeScript, or a similar language
- Experience building automation tools, developer tooling, or operational systems
- Experience using AI-assisted development tools in engineering workflows
- Strong understanding of software development workflows and engineering productivity tools
- Experience mentoring or leading engineers is preferred
- Experience with live products or operational systems is preferred
- Experience building internal developer tools or automation frameworks is preferred
- Exposure to monitoring, logging, and operational diagnostics tooling is preferred
- Basic understanding of CI/CD systems or cloud infrastructure is preferred
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, and implementation of AI-powered automation solutions
- Mentor engineers through code reviews and knowledge sharing
- Define and maintain engineering standards for automation and AI-assisted workflows
- Design and implement automation tools and scripts
- Build reusable operational tooling for multiple game teams
- Automate operational tasks with Game Engineers and technical owners
- Maintain internal tooling for LiveOps, QA, and release support
- Apply AI-assisted development tools to automation workflows
- Use AI-driven approaches for automation generation, log analysis, and operational diagnostics
- Reduce manual work across LiveOps, QA, and operational processes
- Improve monitoring, logging, diagnostics, and alerting
- Build tools for production investigation and troubleshooting
- Collaborate with DevOps and platform teams on automation integrations
Benefits
- Bao Viet Premium healthcare coverage of up to 1.2 billion VND per person per year for the employee and dependents
- 100% salary during probation
- Social, health, and unemployment insurance from day one
- Company-covered compulsory insurance
- 13-month salary per year
- Performance-based bonus
- Discretionary bonus
- Employee referral bonus
- Two remote workdays per week
- 15 to 20 days of annual leave depending on tenure
- 5 days of sick leave per year
- Free daily meals
- Laptop and monitors provided
- Equipment allowance of 4,500,000 VND
- Charity initiatives
- Team-building activities
- Company trips
- Year-round events
- Company-supported clubs
- Financial support for sickness or funeral
- Financial support for birthdays, marriage, childbirth, or public holidays