Visiting Engineer: Gesture Based Mobile Games

Mobile input is stale — tap and swipe have been the default for 15 years.

This role is to build a new category of mobile games controlled by real-time hand movement through the phone camera, starting with a gesture-driven game that's immediately fun and obviously physical.

Mobile input is stale — tap and swipe have been the default for 15 years.

This role is to build a new category of mobile games controlled by real-time hand movement through the phone camera, starting with a gesture-driven game that's immediately fun and obviously physical.

• A playable game where gesture interaction is the core mechanic, not a novelty input mode pasted on top.
• A low-latency recognition loop that maps hand movement into responsive gameplay.
• Calibration, feedback, and fail-state handling so the game remains usable in messy real-world environments.
• A technical base that could expand into a reusable gesture-recognition platform over time.
• Own the prototype across game loop, recognition pipeline, UX feedback, and on-device performance.
• Make smart tradeoffs between model quality, latency, battery, and actual game feel.
• Test the experience quickly with real players and learn where delight or frustration shows up.
• Build the first product wedge while keeping an eye on what could become platform IP.
• Work with AI Fund's build team on gameplay scope, technical feasibility, and expansion paths.
• Experience in computer vision, on-device ML, pose or gesture recognition, or mobile game development.
• Strong engineering ability across inference pipelines, UX responsiveness, and real-time system constraints.
• A feel for interaction design and what makes a game mechanic fun rather than technically clever.
• The ability to ship rough but playable prototypes quickly.
• You know how to use AI coding assistants and modern AI tools to accelerate implementation without shipping brittle game logic.
• US work authorization. We are unable to sponsor visas for this role.