Associate Lead Programmer Scalar

Job Description

At Ubisoft Bucharest, we create games that reach millions of people worldwide. We're working with top global Ubisoft studios on projects that shape the entertainment industry. From Assassin's Creed and Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, to Watch Dogs, Just Dance and many others – join us in creating the next big titles in gaming.

Job Description

Your life at Ubi

Are you interested in disrupting the gaming industry with cloud technology? Then we have a great opportunity for you! We are looking for an Associate Lead programmer to join us and play a significant role in the leadership of our programming team for Scalar, an innovative technology leveraging cloud computing to enable unprecedented scale to vastly detailed game world simulations that would not be possible otherwise.

As a lead, you guide a group of talented and inspired programmers who develop technology critical to the creation of games Ubisoft fans can't wait to play. Your team achieves its ambitions thanks to your technical know-how, leadership, and ability to make informed decisions. You take pride and share passion for the systems your team develops together.

You can click here to find out more about Scalar.

Qualifications

Your main mission:
On a typical day, you gather your team to discuss progress with assigned tasks. You note issues and brainstorm ways to address them. You review outstanding bugs and how best to approach them. You communicate regularly with leads from other teams, to plan, identify risks and deliver on time.

You code alongside your team daily and you take a direct role in the development of your team members. You regularly update your producer on your team's assignments and meet with other leads both within and outside your project to discuss how to improve workflows and share technology.

The professional value you bring:
• A degree in Computer science or Software engineering
• Extensive experience in game programming
• Experience leading a team of game programmers
• Participation in at least one full game production or equivalent as a programming team lead
• A good understanding and professional experience of working with modern C++, including package management, refactoring, optimization, debugging and testing
• Professional expertise in cloud platform development (Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, or Azure)
• Experience working with networking protocols, client-server architecture, (RESTful) web services

The personal value you bring:
• Comfortable working in an international environment and excellent communication skills in English
• Self-assurance when facing challenging situations, you know a solution is always at hand
• A deep understanding of video game production with the ease to see the perspectives of other game production disciplines
• Excellent mentorship, interpersonal, and presentation skills

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-dy961p-3-16-31-236-42 in your application.