Intermediate Gameplay Programmer

Job Description

Ubisoft is a leading creator, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and services worldwide. More than 18,000 talents with a wide range of expertise are committed to enrich players' lives with original and memorable entertainment experiences.

Established in 2006, Ubisoft Sofia has grown to a world-class AAA game dev studio. Throughout the years, it has released more than 20 titles, ranging from small casual to big open-world games, and covering a wide range of platforms & technologies. The studio has brought its expertise and creativity into brands such as Tom Clancy's®, Prince of Persia®, and Assassin's Creed®.

For more than eight years now, Ubisoft Sofia has been a key contributor to the Assassin's Creed franchise, taking a significant part in the development of AC Black Flag, AC Origins, and AC Valhalla. Ubisoft Sofia made its mark as a lead studio in the creation of AC Liberation, AC Rogue, and the mythological expansion of AC Origins ''The Curse of the Pharaohs''. Following this success, Ubisoft Sofia contributed as a co-dev studio to the creation of Tom Clancy's The Division 2 and led the production of its second episode ''Pentagon, The Last Castle'' in 2019. The latest achievement of the teams in Sofia is the creation of the most ambitious expansion in the Assassin's Creed franchise history – AC Valhalla ''Dawn of Ragnarök'', released in March 2022.

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Job Description

Your role

Join us in building the next great AAA title and see your code run on millions of devices across the world as we create a world for players to enjoy.

As an Intermediate Gameplay Programmer, you will develop gameplay elements which facilitate the playability of the game and complex gameplay mechanisms.
*Please, note that our Studio is based in Sofia and in terms of our hybrid model of work, working within the Bulgarian boundaries would be required.

Your daily adventure

CREATE BELIEVABLE BEHAVIORS

Use your technical knowledge to simulate latency-free, reactive, and believable behaviors

ANALYZE GAME AND LEVEL DESIGN

Give feedback on their feasibility

Identify missing details in feature requests

Suggest optimal design within the constraints of the project

COLLABORATE EFFECTIVELY

Work together with team members of your or other teams for the optimal development of the assigned features

PROTOTYPE FEATURES

Participate in the prototyping of features and define your own objectives

CODE EFFICIENTLY

Re-use existing code effectively

Produce efficient, modular, and self-contained code and participate in code reviews

DEBUG

Identify and correct bugs discovered along the way, even if outside your scope of work

Qualifications

Your skills

EXPERIENCE

At least 2 years of work experience in software development

KNOWLEDGE

Excellent expertise of C++ and object-oriented development

Good understanding of templates, design patterns and anti-patterns

Excellent expertise of the software development environment and associated tools (i.e., Visual Studio, Source Control, etc.)

Understanding of Linear Algebra and Geometry

RATIONAL DESIGN METHODS

Ability to anticipate edge cases and proactively work to mitigate them

TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS

Ability to manage your own time and work within deadlines

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Collaborate effectively with other teams

Communicate technical ideas and architectures in English

ADVANTAGES

Prior experience in games development

Knowledge of at least one scripting language

Basic understanding of planning and monitoring tools (Jira, Excel)

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d9njk9-18-224-64-24-42 in your application.