R&D Developer

Job Description

About Ubisoft & Ubisoft Shanghai

Ubisoft's 21,000 team members, working across more than 30 countries around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players' lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their dedication and talent have brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come. Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer that believes diverse backgrounds and perspectives are key to creating worlds where both players and teams can thrive and express themselves. If you are excited about solving game-changing challenges, cutting edge technologies and pushing the boundaries of entertainment, we invite you to join our journey and help us create the unknown.

As Ubisoft's first production studio in China, Ubisoft Shanghai opened its door in 1996 and has been at the forefront of the Chinese game industry. It has been working on major Ubisoft brands such as Splinter Cell®, Assassin's Creed®, Might & Magic®, Just Dance®, Far Cry® and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora™.

With our mission to leverage our presence in China, bring a stronger long-term added value to the group, 600+ talents from around the world have jointly developed a world-class expertise in development of open world and wildlife in AAA games, as well as mobile games and live operations.

To learn more, please visit: www.ubisoftgroup.com

Job Description

Responsibilities
• Design, develop, and integrate machine learning prototypes in game engines & middleware.
• Work closely with R&D Scientists throughout prototypes creation.
• Transform proof-of-concepts and prototypes into minimum viable products.
• Work closely with game and technology teams to release production-ready solutions that meet expected quality criteria (robustness, documentation, completeness, and performance).
• Develop and maintain tools and infrastructure to facilitate research and collaboration between team members.
• Encourage standardization of processes, frameworks, libraries, and best practices in the team.

Qualifications

Qualifications
• A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent.
• Previous experience in games development or technology development for games.
• Previous experience in software development with a focus on machine learning.
• Proficiency in C++ and Python.
• Highly collaborative with good communication skills in English and Chinese.
• Curiosity, critical thinking and solution-oriented spirit.
• Motivation to innovate in the fast-paced video game industry.
• Experience with programming in game engines and digital content creation tools (Unity, Maya, Blender, 3DS Max, MotionBuilder) is a plus.
• Experience with deep learning frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras), storage systems, distributed systems, containers (Docker), high-performance computing, or CUDA programming is a plus.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r034p1-18-216-121-55-42 in your application.