Company Description

Ubisoft's 19,000 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 commitment 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.

Job Description

As a Programming Architect, you will work closely with the game's engine team. Below are the details of your main missions:

• Be the main point of contact for the engine team to support programmers in various technical choices.
• Be able to take charge of complex technical projects that, while related to the engine, will affect different production professions (Engine, Gameplay, Tools, etc.).
• Support the technical team, share your expertise with them, and accompany them throughout the production process to ensure the best possible quality for the game.
• Train other programmers on the project and more generally implement initiatives to have a positive impact on the entire studio.

Qualifications

• You have a solid experience in programming with the C++ language,
• While having cross-technical knowledge (UI, low-level, physics, audio, etc.), you are also comfortable with complex debugging and optimization in a multithreaded environment,
• You feel confident in your ability to support tech teams and have a real positive impact on technical decisions,
• Ideally, you have good knowledge of the video game industry and have already contributed to the release of different games,
• You are autonomous, proactive, and comfortable with communication exercises,
• You have a good level of English, both oral and written.

Additional Information

Joining us means having access from day one to :

• Flexibility in your working hours and the possibility to work remotely under the conditions of the Ubisoft policy.
• 20 days of remote working per year from a European Union country (reserved for European citizens);
• Our internal e-learning platform to finally train you on the tools you need so much;
• Our game library where you can borrow the latest Ubisoft games, those of the competition, consoles and board games;
• Our preferential rates on a wide range of shows, cinemas, concerts, sports halls, amusement parks, and many other good deals.

And after 1 year?

• You have a career and development plan established with your manager as well as clear objectives that will allow you to progress and increase your salary each year;
• You have joined one of our clubs : choir, yoga, tennis, lightsaber... Or you have created your own!
• You take advantage of your 1.5 hour lunch break to take part in a class in our gym or borrow one of our bicycles to ride in the Bois de Vincennes ;
• You look forward to the next surf/yoga or ski weekend organized by the work council;
• You've gotten really good at foosball, rock climbing, Mario Kart or Just Dance ;
• You've raided the clearance sale sale to complete your collection of Ubi goodies and games (because we never have enough);

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