Lead Online Programmer

About Ubisoft

Ubisoft is one of the leaders in entertainment, with a rich portfolio of well-known brands worldwide. In Ukraine Ubisoft has two studios, Ubisoft Kiev and Ubisoft Odesa, which focus on strengthening Ubisoft's presence on all platforms, with the main expertize in PC. Ubisoft Kiev was established in 2008 and is one of the biggest GameDev studios in Ukraine that collaborated on blockbusters like Assassin's Creed®, Far Cry®, Steep®, Watch Dogs®, Trials®, Rainbow Six®, Ghost Recon ® and more. Ubisoft Odesa was opened in March 2018 and takes part in the development of Ubisoft’s world-known franchises.

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Position

As a Lead Online Programmer, your job is to lead our passionate team of experienced online programmers working on online multiplayer and online services in our multi-platform console and PC game projects. You will work closely both with gameplay and engine teams to create great online experiences fulfilling our ambitious visions.

Responsibilities

• Leading a team of online programmers
• Taking care of the immediate project needs but not forgetting the longer-term development of the team and its individual members
• Gathering and negotiating requirements for features
• Taking part in technical design and documentation of the online features
• Planning, estimating and delegating the tasks to the team
• Taking part on implementing the online features related to online multiplayer and/or online services

Your qualification

• Proven team leading skills
• Released console and/or PC games
• Online programming experience, for online MP and/or other online functionality
• Solid programming and code architecture skills, especially in C++
• Commitment to code quality, documentation and testing procedures

Will be a plus

• Passion for games and interest in the games industry
• Degree in computer science or software engineering or equivalent
• Proactive attitude and strong self-organization skills
• Multiplatform development experience
• Server and database programming experience

What we offer

• An open, international and massively friendly work environment full of ambitious and skilled people who are passionate about what they do
• Lots of challenges, opportunities to develop yourself, and possibilities to learn from Ubisoft's vast resources
• Opportunity to work with and learn from seasoned industry veterans
• Competitive compensation and benefits such as wide healthcare and insurances, phone benefit, free gym, free breakfast, free games, parties, events… you name it :)
• Good work/life balance: We take our work very seriously but we also respect and value our employees’ personal lives, also during high-intensity periods, that’s why we have flexible work hours
• Relocation help