Ubisoft

Gaming

LeadProgrammer

£75–110k ~AI est. Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Lead Programmer at Ubisoft. Skills: Programming, Team leadership, Project management. Guide team in coding features. Support team in coding features”

What You'll Achieve.

Enable stable structure; Enable inclusive structure; Move project forward

Industry & Context.

Gaming
Eligibility Requirements

Visa sponsorship not available

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Evidence of team management, Evidence of team development, Broad game development knowledge, C++ development experience, Console gaming experience, Experience with large game codebase, Experience with modules, Experience with middleware, Experience with associated pipeline, Familiarity with project planning lifecycle, Current eligibility to work in UK

Nice to Have

Ability to collaborate effectively across game development areas

What You'll Do.

Guide team in coding features

Support team in coding features

Drive team in personal goals

Drive team in progression

Support work of programmers

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Production teams; Development teams

Process & Methodology

Project planning

Full Job Description

Ubisoft is a global leader in gaming with teams across the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six to Just Dance and more. We believe diverse perspectives help both players and teams thrive. If you’re passionate about innovation and pushing entertainment boundaries, join our journey and help us create the unknown! Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must possess current eligibility to live and work in the UK in order for their application to be considered. As a Lead Programmer, you’ll be hands-on with guiding and supporting your team in coding features across multiple programming specialisms within our new gaming project. For you, this role will be all about your care for people, driving performance, and ability planning and putting the project first. We want you to come in and help our programming teams grow and enable a stable, inclusive structure working on various aspects. Alongside leadership responsibilities, there will be a requirement to support the work of programmers to meet the design and technical needs of the project. As a Lead Programmer at Ubisoft, you will keep the project in focus as you drive your team in both their personal goals and progression, as well as moving the project forward by priority setting with the production and development teams. You’ll be empathetic to the needs of the team while decisive and confident in leadership and decision-making. What you'll bring At Ubisoft, we aim to be a destination of choice for the best talent. We want people like you, who will be instrumental in driving our studios to success. * Evidence of day-to-day team management and team development experience. * Broad knowledge of multiple areas of game development, with the ability to collaborate effectively across these areas (e.g. gameplay, engine, online, animation, tools, or physics). * Experienced in C++ development within console gaming. * Experience working with

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