Lead programmer

About us

Ubisoft Bucharest has been an important pillar for the local gaming industry since, being the first Ubisoft production studio outside France. It has a strong history of contributing to iconic AAA franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Watch Dogs and Just Dance, and has helped develop a total of over 60 games. Today, the studio is the 2 nd largest Ubisoft studio worldwide and continues to tackle the biggest challenges in gaming and technology, contributing to the creation of new and amazing games.

Your Profile:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or related field
• 5+ years in the game industry
• Passion for the entertainment industry and distributed development
• At least three shipped title as a programmer, one as lead programmer
• Outstanding experience in software architecture and design
• Strong knowledge in Java programming, scripting language experience (ActionScript, PHP, Python, etc...), multiple hardware platforms and online experience
• Excellent organizational communication and management skills with a strong desire to contribute to a unique creative environment by utilizing world-wide talent
• Good oral and written English communication skills

Bonus:
• One shipped browser or online game
• Knowledge of entity systems
• Experience with relational database systems
• Know how of 2D/3D graphic engines

Your tasks:

On a management level:
• Manage a team of numerous programmers:
o Manage performance and conduct evaluations
o Staff programmers across multiple projects
o Identify strength/weaknesses and training needs
o Recruit new programmers
• Must be knowledgeable about most technical areas of the game and works to distribute tasks to different members of the programming team

On a content level:

• Oversee programming department day to day operations
• Work with the leadership team to define the technical strategy for upcoming titles
• Collaborate with artists and designers to understand their needs and expectations for future development
• Identify potential issues with respect to technical designs and come up with solutions as to how to avert them
• Monitor efficiency
• Communicate with other Ubisoft Studios

We have salaries to motivate you, bonuses for your performances, medical services to keep you safe and sound, meal tickets to use them wherever you want and free access to relaxing and fitness room.
But most of all, we guarantee you’ll enjoy our atmosphere and working environment.