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Mobile Game Programmer

Job Description

Who we are

Ubisoft Winnipeg is a technology studio with a unique mission: develop new technologies that will change the way we build video game worlds. We are the only Ubisoft studio focused on exploring the unknown to develop technology that empowers game creators—at all Ubisoft Canadian studios—to build even better, more immersive worlds across our major brands such as Far Cry, Assassin’s Creed and Watch Dogs. Our vanguard studio is on the hunt for passionate and experienced innovators to lead our inspired team in the creation of leading-edge technology in one of Canada’s fastest growing cities for game and tech development. Join the family!

Who you are

You are a programmer who loves to know the difference between various mobile devices and you delight in squeezing every last ounce of power from an outdated device’s reluctant processor. You will develop and maintain game and engine systems collaboratively with teams across Ubisoft's studios. You will work on multiple platforms and in areas such as gameplay, input, memory management, loading, physics, audio, and more to make our mobile game engine fast, efficient, and a pleasure to use.

What you’ll do

• Analyze and understand the requirements of the project to define the required gameplay and engine systems to develop;
• Implement gameplay and engine systems specific to various mobile devices;
• Adapt or replace game and engine systems as required to increase the performance of the game on multiple devices;
• Analyze innovations and features from external tools and other Ubisoft pipelines to determine where they can be applied;
• Collaborate with game developers in other Ubisoft teams to examine the constraints of the existing systems;
• Analyze and maintain CPU and loading performance by optimizing algorithms to ensure high efficiency;
• Diagnose and repair the most complex defects, including creating systems to help in debugging.

What you bring

• Experience programming in C/C++;
• Experience with programming and debugging of complex applications on mobile platforms;
• Experience with object-oriented programming;
• Experience with multi-platform programming;
• Solid proficiency in multi-threading, performance and optimization techniques;
• Strong understanding of software development processes;
• Strong knowledge of 3D math;
• Knowledge of refactoring techniques;
• Game industry experience or personal video game projects are a plus.