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R&D Trainee (La Forge)

Job Description

As an R&D intern in La Forge China team, you will join a dedicated group of R&D scientists, developers, and production experts. In collaboration with them, you will design, implement, and evaluate state-of-the-art prototypes that bring innovations to players and across the company, in domains such as virtual characters and behaviors, digital content creation or systemic environments to name a few. Because La Forge believes in the power of expanding public knowledge, you will share the results of your research internally across Ubisoft but also externally in scientific publications.

About La Forge

La Forge is a bridge between academia and video game production, between scholars and industry experts. Dedicated to innovation, our mission is to accelerate research and development through prototyping based on the most recent academic progress. We help content creators to build richer and more believable worlds, while focusing on improving our players’ experience. We explore subjects such as rendering, animation, AI, audio, and physics.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with team members and game production teams to develop prototypes.
• Explore innovative ideas through designing and implementation of prototypes.

• Set up experiments to evaluate, compare, and refine prototypes.
• Share your results through written analyses and presentations.
• Document your work for knowledge transfer and to allow users to understand prototypes.
• Provide support on the prototype you have worked on.
• Communicate progress outside Ubisoft by publishing papers and presenting at conferences.

• Program with respect to best practices, performance, maintenance, compatibility, and portability requirements.
• Stay up to date on relevant research and technological advancements to identify new opportunities applicable to video games.

Qualifications

• An ongoing university degree in a relevant area of study, such as:

• Machine Learning (CV, NLP, RL, DL etc.)

• Computer Science
• Statistics
• Applied Mathematics
• Applied Physics

• Hands-on experience in personal projects, internships, or industry.

• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Python and/or C++ and frameworks such as TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras
• A solid foundation in mathematics
• Critical thinking capabilities
• Curiosity and resourcefulness
• Good interpersonal and communication skills

• Collaborative and results-oriented spirit

Nice To Have

• Some experience with Digital Content Creation tools (Maya, Houdini, Blender, MotionBuilder…).
• Some experience with game engines such as Unreal or Unity.
• Some Knowledge about the video game development process.

Additional Information

What you will also get:

• An international working environment
• FUN Culture
• Lots of love from your colleagues!

Why Ubisoft Shanghai?

Be a part of the most exciting and innovating video game company in China. Come to work in Shanghai, an amazing city renowned as “Paris of the East”.

Together with a team of multi-national professionals equipped with the cutting-edge technologies, you can be assured of an experience that is both aspirational and fulfilling.

By working in Shanghai studio, you will also be offered with an array of career development opportunities, an abundant training resources, and moreover, a stimulating and creative work environment.

If you’re looking for this kind of job opportunity, you’ll find it here at Ubisoft Shanghai.

Join us for an exciting adventure and make great games!

Company Description

About UBISOFT & Shanghai Studio:

Ubisoft’s19,000 team members, working across more than 40 locations around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their dedication and talent has 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.

Created in 1996, Ubisoft Shanghai studio, is a vibrant and exciting place where our 600+ talents get opportunities to either co-develop great AAA blockbuster games, create cutting-edge online games or produce fun mobile games.

To learn more, please visit: www.ubisoftgroup.com