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Technical Lead Programmer [Snowdrop]

Job Description

As Technical Lead you steer a team of programmers towards a technical vision, produce high-quality code, and define best practices in your field of expertise. With a responsibility to help programmers develop their skills, you coach and mentor them, empowering them to innovate and perform at their best. You’re accountable for the technological choices and performance of the systems you specialize in, and developers on your project turn to you for information and direction.

Snowdrop is a powerful game engine that enables Ubisoft content creators to set their creative minds free. Fast and flexible, Snowdrop gives developers innovative tools designed from the ground up for creating the unknown. This engine will power upcoming titles like Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, the Star Wars Project, and the Splinter Cell remake.

Responsibilities

• Oversee technical mandates from technical directors and technical architects
• Be a mentor and reference for team members for technical issues in your field
• Work as a senior programmer and help program high-risk elements
• Be proactive in suggesting enhancements and technological choices
• Assess performance and optimize systems on a regular basis
• Resolve the most complex technical issues
• Work with technical directors from other working units to ensure the efficiency of the systems that are used by other teams
• Propose new tools, systems, and architecture to drive innovation in our game engines
• Analyze innovations and features from external tools and other Ubisoft pipelines to determine where they can be applied to our own pipelines

Qualifications

You love finding the most efficient solutions to the hardest programming problems, and your teammates see you as a resource and mentor in your field. You build relationships with other studios, and look for ways to collaborate for the good of the product and the team. Besides the above, we are looking for someone aligned with our studio's core values and the following skills and experience:

• 10 years’ experience in software programming. Experience with the game industry, engines, and tools would be a bonus.
• Good understanding of software engineering principles, e.g. object oriented programming, etc.
• Extensive knowledge of C++ programming and debugging

Nice to have

• Knowledge of C/C#
• Solid proficiency in optimization techniques
• Strong understanding of multithreaded/parallel programming
• Strong understanding of software development processes
• Excellent understanding of CPU and GPU bottlenecks

The Studio

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 studios around the world to build even better, more immersive worlds across our major brands.

Ubisoft’s 21,000 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 have 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.

What to send our way

Your resume, highlighting your education, experience, and skills, and anything else (GitHub, examples of projects) you think we might find helpful.

A real live person will review your application, in this case Sheena. While we’re doing that, get to know our studio and our team a bit more.

Additional Information

This role is based in our Winnipeg studio, with the opportunity for hybrid work within Manitoba.