Technical Lead

Job Description

As a Technical Lead, you will lead the technical design and implementation of a new Unity 3D game project, from prototype to full production. Develop and rapidly iterate on the game prototype, in close collaboration with design leads, and work with other leaders to ultimately scale the development team and project.

Responsibilities:

• Partner closely with design, art, production, engineering teams to identify focus areas and provide effective solutions for the appropriate phase of development.
• Offer technical solutions, innovate and improve the quality of implementation, performance, and usability of the editor, tools, and toolchain as a whole.
• Relentlessly and effectively prioritize game tasks, including championing for and even wearing different hats if needed to unblock the development of the project and team.
• Identify opportunities to incorporate new technologies and techniques to maximize workflow efficiencies and to provide an effective, maintainable, and secured game.
• Implement new game features with respect for the player’s comfort and game’s performance and security.
• Review, improve and maintain a scalable and efficient CI/CD pipeline.
• Document new and existing environments, practices and processes.
• Perform code and architecture reviews; iterate on and enforce processes, pipelines, and best practices for game development.
• Provide guidance/mentorship to other developers; motivate staff and create a space where they can ask questions and voice their concerns.
• Foster the professional growth of each team member; encourage the adoption of industry best practices and provide them the opportunities to explore and excel in their preferred expertise.
• Work with project management to plan task scheduling, resource assignment, and risk evaluation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years professional experience in game development, of which one project already served in lead capacity.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Unity3D engine (editor and scripting).
• Solid knowledge of C# and its related structures, design patterns and methodologies.
• Solid experience working with lighting, shaders, animation trees, particles, etc.
• Experience in debugging and optimizing for live service games on Android and iOS platform.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues independently.
• Availability to work with new APIs and concepts.
• Solid understanding of 3D math (matrices, vectors, quaternions).
• Able and interested to work a “rapid iteration” development environment.
• Able to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical parties.

Nice to have:

• Experience in multiplayer online games and client-to-server programming.
• Experience using HTTP/REST APIs and/or socket communication protocol.
• Experience in machine learning, deep learning, anomaly detection, and more.
• Experience in Web3 development, with a strong understanding of blockchain fundamentals and protocols.
• Additional languages; preferably French and/or Vietnamese.

Additional Information

Ubisoft’s 19,000 team members, working across more than 30 countries around the world, are bound by a common mission to enrich players’ lives with original and memorable gaming experiences. Their commitment 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.

We are working to enrich players’ lives through unique and memorable gaming experiences and by improving the positive impacts of our games. To get there, we are creating a safer, more inclusive work environment, we are giving back to the communities where Ubisoft operates by working with local non-profit partners and by working to reduce the environmental impact of our business.

Ubisoft Da Nang - where bright ideas are given a chance to shine

Ubisoft Da Nang is an ambitious studio full of international talents. We are committed to creating worlds that are a playground for the imagination, offering moments of surprise and fun.

Since 2020, we are bringing the best creative and engineering talents from Vietnam, Southeast Asia, and the world together to bring Ubisoft worlds to new audiences.

At Ubisoft Da Nang, you will grow and collaborate with highly talented teams from around the world. You will be able to work on challenging and interesting projects, that will be displayed at the international level.

Joining our studio is taking the opportunity to grow within the Ubisoft family, to work on our most famous brands either by developing instant party games powered by H5 technology, by creating games on Unity, or working on web3 projects.

We aim to empower and connect our talents within a dynamic and creative workplace that was awarded best office design in Vietnam by VMark 2021. Joining Ubisoft Da Nang will give you access to so much! From the beach to the mountains, clean air, no traffic, and proximity to every big city in Southeast Asia, as well as be part of one of the tech hubs in South-East Asia.

So, if you share our vision and want to be part of our team, contact us. Join us and create the unknown!

Why it's great to work at Ubisoft Da Nang:

• An international, professional, collaborative, modern, and creative environment
• Attractive remuneration package
• Performance rewards
• Creative & endless fun projects
• Ubisoft Connect account with access to all Ubisoft titles on PC
• Flexible working time
• Premium healthcare insurance
• UBIVERSARY for your working milestones
• Team building, Lunar New year Celebration, Projects celebration
• Beers and treats every Friday (yay!)
• Staff clubs
• Premium gym club access
• Free in-house entertainment facilities (PS5, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck…), coffee, tea and snack (cookies, candies…)