Lead programmer

Job Description

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must possess current eligibility to live and work in the UK in order for their application to be considered.

As a Lead Programmer, you’ll be hands‑on with guiding and supporting your team in coding features across multiple programming specialisms within our new gaming project.

For you, this role will be all about your care for people, driving performance, and ability planning and putting the project first. We want you to come in and help our programming teams grow and enable a stable, inclusive structure working on various aspects. Alongside leadership responsibilities, there will be a requirement to support the work of programmers to meet the design and technical needs of the project.

As a Lead Programmer at Ubisoft, you will keep the project in focus as you drive your team in both their personal goals and progression, as well as moving the project forward by priority setting with the production and development teams. You’ll be empathetic to the needs of the team while decisive and confident in leadership and decision‑making.

What you’ll bring

• Evidence of day‑to‑day team management and team development experience.
• Broad knowledge of multiple areas of game development, with the ability to collaborate effectively across these areas (e.g. gameplay, engine, online, animation, tools, or physics).
• Experienced in C++ development within console gaming.
• Experience working with a large game codebase, its modules, middleware and associated pipeline.
• Familiarity with project planning lifecycle.

Joining Ubisoft, you’ll be part of an inclusive global brand. With us, you will build upon your ongoing success and place your stamp on the production of our games and the development of our people. You’ll have the prestige of developing and producing exciting world‑class AAA games and help showcase our studio as a market leader within our industry.

With us, you will find your future in one of the strongest knowledge bases in the games industry coupled with brilliant opportunities for career progression on a critically acclaimed brand portfolio.

What we’ll provide

• Everything you need to keep your life in balance – flexible core hours, 25 days of annual leave, Christmas shutdown, and a plan that will enable you to work from anywhere in the EU for up to four weeks per year.
• 36 annual work‑from‑home days per year.
• Life insurance, income insurance, private healthcare, an annual well‑being allowance, and more.
• Generous resources committed to your perpetual personal and professional development.
• Investment in our community – with paid volunteering days.
• Fun and entertainment – with free games, activities, and celebrations.
• Generous relocation support – should you need it.

Positive mental health and wellbeing at work are priorities for us. We are a Gold Employer in the Mind Workplace Wellbeing Index, and partners of Safe in Our World. We run an inclusive Wellbeing Champions programme and provide a wide range of training and resources to support all of our people to proactively discuss and manage their own mental health, as well as support their team members.

Company Description

Ubisoft is a global leader in gaming with teams across the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six to Just Dance and more. We believe diverse perspectives help both players and teams thrive. If you’re passionate about innovation and pushing entertainment boundaries, join our journey and help us create the unknown!