Online Programmer

Company Description

Ubisoft’s 20,000 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.

**Ubisoft Annecy**

Founded in 1996, Ubisoft Annecy has developed many sagas, especially on Splinter Cell, Assassin’s Creed®, while focusing on multiplayer online and social aspects, and also on concrete game mandates such as Tom Clancy’s: The Division 2® and Ghost Recon Wildlands. We are now proud to have developed our own IP’s, Steep & Riders Republic

Located in one of the most dynamic regions of France, our Ubisoft studio is settled between lake and mountains, in the middle of Annecy, also known as the Venice of the Alps, 30 minutes away from Geneva International Airport. Having a studio with perpetual growth, we are focusing on our team members' commitment and team work. Our ambition relies on innovation and excellence with an ultimate purpose: our players' satisfaction

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.

**Job Description**:
Ubisoft Annecy is looking for an **Online programmer** to join a production team currently working on a still unannounced AAA project.

As an Online Programmer, you will work collaboratively with your team to develop connected gaming experiences of the highest quality

Because you have already delivered one or more games in a similar role, you will have the opportunity to share your knowledge and experience to help your team reach their full potential. As you rely on expertise, you will be called upon to contribute to the technical decision-making of the project. You’ll work as part of a collaborative and committed team, ready to meet the challenges ahead with you.

**Your daily life**
- Develop online game features (inventory, store, leaderboard, matchmaking, challenges, game modes, etc.)
- Create, optimize and maintain online services and ensure their integration into the game engine
- Develop deployment strategies to best support the live operation of the game
- Interact with your colleagues from the game design, gameplay, tools, live ops and engine teams of the Annecy studio and other studios around the world
- Share your knowledge and document your work
- Monitor technological developments and participate to key decision-making processes for the online portion of the project

**Qualifications**:
**What you bring to the team**

**Mandatory skills**:

- Significant development experience in C++
- Experience developing online services (C#.Net Core or other languages)
- Experience with engines and tools used in game production, Unreal Engine, Unity, or other proprietary solution is a plus
- Good capacity to collaborate, summarize and popularize complex technical elements
- Fluent English

**What is also interesting but non-mandatory and you could learn here**:

- Experience developing high performance and scalable services
- Experience in developing microservices and REST APIs
- Knowledge of NoSQL type databases (Dynamo DB, MongoDB, Redis or similar)
- Experience working with major public clouds (Google Cloud, AWS, OpenStack, Azure etc.) desired
- Knowledge of version control software (Git), continuous integration (Gitlab), automation and DevOps philosophy (Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus

Additional Information

Ubisoft is committed to creating an inclusive work environment that reflects the diversity of our player community. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age or disability status.

All information will be treated as confidential in accordance with the Employment Equity Act.

Integrating the Ubisoft French studios also means:

- Join passionate and highly technical teams, all driven by the desire to design and develop innovative games and stand out for their quality
- Collaborate with teams recognized for their experience on renowned franchises
- Develop expertise by participating in in-house sharing events (talks, conferences, trade shows) and benefiting from tailor-ma