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 create the unknown!
Job DescriptionAs an Online Game Programmer at Ubisoft Saguenay, you will work within an existing client and server architecture. You will develop, maintain, and improve online features, including player groups, matchmaking, and features related to platform manufacturers’ requirements.
What you’ll do:
- Review the project’s network requirements and existing online engine features to meet team needs.
- Understand and debug existing code, its dependencies, and client-side and server-side systems.
- Identify and fix bugs affecting online features.
- Design and propose new systems when needed to deliver a feature, within the project’s parameters.
- Verify that new systems meet the project’s goals and fit with existing code.
- Optimize code and logic, identify bottlenecks, and suggest workflow improvements.
- Keep the team’s work aligned with project needs, including performance, maintainability, and scalability.
- Take part in team reviews, suggest improvements, and share knowledge through presentations or documentation.
- Work with other project teams to identify, confirm, and resolve dependencies and issues blocking their features.
- Support network systems and features during production and live operations.
What you bring to the team:
- C++ experience, including development and optimization of online systems.
- Experience shipping multiple games or maintaining a live game, with an understanding of ongoing development and operations practices.
- Ability to communicate requirements and risks diplomatically to stakeholders.
- Thoughtful and creative problem-solving skills.
- Interest in learning and improving ways of working.
- Focus on efficiency, code quality, and user experience.
- Strong spoken and written communication skills in French and English.
- Interest in games and technology; knowledge of Ubisoft Online Services is an asset.
Skills Required
- C++ experience, including development and optimization of online systems
- Experience shipping multiple games or maintaining a live game
- Understanding of ongoing game development and live operations practices
- Ability to communicate requirements and risks diplomatically to stakeholders
- Thoughtful and creative problem-solving skills
- Strong spoken and written communication skills in French and English
- Interest in learning and improving ways of working
- Focus on efficiency, code quality, and user experience
- Interest in games and technology
- Knowledge of Ubisoft Online Services
Ubisoft Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Ubisoft and has not been reviewed or approved by Ubisoft.
-
Healthcare Strength — Health coverage in the U.S. includes medical, dental, and vision options with HSA funding to cover the deductible, plus access to One Medical and a mental‑health program. Several studios also provide telemedicine and, in some regions, on‑site clinic services.
-
Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off includes paid vacation, holidays, wellness time, volunteer PTO, and a sabbatical available after five years in the U.S. Canadian studios highlight six weeks of vacation and additional local days tied to occasions or seasonal reduced hours.
-
Parental & Family Support — Enhanced parental leave with salary top‑ups is emphasized in multiple regions, including Canada. In the U.S., a travel‑expense program supports access to reproductive healthcare when services are out of state.
Ubisoft Insights
What We Do
Ubisoft’s 20,000 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.
.png){kind=logo}
