Senior Multiplayer Programmer | Programmeur ou programmeuse multijoueur senior

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Hiring Remotely in Montréal, QC, CAN
Remote or Hybrid
Senior level
AdTech • Cloud • Digital Media • Information Technology • News + Entertainment • App development
NBCUniversal has a rich history of evolving the media and entertainment industry.
The Role
Design, implement, and optimize real-time multiplayer network systems (replication, synchronization, communication). Integrate with engine and backend, profile and debug networking issues, mentor junior engineers, and improve networking architecture for AAA-scale games.
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Company Description
NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies. We create world-class content, which we distribute across our portfolio of film, television, and streaming, and bring to life through our global theme park destinations, consumer products, and experiences. We own and operate leading entertainment and news brands, including NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo, and Peacock, our premium ad-supported streaming service. We produce and distribute premier filmed entertainment and programming through our powerhouse film and television studios, including Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation, and Focus Features, and the four global television studios under the Universal Studio Group banner, and operate industry-leading theme parks and experiences around the world through Universal Destinations & Experiences, including Universal Orlando Resort, home to Universal Epic Universe, and Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal is a subsidiary of Comcast Corporation. Visit www.nbcuniversal.com for more information.
Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.
NBCUniversal est l'une des plus importantes entreprises de médias et de divertissement au monde. Nous créons du contenu de calibre mondial que nous distribuons à travers notre portefeuille de productions cinématographiques, télévisuelles et de diffusion en continu, et que nous faisons vivre par l'entremise de nos destinations de parcs thématiques à l'échelle mondiale, de nos produits de consommation et de nos expériences. Nous possédons et exploitons des marques de premier plan dans les domaines du divertissement et de l'information, notamment NBC, NBC News, NBC Sports, Telemundo, NBC Local Stations, Bravo et Peacock, notre service de diffusion en continu haut de gamme financé par la publicité. Nous produisons et distribuons des films et des émissions de premier plan par l'intermédiaire de nos puissants studios de cinéma et de télévision, notamment Universal Pictures, DreamWorks Animation et Focus Features, ainsi que les quatre studios de télévision mondiaux regroupés sous la bannière Universal Studio Group. Nous exploitons également des parcs thématiques et des expériences de calibre mondial partout dans le monde grâce à Universal Destinations & Experiences, dont Universal Orlando Resort, qui accueille Universal Epic Universe, ainsi qu'Universal Studios Hollywood. NBCUniversal est une filiale de Comcast Corporation. Pour en savoir plus, visitez www.nbcuniversal.com.
Notre impact repose sur l'amélioration des collectivités où vivent et travaillent les membres de notre personnel, notre clientèle et nos publics. Nous avons une riche tradition d'engagement communautaire et veillons à ce que notre personnel ait l'occasion de contribuer activement à sa communauté. Nous favorisons une culture inclusive et nous nous efforçons d'attirer et de développer une main-d'œuvre talentueuse afin de créer et d'offrir un vaste éventail de contenus qui reflètent le monde dans lequel nous vivons.
Job Description
As a Senior Multiplayer Programmer, you will focus on designing, implementing, and optimizing the networked systems that power large-scale multiplayer games. You are responsible for the architecture and performance of the game's online systems.
RESPONSIBILTIES
  • Design, implement, and maintain network systems that support real-time multiplayer gameplay, including replication, synchronization, and communication layers.
  • Integrate network functionality into the game engine, working closely with gameplay, backend, and engine teams.
  • Optimize network performance to ensure low latency, low bandwidth usage, and high reliability across platforms.
  • Troubleshoot and resolve network issues during development and after launch, including desyncs, lag, and connection problems.
  • Contribute to the replication ecosystem and ensure network systems support the project's ambitions.
  • Collaborate with other engineers to ensure seamless integration of multiplayer features into gameplay systems.
  • Mentor junior and intermediate programmers.
  • Stay current with networking technologies and propose improvements to existing systems.

RÉSUMÉ DU POSTE
À titre de Programmeur ou programmeuse multijoueur senior, vous vous concentrerez sur la conception, l'implantation et l'optimisation des systèmes réseau qui alimentent les jeux multijoueurs à grande échelle. Vous êtes responsable de l'architecture et de la performance des systèmes en ligne du jeu.
RESPONSABILITÉS
  • Concevoir, implanter et maintenir les systèmes réseau qui soutiennent le gameplay multijoueur en temps réel, notamment la réplication, la synchronisation et les couches de communication.
  • Intégrer les fonctionnalités réseau au moteur de jeu en collaborant étroitement avec les équipes Gameplay, Backend et Moteur.
  • Optimiser les performances réseau afin d'assurer une faible latence, une utilisation réduite de la bande passante et une grande fiabilité sur l'ensemble des plateformes.
  • Diagnostiquer et résoudre les problèmes réseau pendant le développement et après le lancement, y compris les désynchronisations, la latence et les problèmes de connexion.
  • Contribuer à l'écosystème de réplication et veiller à ce que les systèmes réseau soutiennent les ambitions du projet.
  • Collaborer avec les autres ingénieurs et ingénieures afin d'assurer une intégration harmonieuse des fonctionnalités multijoueurs aux systèmes de gameplay.
  • Encadrer les programmeurs et programmeuses de niveau junior et intermédiaire.
  • Se tenir à jour quant aux technologies de réseautage et proposer des améliorations aux systèmes existants.

Qualifications
Basic Requirements:
  • Significant experience with AAA multiplayer games or large-scale networked systems.
  • Strong C++ skills, including high-performance programming, multithreading, and memory management.
  • Deep understanding of low-level networking concepts (protocols, sockets, reliability models) and high-level multiplayer systems (prediction, rollback, replication).
  • Ability to profile, debug, and optimize networked gameplay.
  • Strong communication skills for working with gameplay, engine, and backend teams.

Desired Characteristics:
  • Console development experience.
  • Shipped at least one title on PC or console.
  • Experience with multithreaded programming techniques

QUALIFICATIONS
Exigences de base :
  • Expérience significative avec des jeux AAA multijoueurs ou des systèmes réseau à grande échelle.
  • Excellente maîtrise du C++, y compris la programmation haute performance, le multithreading et la gestion de la mémoire.
  • Compréhension approfondie des concepts de réseautage de bas niveau (protocoles, sockets, modèles de fiabilité) ainsi que des systèmes multijoueurs de haut niveau (prédiction, rollback, réplication).
  • Capacité à profiler, déboguer et optimiser le gameplay en réseau.
  • Excellentes compétences en communication pour collaborer avec les équipes Gameplay, Moteur et Backend.

Atouts souhaités :
  • Expérience en développement sur console.
  • Participation à la livraison d'au moins un titre sur PC ou console.
  • Expérience avec les techniques de programmation multithread.

Additional Information
As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [email protected].

Skills Required

  • Significant experience with AAA multiplayer games or large-scale networked systems
  • Strong C++ skills including high-performance programming
  • Multithreading and memory management expertise
  • Deep understanding of low-level networking concepts (protocols, sockets, reliability models)
  • Knowledge of high-level multiplayer systems (prediction, rollback, replication)
  • Ability to profile, debug, and optimize networked gameplay
  • Strong communication skills to collaborate with gameplay, engine, and backend teams
  • Console development experience
  • Shipped at least one title on PC or console

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NBCUniversal Compensation & Benefits Highlights

  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Paid time off spans 15 vacation days, 10 company holidays, 7 personal “myDays,” 5 caregiving days, flexible sick time, and compassionate/bereavement leave for eligible U.S. employees, offering broad coverage for planned and unplanned needs.
  • Parental & Family Support Parental leave is presented at 16 weeks for primary caregivers (4 weeks for non‑primary) alongside fertility and adoption assistance and dedicated caregiving support.
  • Retirement Support A 401(k) with dollar‑for‑dollar matching on the first 6% of pay and access to financial guidance strengthens long‑term security.

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The Company
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Year Founded: 1926

What We Do

From film, television, news, theme parks, interactive media, and streaming, our people are at the center of it all. ​Here, we solve complex and business-critical problems. That’s why we’re looking for people to help us continue our evolution, imagining and delivering the most innovative and disruptive products and services through the latest tech advancements in the industry. ​ Here you can develop solutions. You’ll develop solutions that allow engineers to broadcast live TV from the comfort of their homes. These solutions will enable the use of our collection of hundreds of thousands of distinct intellectual properties across our film, television and streaming brands. Here you can transform. You’ll make decisions and solve complex problems by leveraging insights that come from data, building AI to help enable solutions to optimize every aspect of our content eco-system. Here you can build. You’ll build emerging immersive technologies that are used to power the broadcasts and streaming of global events like the Super Bowl and Olympics. You can create secure, elastic cloud-based services connecting parts of our global platform ecosystem that effect tens of millions of viewers, consumers and businesses that consume and love NBCUniversal’s content. And while you design, build and architect your career, we have the culture to make sure you’re supported. Here you can work and still live your best life! We’re leaders in our fields. We hire smart people and trust them to get the job done. We are never too busy to develop a fellow colleague. We understand our goals – or we ask. When we see something that needs doing – we do it. We make data-driven decisions. We fiercely believe in our talent and their growth. If you're ready to make an impact, here you can.

Why Work With Us

For us, it's more than just a work life. It's a daily passion. We take great pride in our legacy. We find fun in the challenge. We collaborate and inspire others. We're always creating, always solving and always ahead of competition.

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