GP 2022 Online Programming Toronto Local

In order to continue delivering highly qualitative and innovative game plays we are looking for Graduates in Online Programming.

The Ubisoft Graduate Program is a two-year international program for fresh Graduates who expect a career accelerator into the games industry. They will benefit from an individual development plan and follow-up in order to develop their skills in online programming. Depending on the studio to which you are eligible, the Graduate Program may be a local track or an international track. 

Local track: Over two years in the same studio, Graduates will have the opportunity to work on thrilling projects with multi-disciplinary teams in an international environment

International track: Over two years, Graduates will have the opportunity to work in two different studios in different countries.

To learn more about this two-year program, please visit: www.ubisoftgraduateprogram.com

With the arrival of next-gen consoles and the evolution of player habits, video games are expected to offer a robust online experience, which represents the core of game development at Ubisoft.

Our online programmers play a critical role in ensuring millions of players are simultaneously immersed in a seamless, rich, game experience which they can enjoy with their friends from wherever they connect.

As a member of a game development team, the online programmer is involved in a variety of missions such as:

• Participate in the creation of new online services related to a game
• Develop, integrate and maintain global online platform services such as Matchmaking, Leaderboards, etc.
• Participate in figuring systems’ behavior under normal or simulated peak load conditions to optimize performance
• Make optimization in function of bandwidth constraints: reducing the amount of information transmitted, decrease latency, etc…
• Identify and solve down issues
• Implement and use predetermined replication systems

• You have already graduated or will be graduating in 2022 from a Bachelor or Master’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent and have less than 1 year of experience (excluding internships and apprenticeships)
• You have a good understanding of Software Development fundamentals: analysis, implementation, optimization, debugging
• Your C++ programming skills are excellent
• You have some knowledge of server programming and database programming (MySQL, Redis,...)
• You understand scalability issues and replication concepts
• Understanding of other programming languages such as Python or Java is a plus
• Some knowledge of distributed systems and online services (i.e. guilds, trade etc) is a plus
• You are proactive and have strong problem-solving skills
• You are interested in video games and online gaming
• You can work well both autonomously and within multicultural and cross-disciplinary team. Your interpersonal skills are an asset for cooperating with multiple job families
• As we are an international company, you are fluent in English and geographically mobile

Application period: January 3rd (10:00am Paris time) – February 28th (6:30pm Paris time)

Location for the 1st year (home studio): Bucharest (local and international), Redstorm in Cary (local), Chengdu (international), Kiev (local), Montréal (local), RedLynx in Helsinki (international), Saguenay (local), Singapore (international), Winnipeg (local).

We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We develop an inclusive work environment that reflects the diversity of our players’ community.