The teams at Ubisoft Mainz are engineering some of Ubisoft's biggest blockbusters. Operating from a historic city in the heart of Germany, the studio develops games pushing the limits of the genre like the acclaimed Anno 1800 and lends decades of expertise to AAA co-development projects like Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege and the upcoming Beyond Good And Evil 2.

Job Description

At Ubisoft Mainz, we are currently looking for a talented Lead Programmer (f/m/d) to join the amazing Team behind Rainbow Six Siege. In this role you will guide a group of skilled and inspired programmers who develop technology critical to the creation, operation and expansion of new features for Rainbow Six Siege. Your vision for and deep understanding of your team's activities will allow for its continuous and growing contribution to the game's ecosystem and success.

Your Objectives:

Ensure a smooth operation of the development team and excellent code quality
Foster talent growth and skill development across the team
Take high-level planning and directives and provide sprint planning for the team, considering resource availability and expertise
Coordinate and strategize together with the Technical Lead
Work with different teams and other stakeholders to ensure comprehensive development of our features

Your Tasks:

Create short-term planning for the team and provide visibility to production and other leads
Meet with the team to discuss and help with their assigned tasks on a daily basis
Help the team highlight, solve, or escalate issues during development
Communicate regularly with the Technical Lead to identify architectural issues and challenges that may have be tackled project-wide or across multiple projects
Communicate regularly with leads from other disciplines to plan ahead, identify risks and deliver on time
Work with production and the rest of the leadership team on long-term planning
Mentor, manage and regularly review team members to establish a cohesive and effective team

Qualifications

Experience leading a team in achieving development objectives
Comfortable planning tasks and dependencies for yourself and team members
5+ years of development experience and shipped at least 1 title
Master, Bachelor or equivalent in computer science or engineering is a plus
Experience in multiplatform development
Strong programming skills in C++
Proficient in refactoring and optimizing existing systems
Excellent debugging and problem solving skills
Ability to work efficiently with a large, existing code base
Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team