Ubisoft’s19,000 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. 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.
Created in 1996, Ubisoft Shanghai studio, is a vibrant and exciting place where our 600+ talents get opportunities to either co-develop great AAA blockbuster games, create cutting-edge online games or produce fun mobile games.
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Job Description
About the Role As a Network Programmer, you will be a key player in delivering enjoyable connected experiences players have come to expect from Ubisoft. You will be responsible for creating, debugging, maintaining and optimizing the game’s network and online services. You will work closely together with Game Designers and Gameplay Programmers from different worldwide sites in order to prepare the game for launch and then support it once it is alive.
What you will do
Develop high performance, reliable online features in collaboration with gameplay programmers and design teams
Understand existing functions, suggest and develop improvements with the goal of bringing the best online experience to our players
Write clear, maintainable, portable code and clean, organized documents as well
Monitor services and work to improve the quality of the online experience throughout the life of the game
Qualifications
Must have:
Passion for game development. Ability and drive to improve all aspects of a game
Education Background in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent.
Experience in client-server programming, ideally in the video game industry experience
In-depth experience and knowledge of Node.js
Experience with working with a large codebase and in a large team
Strong English skills
Nice-to have:
Database programming experience to PostgreSQL; Redis and MongoDB are a plus
Experience and knowledge of Javascript, CSS, HTML is a good plus • Experience of Unity is a plus
Experience working with networking protocols (UDP / TCP / Custom protocols), client-server architecture, web server technology and protocols, web services; peer-to-peer architecture is a plus
Additional Information
Benefits and Perks from Ubisoft Shanghai:
Future of Work framework: We believe that working location flexibility is essential to employee engagement and contributes to our high value of work-life balance
A minimum of 15 days paid annual leave
Monthly meal and snack allowance
Premium medical insurance plan and free annual health check
Game Package: free access to Ubisoft games on PC plus a rich and expanding library of games & books
Employee Assistance Program: wellbeing solutions, emotional support, and life coaching
Jumpstart your growth: A rich resevoir of premium and exclusive learning resources to support your continuous learning, expand your skillset, and advance your career.
10+ staff clubs featuring weekly sports and gaming activities and events
Ubisoft CSR commitment
Making a long-lasting positive impact for our players, our teams, our partners and our planet.
In Ubisoft, we are working to enrich players’ lives through unique and memorable gaming experiences and by improving the positive impacts of our games. To get there, we are creating a safer, more inclusive work environment, we are giving back to the communities where Ubisoft operates by working with local non-profit partners and by working to reduce the environmental impact of our business.
