Senior Gameplay Programmer AI - Unannounced Project - M/F/NB

Join a small design team on an unannounced project with a Senior team. We are looking for an experienced Gameplay Programmer, autonomous in taking charge of AI development. Strong experience with AI engines, especially Pathfinding, Behavior Trees, and Navigation is essential. You will work in collaboration with the Game Director and the GPP 3C and AI teams. The role requires strong C++ skills, gameplay programming experience in video game production, knowledge of 3D constraints, and solid foundations in AI, state machines, behavior trees, and game engines. Sensitivity to game design and animation, along with experience on PC and consoles, are also key.

Must Have

• Strengthen a small design team on an unannounced project with a Senior team
• Take charge of AI development
• Collaborate with the Game Director and GPP 3C and AI teams
• Understand project constraints to deliver within production deadlines
• Be proactive and autonomous, manage tasks from start to finish without constant supervision
• Give and receive feedback with peers and share best practices
• Be open to feedback
• Understand the needs of other teams and technical constraints for optimal in-game rendering
• Share knowledge with junior profiles
• Encourage cooperation between teams and foster unity

Good to Have

• Comfortable with nodal programming
• Knowledge of gameplay replication systems

Perks & Benefits

• Flexible hours
• Possibility of remote work under Ubisoft charter conditions
• 20 days of remote work per year from an EU country (for EU citizens)
• 50% reimbursement of transport pass or mileage allowance for cycling
• Access to game library (Ubisoft, competitors, consoles)
• CSE (Works Council) with preferential rates for shows, cinemas, concerts, sports halls, amusement parks
• Inclusive work environment
• Commitment to reducing carbon footprint (Play Green)

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Company Description

Ubisoft is a global leader in video games, with teams around the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin’s Creed to Rainbow Six to Just Dance and many more. We believe that diversity of perspectives advances both players and teams. If you are passionate about innovation and want to push the boundaries of entertainment, join our adventure and help us create the unknown!

Job Description

Come strengthen a small design team on an unannounced project with a Senior team.

We are looking for an experienced GPP, who demonstrates autonomy to take charge of AI development. Strong experience with AI engines, especially Pathfinding, Behavior Trees, Navigation, etc.

You will work in collaboration with the Game Director and the GPP 3C and AI teams.

Qualifications

Qualifications

What we are looking for:

Key skills for this position

• Necessary mastery of C++ or a bonus to be comfortable with nodal programming
• Gameplay programming with significant experience in video game production
• Knowledge of 3D constraints and techniques
• Solid foundations in AI, state machines, behavior trees and game engines
• Sensitivity to game design and animation
• Experience on PC, consoles
• Asserted video game culture
• Rigour, autonomy, fluid communication and natural collaboration
• Knowledge of gameplay replication systems is a plus

Reliability & Ownership

• You understand project constraints to deliver within production deadlines.
• You are proactive and autonomous and manage your subjects from A to Z without constant supervision

Team spirit and Mentoring

• You know how to give and receive feedback with your peers and share best practices.
• You remain open to feedback
• You understand the needs of other teams and technical constraints to achieve the best renderings in the game.
• You know how to share with junior profiles
• You encourage cooperation between teams and know how to unite.

What will make you successful

• Your gameplay sensitivity,
• Your sense of iteration and optimization
• Your attention to detail… and your expertise in knowing where to focus your efforts.
• Your ability to communicate your vision and inspire confidence and adherence
• Your ability to challenge yourself by proposing innovative solutions to complex problems but also by effectively managing change and uncertain situations thanks to your agile mind
• Your way of elevating others by encouraging them to surpass themselves.

Additional Information

The recruitment process:

Our recruitment process

• Review of your application: our team will review it carefully.

• Quick pre-qualification (30 min max by phone): if your profile matches, you will have a first phone exchange to validate certain points.

• Interview 1: Discovery (1h, by video conference): an exchange with a member of the recruitment team to get to know you better and check the adequacy of your background with our expectations.

• Interview 2: Technical (1h, by video conference): a discussion with two members of the team, more technically oriented, to get into the concrete and speak the same language.

A technical test step may be planned to better understand your way of working and your technical sensitivity

Other info:

Location: Montpellier

Start date: you can join the team as soon as possible

Remote work:

We adopt a hybrid work model that helps you stay connected with your team and aligned with company priorities, while giving you the opportunity to maintain your work-life balance. Note that some roles are entirely office-based and are not eligible for hybrid work.

Consult this guide which aims to support you in your application, and discover our actions to encourage more diversity and inclusion.

Joining Ubisoft Montpellier means having access from day one to:

• Flexibility in your hours and the possibility of working remotely under the conditions provided by the Ubisoft charter.
• 20 days of remote work per year from a European Union country (reserved for European citizenship profiles);
• Reimbursement of your transport pass at 50% or a mileage allowance if you use a bicycle as a mode of transport;
• Our game library where you can borrow the latest Ubisoft games, those of the competition, and consoles;
• Our CSE and its preferential rates on a wide range of shows, cinemas, concerts, sports halls, amusement parks, and many other good deals.

As an employer, Ubisoft offers everyone the same opportunities for access to employment without distinction of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability and age. Ubisoft strives to develop an inclusive work environment that reflects the diversity of its player community in its teams.

Ubisoft is actively working to reduce its carbon footprint and mobilize its communities as part of its Play Green commitment.

All information will be treated confidentially in accordance with the Employment Equity Act.

Consult this guide which aims to support you in your application, and discover our actions to encourage more diversity and inclusion.

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