Technical Lead, Automated Testing & Dev Excellence (Anvil Pipeline)
Ubisoft
Job Summary
The Anvil pipeline is used by thousands of people on multiple productions. With the Anvil One strategy, every improvement benefits all projects. This sharing requires robust automated testing and best development practices. You will take technical leadership on test automation and promote excellence in development practices, collaborating with CPI and Architect to define vision, deliver reliable solutions, and guide the team toward high standards.
Must Have
- Define the automated testing strategy (unit, integration, UI/tools) with a focus on robustness and visibility (metrics, quarantines, CI/CD).
- Program on critical topics (C#, C++), optimize performance, and ensure testability from the design stage.
- Promote best practices: architectural principles, design patterns, code reviews, TDD, and dependency injection.
- Industrialize validation in the central CI/CD and collaborate with other Anvil domains to make the pipeline more reliable.
- Act as a technical mentor and solve complex problems.
- 7+ years of software development experience.
- Advanced C#.
- Good level of C++.
- Understanding of quality processes and CI/CD.
- Software architecture.
- Design patterns.
- Practices that promote testability.
Good to Have
- Good analytical and synthesis skills
- Problem-solving ability
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Independent and resourceful
- Sense of initiative
- Attention to detail
- Flexible in organizing your work
- Able to work in a team
- Able to adapt to change
- Results-oriented
Perks & Benefits
- Hybrid work model
- Diversity of perspectives drives progress
- Opportunity to work with teams and projects that inspire and challenge
Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION
About Anvil
The Anvil pipeline is used by thousands of people on multiple productions. With the Anvil One strategy, every improvement benefits all projects. This sharing requires robust automated testing and best development practices.
What you will do
Take technical leadership on test automation and promote excellence in development practices: solid architecture, appropriate design patterns, and test-driven code. You will collaborate with the CPI and Architect to define the vision, deliver reliable solutions, and guide the team toward high standards
The main and usual duties of this job are:
- Define the automated testing strategy (unit, integration, UI/tools) with a focus on robustness and visibility (metrics, quarantines, CI/CD).
- Program on critical topics (C#, C++), optimize performance, and ensure testability from the design stage.
- Promote best practices: architectural principles, design patterns, code reviews, TDD, and dependency injection.
- Industrialize validation in the central CI/CD and collaborate with other Anvil domains to make the pipeline more reliable.
- Act as a technical mentor and solve complex problems.
QUALIFICATIONS
What you bring
- 7+ years of software development experience.
Skills:
- Advanced C#
- Good level of C++
- Understanding of quality processes and CI/CD
Know-how:
- Software architecture
- Design patterns
- Practices that promote testability.
Skills and knowledge:
- Good analytical and synthesis skills
- Problem-solving ability
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Independent and resourceful
- Sense of initiative
- Attention to detail
- Flexible in organizing your work
- Able to work in a team
- Able to adapt to change
- Results-oriented
What to send us
Your resume highlighting your education, experience, skills, and, if applicable, games you have delivered