Gameplay Programmer

Company Description
**About Ubisoft**

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**About Ubisoft Mainz**

**Job Description**:
**Anno** is a critically acclaimed and award-winning franchise, offering a rich city-building experience and providing players ample opportunity to create huge metropolises, plan efficient logistics networks, explore and settle new lands and dominate their opponents by diplomacy, trade or warfare. Our team is now looking for a talented **Gameplay Programmer** to join us here at Ubisoft Mainz in Germany.

If you are a talented programmer with strong C++, we would love to welcome you on the team. We expect you to have outstanding people skills, a collaborative “yes, and ” attitude, and a longstanding passion for games within many genres on multiple platforms.

**What you will do**:

- Design and Implement various gameplay systems and tools for the Anno Brand
- Work closely with game designers, programmers, and artists to ensure a great player experience
- Champion core game values, especially 'gameplay first'

**Qualifications**:
**What you bring**:

- Strong C++ programming skills
- Experience in game programming
- Strong data structures, logic, algorithms, and optimization skills
- Experience in the design and implementation of various game systems, including game object management, AI, pathing, scripting, combat, and online networking
- Speaks “designer” fluently
- Self-motivation and willingness to participate in many areas of game development
- Good verbal and written communications skills in English
- Passion for video games

**Nice to have**:

- Experience in shipping a AAA title
- Experience working with big C++ engines
- UI development experience
- Computer science, mathematics, physics, or related degree
- Experience working on networked games
- Experience working on security issues
- In-depth familiarity with Ubisoft products
- Experience with current Gen Console Development

**What to send our way**:

- Your CV, highlighting your education, experience, and skills
- A cover letter including your earliest starting date, expected salary and why you would like to join us
- Any relevant code/work samples you can provide are highly appreciated

Additional Information

What we offer:

- ** Ubisoft Blue Byte Academy**: We offer multiple opportunities for you to discover your full potential and develop yourself in various areas. Guest speakers from the industry, workshops, and access to our training and development platform as well as to our in-house library
- ** Discounted and free games**: Discount on employee game orders & free Ubisoft games on Ubisoft Connect
- ** Hybrid work model**: Provides the flexibility to combine working from the studio and your home within Germany
- ** Monthly Mobility Budget**: 80€ per month that can be used on bicycle lease, parking spot rental or public transportation ticket
- ** Up to 350€ childcare support per child per month**:

- ** Company Pension Scheme**: We offer an attractive company pension scheme
- ** Gym subsidy**: We contribute 50% (up to a maximum amount of 25€) towards the monthly cost of a gym membership of your choice
- ** English and German online lessons for free**: Good to know: Our main language in the studio is English
- ** 26 days paid vacation per year**:

- ** Corporate Benefits web portal**: Employee discount program for affiliated retailers, shops, and service providers

Ubisoft offers the same job opportunities to all, without any distinction of gender, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, social status, disability, or age. Ubisoft ensures the development of an inclusive work environment which mirrors the diversity of our players’ community.