Senior Network Programmer

Job Description

Senior Network Programmer(Node.js)

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.

To learn more, please visit: www.ubisoftgroup.com

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

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d5qmm7-3-138-137-244-42 in your application.