Lead Programmer

Requirements

• At Ubisoft, we aim to be a destination of choice for the best talent. We want people like you, who will be instrumental in driving our studios to success.
• Evidence of day-to-day team management and team development experience.
• Broad knowledge of multiple areas of game development, with the ability to collaborate effectively across these areas (e.g. gameplay, engine, online, animation, tools, or physics).
• Experienced in C++ development within console gaming.
• Experience working with a large game codebase, its modules, middleware and associated pipeline.
• Familiarity with project planning lifecycle.
• With us, you will find your future in one of the strongest knowledge bases in the games industry coupled with brilliant opportunities for career progression on a critically acclaimed brand portfolio.
• What we'll provide
• Everything you need to keep your life in balance - flexible core hours, 25 days of annual leave, Christmas shutdown, and a plan that will enable you to work from anywhere in the EU for up to four weeks per year
• 36 annual work-from-home days per year
• Life insurance, income insurance, private healthcare, an annual well-being allowance, and more
• Generous resources committed to your perpetual personal and professional development
• Investment in our community - with paid volunteering days
• Fun and entertainment - with free games, activities, and celebrations
• Generous relocation support - should you need it
• Ready to Apply?
• We aim to build the world's most distinctive and diverse gaming studio; therefore, we strongly encourage you to apply. We'd love to hear about you and your background.
• Find out more about Ubisoft Reflections by contacting Luke Murtagh, our Talent Acquisition Partner managing this vacancy:
• Website: https://reflections.ubisoft.com/about/ubisoft-reflections
• TA Partner: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luke-murtagh-recruitment/
• Our Social Channels: linktr.ee/UbisoftReflections
• Link to Job Description
• Lead Programmer (Updated May 2026)

Benefits

Additional Information

Please note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Candidates must possess current eligibility to live and work in the UK in order for their application to be considered. As a Lead Programmer, you'll be hands-on with guiding and supporting your team in coding features across multiple programming specialisms within our new gaming project. For you, this role will be all about your care for people, driving performance, and ability planning and putting the project first. We want you to come in and help our programming teams grow and enable a stable, inclusive structure working on various aspects. Alongside leadership responsibilities, there will be a requirement to support the work of programmers to meet the design and technical needs of the project. As a Lead Programmer at Ubisoft, you will keep the project in focus as you drive your team in both their personal goals and progression, as well as moving the project forward by priority setting with the production and development teams. You'll be empathetic to the needs of the team while decisive and confident in leadership and decision-making.

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