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Graduate Programmer [YOUR CAREER STARTS HERE] (417) in Newcastle upon Tyne

Graduate Programmer [YOUR CAREER STARTS HERE] (417)

4 - 40 hours per week

Job description

Company Description

Why Apply? 
From your first day you will play an active role in video game creation becoming fully immersed in some of Ubisoft's most innovative titles.. This hands-on approach provides you with an overview of the challenges faced in video game development and gives you the opportunity to take on more and more responsibility as the project grows.

Not only this, but when you join, you will enter an environment that is crammed full of talented people that will help to cultivate, develop and support your growth. You will also have mentorship and access to our learning and development programs to support your own journey too.

Based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Ubisoft Reflections is a lead studio with a 35-year heritage and known for technical innovation, creating immersive worlds and vehicle & driving technology. The studio has collaborated with creative teams from other Ubisoft studios from around the world to contribute to the creation of some of the industrys most acclaimed AAA games, the most recent of which include Watch Dogs Legion, Tom Clancys The Division & The Division 2, Assassins Creed Syndicate, Tom Clancys Ghost Recon Wildlands as well as ground-breaking in-house projects, such as the award-winning Grow Home and Grow Up series.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Work as a key part of an agile development team, taking responsibility for implementing software components under the supervision of their lead or another programmer;
  • Use practical solutions to implement feature requests;
  • Be aware of technical constraints for systems/features;
  • Write clear and well-structured code using the appropriate data structure and algorithms while bearing in mind performance, maintenance and architectural requirements;
  • Include comments in the code and document implemented features;
  • Code incrementally and take care not to break existing features;
  • Carry out regular functional check-ins, to progressively integrate development into the shared code base;
  • Ensure that code changes are fully tested by yourself and involving dev QC when appropriate;
  • Follow all relevant guidelines and processes, including coding standards, check-in procedures and code reviews;
  • Show the ability to use the relevant tools of their job including Visual Studio and perforce;
  • Keep abreast of technology advances within the field.
  • Qualifications

    Skills and Knowledge

  • Good C/C++ programming skills, with good knowledge of object oriented development and some experience with design patterns;
  • Some prior experience working with a game codebase, and it's modules, middleware and associated pipeline;
  • Basic understanding of speed and memory considerations;
  • Some knowledge of common algorithms, data structures and patterns, and their application;
  • Ability to work as part of a team;
  • Ability to adapt to change;
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills.
  • Relevant Experience

  • Bachelors degree in computer science or computer engineering or equivalent.
  • Additional Information

    ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

    To be eligible for this role you must have graduated with a Bachelor or Masters Degree in 2020 or be graduating in 2021 from a UK University. Students from outside the UK will only be considered for the role if they are eligible for a post study work visa or already have the right to work in the UK from January 2021.

    Benefits & Relocation

    Flexible working, 22 days annual leave + Christmas shutdown, private healthcare (with option to add immediate family), life insurance & income protection, workplace pension scheme, paid volunteering days, annual fitness & well-being allowance, games, technology & merchandise, subsidised travel and many more... 

    Relocation assistance is available to anyone currently living 50 miles or more from the studio location. Please to find out what we have to offer and how we can support with your move here... relocation really doesn't have to be a daunting prospect. 

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    Ubisoft Reflections & Ubisoft Leamington is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

    Extra information

    Status
    Closed
    Education Level
    Other
    Location
    Newcastle upon Tyne
    Working hours per week
    4 - 40
    Type of Contract
    Casual / Part Time Jobs
    Profession type
    Customer Service
    Full UK/EU driving license preferred
    No
    Car Preferred
    No
    Must be eligible to work in the EU
    No
    Cover Letter Required
    No
    Languages
    English

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