Team Lead Programmer

Job Description

As a Team Lead Programmer, you guide a group of talented programmers at Ubisoft Winnipeg as they develop technology critical to the creation of games. Your programming background means you understand the work each member of your team does, and can bring their contributions together to produce great results (and jump in to code when needed). More than anything you bring people together, acting as your team’s daily go-to and leading them to deliver AAA experiences for our partners and players.

• Lead a small programming team creating and maintaining systems for video games or tools
• Strike a balance between supporting and mentoring team members, coding, and management tasks
• Work with the Technical Leads to determine tech needs for the team
• Work with production staff, designers and artists to create tasks and schedule estimates for your team
• Help establish clear coding best practices and lead regular code reviews
• Continually review the development process and identify areas that need improvement
• Participate in projects of your own initiative through our Innovation Jams

Qualifications

You’re self-motivated and proactive, using your technical and people skills to help the programmers you lead excel. Collaboration is one of your strengths, whether it’s within your own team or partnering with other teams. Besides the above, we’re looking for someone aligned with our and the following skills and experience

The following would be a bonus :