Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
Lead Programmer
- Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
- Type: Full-time
- Work Location: On-site
About the Company
Ubisoft is a global leader in gaming with teams across the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin’s Creed, Rainbow Six to Just Dance and more. We believe diverse perspectives help both players and teams thrive. If you’re passionate about innovation and pushing entertainment boundaries, join our journey and help us create the unknown!
Responsibilities
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.
- Drive performance and ability planning, putting the project first.
- Provide leadership and support to programming teams.
- Collaborate effectively across various areas of game development (e.g., gameplay, engine, online, animation, tools, or physics).
- Manage and develop your team, ensuring both personal and project goals are met.
Requirements
- Evidence of day-to-day team management and team development experience.
- Broad knowledge of multiple areas of game development.
- 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.
We Offer
- Flexible core hours, 25 days of annual leave, Christmas shutdown, and the ability 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 if needed.
About the Company
Ubisoft is committed to nurturing creativity and well-being, fostering a vibrant and creative work environment that unites us in pursuing our shared goals. We are a Gold Employer in the Mind Workplace Wellbeing Index and partners of Safe in Our World.
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
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Lead Programmer (Updated May 2026)
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