Senior Generalist Programmer - Narrative Tools & NPCs

Ubisoft; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ubisoft Montreal is seeking a Generalist Programmer to develop stable, high‑performance tools and systems for production teams, including the Mission and Narrative groups. You will help create dynamic NPC behaviors, ambient dialogue, and robust tooling to support efficient workflows.

You will contribute to engine, editing tools, and animation systems while continuously improving production workflows and tool reliability across multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent training/experience.
• Minimum 5 years C++ programming in video game, embedded systems or related fields.
• Experience delivering a video game including debugging/optimization.
• Strong knowledge of C++ and CS fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Develop narrative tools for dynamic NPC behaviors.
• Design NPC ambient animations and contextual dialogue systems.
• Create tools for NPC reactions to stimuli and events.
• Ensure smooth transitions between animations and behaviors.
• Develop dialogue sequences and conversations between characters.
• Synchronize animations and dialogue flows for cinematic cohesion.
• Maintain and debug production tools for stability and reliability.
• Collaborate with teams to improve workflows.
• Document systems and share knowledge with production teams.

Skills

C++ programming

Collaborative skills

Problem solving

Production tools

Animation systems

Education

BSc CS/CE

Tools

Game engines

Debugging tools

Version control

Job description

Ubisoft Montreal is seeking a Generalist Programmer to develop stable, high‑performance tools and systems for production teams, including the Mission and Narrative groups. You will help create dynamic NPC behaviors, ambient dialogue, and robust tooling to support efficient workflows.

You will contribute to engine, editing tools, and animation systems while continuously improving production workflows and tool reliability across multidisciplinary teams.