Senior UI Tech Lead for AAA FPS

Ubisoft; Montreal (administrative region); On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Ubisoft is seeking a Senior UI Programmer – Technical Lead to serve as the primary technical contact for all user interface systems on the project. You will bridge engineering, UI integration, and art to deliver polished, performant, and accessible UI in a AAA FPS.

You will lead technical decisions, supervise UI integrators, and implement UI across gameplay, menus, HUD, and frontend while ensuring design intent and accessibility are maintained.

Qualifications

• Shipped 2+ AAA titles with substantial UI programming ownership.
• Deep experience with a visual/node-based UI scripting system (UI Graph or equivalent).
• Demonstrated ability to profile and optimize UI in a real-time engine.
• Experience debugging and resolving crashes in a production game.
• Track record supervising or mentoring UI Integrators or junior programmers.
• Solid grasp of UI architecture: component hierarchies, data binding, state management.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical leadership for all UI systems and the UI Graph framework.
• Supervise UI integrators and technical artists; review quality and performance.
• Implement and maintain UI features across gameplay, menus, HUD, and frontend.
• Profile UI rendering, triage crashes, and drive performance improvements.
• Collaborate with design to ensure UI decisions align with user experience.

Job description

Ubisoft is seeking a Senior UI Programmer – Technical Lead to serve as the primary technical contact for all user interface systems on the project. You will bridge engineering, UI integration, and art to deliver polished, performant, and accessible UI in a AAA FPS.

You will lead technical decisions, supervise UI integrators, and implement UI across gameplay, menus, HUD, and frontend while ensuring design intent and accessibility are maintained.