Tools & Tech Art Programmer Montreal (Canada) Ubisoft Entertainment Posted a day ago Technical [...]

Gamecompanies; Montreal; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading gaming company is seeking a Tech Art / Tools Programmer to enhance their tools and pipelines in a dynamic environment. Candidates should possess strong scripting skills, a solid understanding of graphics and rendering, and the ability to support both artists and programmers in creating engaging gaming experiences.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Unity and experience with game project releases.
• Strong understanding of VFX tools and rendering integration.

Responsibilities

• Design and enhance level editing tools and pipelines.
• Support gameplay testing and operator abilities.
• Troubleshoot issues in content creation tools.

Skills

Python

Graphics and Rendering

HLSL

Houdini

Job description

Ubisoft’s teams are made up of 20,000 people spread across more than 30 countries around the world, united by a shared mission: to enrich players’ lives through unique and memorable gaming experiences. Their energy and talent have brought to life many acclaimed franchises such as Assassin’s Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, Just Dance, Rainbow Six, and many more to come.

Ubisoft is an equal opportunity employer and believes that diversity of backgrounds and perspectives is essential to creating worlds where everyone can thrive and express themselves.

Working at Ubi MTL means being part of a workplace that sparks creativity and fosters connection. We offer a collaborative environment focused on career growth, learning opportunities, and well-being (our generous benefits speak for themselves!).

If you're excited about taking on thrilling challenges, leveraging cutting-edge technologies, and shaping the future of entertainment, join us to create the unknown.

Job Description

Tech Art / Tools Programmer’s Mandate & Requirements:

• Unity knowledge
• Release experience of finished projects from beginning to end

Tools for Game and Level Design:

• Help continue the design of level editing tools (walls, props, level placement)
• Responsible for bridging level editing tools
• Work with main programmers to enhance and support them
• Maintain and support team members that use level editing tools
• Troubleshoot, tweak and balance created outcomes when needed

Tools for Asset Pipeline:

• Responsible for automated Props and Models Processing pipeline
• From source to game
• Tag cleanup of source meshes
• Attempt automatic cleanup
• Leave them tagged for manual cleanup by artists
• Support on Destruction Generation Tools development and maintenance
• Part of the processing pipeline above
• Maintain and validate (likely with tools and scripts) proper assets setup
• Help detect erroneous content that might not work in-game

Support on VFX Tools and Integration:

• VFX Shader Graph support
• VFX tools for VFX artists
• Batch coloring
• Setup of templates
• Tools to help start an effect with proper hierarchy and components
• Integration support on dynamic and gameplay sensitive effects
• Entry points, triggers and feedbacks help

Support on Gameplay:

• Support of operator abilities
• Creation of editor tooling for workflows managing gym scene setups for testing gameplay
• Help test gameplay situations from a defined starting point

Tools for Artists:

• Support on Ground Level / ‘Mega-Texture’ tech
• Bridge between programmers and artists
• Troubleshoot pain points in content creation tools

Rendering Tech Knowledge:

• Support on rendering assets integration
• Help team members integrate, tweak and balance parameters exposed by rendering features

Qualifications:

• Python (for build tools and optionally Unity Editor python-driven tools)
• Graphics and Rendering
• HLSL knowledge
• Houdini (if useful for the project)