Technical Lead Core Services and Game Servers

About Online Services and Online Tech Foundation

Online Services (OS) is Ubisoft's central organization dedicated to developing and operating shared online capabilities that power our games, internal tools, and platforms. We design core services such as identity, notifications, content management, automations, game server orchestration, telemetry, and more—enabling Ubisoft teams to deliver online experiences to millions of players.

We work closely with production, internal tech teams, and game teams to ensure a reliable, scalable, secure, cost-effective, and developer-friendly online ecosystem.

Online Tech Foundation (OTF) is one of the engineering forces behind these capabilities within Online Services. OTF defines and maintains the architectural standards, cloud infrastructure, platforms, and technical foundations used by online services. OTF promotes modern practices such as API-first, cloud-native, shift-left, DevSecOps, automation, observability, and operational excellence.

Joining OTF means contributing to the technical foundations that build Ubisoft's online future.

What you will do

We are looking for a Technical Lead to support two strategic areas: Core Services and Game Servers.

This is a role focused exclusively on technical leadership, without team management. You will act as a senior technical reference, influencing architectural decisions, guiding technical direction, and directly contributing to the design and implementation of complex services.

You will collaborate with Directors, Product Managers, Architects, and Project Managers to ensure that our systems remain scalable, secure, cloud-native, API-first, observable, automated, and cost-optimized. You will also contribute to the evolution of AI-assisted practices and AIOps.

Responsibilities

Technical leadership (non-managerial)

• Serve as technical authority for Core Services and Game Servers, guiding technology and architectural choices.
• Support technical mandates sponsored by Directors, Product Managers, or Architects, ensuring alignment with online services' architectural and API-first principles.
• Provide advanced expertise in microservices architecture, API design, cloud infrastructure, security, observability, and performance.
• Act as technical reference for developers.

Hands-on technical contribution

• Design and implement secure, high-performance, scalable microservices and APIs.
• Propose and implement technological improvements to meet performance, scalability, and longevity needs.
• Participate in resolving complex technical incidents related to distributed systems, cloud, APIs, and service resilience.

Cloud, Security and DevSecOps

• Optimize cloud systems (AWS preferred) for performance, security, resilience, and cost.
• Promote IaC, CI/CD, security by design, and shift-left testing.
• Conduct performance, reliability, and security assessments with Architects and Directors.

Technical collaboration

• Collaborate with other technical teams to ensure smooth integration, architectural consistency, and operational alignment.
• Promote high standards in quality, maintainability, observability, and operational readiness.

AI-assisted engineering and AIOps

• Explore and use AI-assisted engineering tools (test generation, code completion, anomaly detection, etc.).
• Participate in the evolution and adoption of AIOps practices to improve system intelligence and operational reliability.

Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or equivalent field.

Relevant experience:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in programming on a specific console or in a relevant specialty, or equivalent experience.

Skills and knowledge:

• Strong analytical and synthesis skills
• Problem-solving abilities
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Autonomy and resourcefulness
• Initiative
• Attention to detail
• Flexibility in work organization
• Teamwork skills
• Adaptability to change
• Results-oriented mindset

Additional information

Ubisoft is a global reference in video game development, with teams around the world creating original and memorable gaming experiences, from Assassin’s Creed to Rainbow Six to Just Dance and more. We believe that diversity of perspectives advances both players and teams. If you are passionate about innovation and want to push the limits of entertainment, join our journey and help us create the unknown!

We adopt a hybrid work model that helps you stay connected with your team and aligned with company priorities while giving you the possibility to maintain a healthy work-life balance. Note that some roles are fully office-based and not eligible for hybrid work.