Is Ubisoft a good company to work for as a Lead Programmer?

Lead Programmer professionals working at Ubisoft have rated their employer with 4.0 out of 5 stars in 15 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Ubisoft employees being 3.4 out of 5 stars. Search open Lead Programmer Jobs at Ubisoft now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Lead Programmer interview questions at Ubisoft .

Does Ubisoft pay Lead Programmer employees well?

Lead Programmer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Ubisoft with 2.1 out of 5 stars based on 15 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 28.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Lead Programmer salaries at Ubisoft.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Ubisoft?

Game Tester (273) , Junior Game Tester (223) , Programmer (111) , Gameplay Programmer (91) , Game Designer (81) , Project Manager (76) , Software Engineer (76) , Level Designer (61) , 3D Artist (58) , Software Developer (51) , Online Programmer (48) , Technical Artist (42) , Artist (40) , Concept Artist (39) , Associate Producer (36)

What are the pros of working at Ubisoft according to real employee reviews?

"Meetings were great and the people on the team were amazing" ((in 497 reviews)); "Have room to Improve on personal skills and goals and have a good work/life balance" ((in 278 reviews)); "Culture is great and fun" ((in 213 reviews)); "Good benefits and Fully remote" ((in 188 reviews)); "good work environment and fun" ((in 179 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Ubisoft according to real employee reviews?

"Low salaries that’s the only thing I can say in cons because everything is great except this one" ((in 796 reviews)); "Can be low pay if you negotiate badly and they will always low ball you." ((in 260 reviews)); "Bad management and quite hard to get a promotion if you don't lick higher ranked leads bottoms." ((in 237 reviews)); "Hike and compensation is low" ((in 62 reviews)); "Bad upper management." ((in 58 reviews))

Ubisoft Lead Programmer reviews

4.0

97% would recommend to a friend

(15 total reviews)

Yves Guillemot

85% approve of CEO

15% positive business outlook

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Lead Programmer employees have rated Ubisoft with 4.0 out of 5 stars, based on 15 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Lead Programmer professionals have a good working experience there. Ubisoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Lead Programmer professionals compared to other employers within the Médias et communication industry (3.7 stars).

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15 reviews

4.0

Sep 23, 2024

(Mobile) Good projects and people, low salaries

Lead programmer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Fun and ambitious projects to work in (mobile) - Plenty of challenges and opportunities to learn and grow - A lot of ownership - Great people and friendly environment

Cons

- Low salaries - Lack of resources can put a lot of pressure on the team - Ubisoft HQ doesn't care much about mobile, but at the same time the studio depends on them and their decisions - Office poorly communicated and mandatory 3 days per week at the office

4.0

Apr 5, 2024

Good place to work, chaotic management

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CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- The best people you can meet in your career - Diverse and international group of people - Good Work/Life Balance

Cons

- Traditional management - Every project suffers from tech debts

4.0

Nov 27, 2023

Lead Programmer

Lead programmer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Cool people, great safety, big titles that you get to work on

Cons

No bonuses got, many bonuses talked about in interviews. Long wind-up to get cool features. Churn.

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