Ubisoft Programmer reviews

3.3

46% would recommend to a friend

(96 total reviews)
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Yves Guillemot

26% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Programmer employees have rated Ubisoft with 3.3 out of 5 stars, based on 96 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Programmer professionals have a good working experience there. Ubisoft is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Programmer professionals compared to other employers within the Médias et communication industry (3.7 stars).

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96 reviews
3.0
Sep 17, 2016
Recommend
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Pros

Casual Office Environment Flexible Working Hours Nice Building A company social club Job security The ability to move between their international studios

Cons

Very low wages. They're aware of this and they struggle to attract and maintain senior developers. As newcastle is seen as a cheap place internationally they drop everybody's wages compared to people doing the same job in another studio. The creative direction of more than 90% of their games is controlled by a few people in france and this results in a lot of games being generic boring open world experiences. In fact many developers including myself won't play the modern ubisoft games being released. Reflections is seen as an outsourcing studio within ubisoft to implement vehicles which can grow tiresome. Bad management and bloated development teams can result in successful and popular releases still being considered a financial failure resulting in no bonuses. Career Progression is extremely slow compared to other companies.There is also a glass ceiling for none-french employees in the company.

1.0
Jan 11, 2016

Don't join Abu Dhabi Studio

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Pros

- You get to work on well known IPs - Having worked at Ubisoft will help you progress in your career

Cons

- Most boring place I have ever worked at - Not much innovation - Not the brightest team - Lots of different nationalities - High cost of living and low salaries - Some of the direct managers are rude

5.0
Feb 21, 2015
Recommend
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Pros

_ Great games _ nice place _ challenges _ events. _ very good management and RH.

Cons

_ sometimes too big. _ gamers sometimes hate too much this entreprise (for bad reasons).

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