programmer

développeur

artist

software engineer

video game designer

Ubisoft

There are two big advantages to working at Ubisoft. First, they hire more friendly people than the other studios I worked at in the past. Second, they haven't done any layoffs. Their plan is actually to keep expanding.

The downside of working here is the salary. It's 15-30% below what you can get elsewhere. Ubisoft has been lucky in the last 4 years, feeling no pressure to raise salaries. This is because Toronto doesn't have much of a game development industry. There is a single other studio around the city, which is Rockstar. So, no competition for talent.

The other downside is that you likely will feel like a pawn at some point here. This is to be expected, as most teams are above 200 people. If you think that's a lot, in Montreal, some teams peek at 900 people. There has to be some advantages to working at small companies right? Another reason you may feel like a pawn is that even if the Toronto studio had good intentions for its people, many of us got shuffled and moved to new roles and projects due to another studio's needs. So, you may be excited about your current project and giving it all you got, and suddenly, a directive from Montreal demands that you help them with a struggling project. This should not come as a surprise as the industry is highly risky and a large company must do what is best for itself as a whole. Also note that this could only be temporary.

Back to talking about the positives, this is a place where you will never feel like you risk of being let go due to company finances. The proof is that the company hasn't been profitable lately (public information), and yet, we have not seen any ground layoffs in Toronto or Montreal. Some speculate this is due to the large tax incentives that the company gets both from the Quebec and Ontario governments. So if you have kids like I do, you will fall asleep easy.

One day At work would be:
- Work on support ticket higher level.
- React on Monitoring alerts that as important and troubleshoot /fix.
- Write some documentation about new procedure or script for automation or system management and delegation to lower levels.
- Have some meeting with client to see their needs and propose solutions.
- plan some future maintenances.
- Analyse the domain and put in place some ways to see if everybody is doing things the way it has been decided (AD, GPO, ACL, Users etc...)
What I have learner: I have learned so many things I would list them in multiple pages but lately let's say: Chef orchestrator usage for windows and powershell advanced usage to automate each task for sys admin.
- Management is good and soft at UBisoft, you deliver you are good to go, They are a lot of manager to handle lot'S of custormer facing request and projects.
Gaming company there is a constant preassure and changes in systems and needs occurs often so we must adapt and react quickly, I like that.
- My co-workers are very good to work with and experimented in each techno, we can share things about our specialities, challenge each others for new needs and setup and also we can put rules in place for all new sys admin MS in the team, (we are managing the world's server parc and it's about 1200+ servers)
- The hardest part of the work I would says because I like it is to stop working after office hours.Sometime I think about issue or behavior and I log VPN to work on it. 
- The most enjoyable part of the job is having put something automated that takes usually hours if done manualy. The funny part is when it was not working and finally you find all issue in code to have it to run ok after some debbug time.

I worked at the Ubisoft Montreal studio for 4 months as part of an internship with the CRM team. As a software engineer with a creative streak and a need for human interaction in the workplace, this office was the definition of perfect: comfortable desk area, natural lighting, and a genuinely great balance between work and leisure.

Ubisoft Montreal being a video game studio means that, by default, your work involves play. This does not mean that play becomes work, strictly speaking; an average day at work didn't feel completely like work, and that's impressive.

The best part of the position I had was the connection our team had with the other teams in different departments. Marketing and customer relations are a nexus of graphic design, brand integration, data analysis and customer feedback. If you enjoy this level of interconnectivity, you'll enjoy this position.

The hardest part (other than saying goodbye) was the holiday rush. Work hours became packed and long at the same time, and the stress levels can get pretty high. That being said, this is predictable and should be expected if you're aiming for a marketing-adjacent position like this one.

Typical game dev environment with flexible work hours, but you are expected to put in around 10-11 hours of work a day.
Great place to launch your career, but promotions and compensation adjustments do not reflect rising cost of living in Toronto.
For a "fun" work environment, the company is very much bogged down by bureaucracy.
Workplace culture is extremely cliquish and juvenile, common in many "young" companies.  Benefits are not as appealing as other tech companies in the city. 
The hardest part of the job is separating work-life and personal life, as most of your colleagues will not hesitate to respond to an email after hours or during weekends. Not doing so will reflect badly on your performance. Also, difficult to move up the ladder if you do not speak French.
The most enjoyable part of the job is working on a globally recognized brand and interesting product.

Overall, my experience here has been mixed. On the bright side, the work environment is friendly and upbeat. People are approachable, and there’s a strong sense of team spirit. The company really tries to make the workplace fun with social events and team activities, which definitely helps with morale.

The work itself is interesting, and I’ve had the chance to grow and take on new challenges. It’s a good place to be if you’re self-driven and enjoy a bit of autonomy.

That said, there are some downsides. Communication from leadership isn’t always clear, and it can feel like decisions are made on the fly. Processes aren’t well-defined, which sometimes makes things more stressful than they need to be. Some teams are stretched thin while others seem to have more breathing room.

If you enjoy a relaxed, social workplace and don’t mind a bit of chaos, this might be a good fit.

The work environment was amazing. Every amenity an employee could ask for.
Training was available at all times.
People were friendly and helpful.
Management has no clue what they're doing. All art directors do not know how to communicate making it impossible to complete tasks to their own personal vision.
Perception is a huge factor there. If you arrive early 8:00am (two hours before most management arrives), and leave 2 hours before management leaves 4:30pm , you're perceived as not putting in 100% effort. But if you sleep in and arrive at 10 am and leave at 6:30 PM then you are perceived as putting in your all. It's very broken. Same amount of time...just a small shift later.

Overall, you're not treated as a person...but as a number.

A day with Ubisoft would be like any other in-home Artist jobs, you receive and email and later a conference call. The job details for that particular project are given to you in verbal and written form then you begin your designs. Once the designs and/or job requirements are completed you email/fax your work to your Senior Artist. Once the job has been received they (Leads, artists, graphic designers) will tell you what needs to be fixed, if it's good as it is. 

The best part of the job is working as a designer for games, magazines and promotional things of the sort. The hardest was getting in touch with your bosses across the world through bad internet connections and time zones.

Lack of communication.

Ubisoft has been very comfortable and easy going. The pay isn't great, but it's plenty for the area's cost of living. People are friendly, but with the size of the company, it sometimes feels a bit corporate and lacks the personal, fun culture of smaller studios. I was always able to take time off when needed, come in late or leave early, etc. Very little stress or difficult deadlines. However, there's a lot of poor management and direction on some projects. Many directors are in their position because of office politics, not because they are competent.

working at Ubisoft is interesting.
The company structure is clearly broken and employees suffer from lack of vision from upper management, lack of clear ownership, lack of clarity on your future in the company.

But this cleary varies based on the project you work on.
Your salary is not competitive, you are expected to work constantly, pour your heart and soul into your work, but in the end, what is most important isn't your talent, it's how long you sit on your chair at work and how many years you burn giving to the company.

Overall, it's not all bad, but the company puts in no effort to retain talent.

Was fun, but hard and fast-paced

Making the environment in which you hold your performance review as comfortable as possible goes a long way toward putting your employee at ease even before the meeting begins.

Imagine yourself in your employees’ shoes. You walk into a cavernous conference room. The supervisor at the far end of a long table tells you to have a seat at the opposite end. If you would be intimidated, chances are your employee will be intimidated as well.

There’s nothing wrong with using a conference room for a performance review, but sit next to the employee rather than 20 feet away and do what you can to put them at ease.

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