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I used to work at Ubisoft until recently and our recruitment was genuinely surprised why we can't find any candidates for senior C++ programmer roles offering t

I used to work at Ubisoft until recently and our recruitment was genuinely surprised why we can't find any candidates for senior C++ programmer roles offering the equivalent of about €50-60k/year.

dijit 3y ago
Worked for Ubisoft in Sweden as a senior infrastructure engineer for an always online title. One of two people to make the entirety of online work- which, if it didnt meant nobody could play. They offered 29k SEK/mo- which isn't just below average salary for that position, it is below the average salary in the city. I negotiated for a better pay but it took 6 years to get back to my pre-join salary. I only took the job because the alternative was King and I didn't think candy crush was ethical.
- Raed667 3y ago
  It is insane how much the gaming industry gets away with because "passion" ... Just curious, Paradox (Stockholm) was not an option for you? From what I read they seem to pay better than 29k SEK.
  - dijit 3y ago
    It was Malmö, but cost of living in stockholm is much higher.