CD PROJEKT RED is looking for a Senior Engineer to join us in creating revolutionary, story-driven RPGs. This role focuses on designing, implementing, and maintaining narrative and cinematic systems for a new IP (Project Hadar) using Unreal Engine 5, ensuring technology never limits creative imagination.
What You'll Do
- Design, implement, optimize, and maintain narrative and cinematic systems used across the project.
- Develop and support tools that enable fast implementation of immersive story experiences.
- Take ownership of story tech features, ensuring performance, stability, and scalability.
- Debug, profile, and resolve complex technical challenges.
- Mentor other programmers, sharing knowledge and fostering a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.
- Define technical standards for story systems and tools.
- Work cooperatively with other departments.
What We're Looking For
- Very good knowledge of C++ coding principles and practices built on commercial, open source, or private projects.
- At least 5 years of professional experience as a programmer within the games industry.
- Broad experience building tools inside Unreal Engine 4 or 5.
- A proven track record of delivering story, cinematic, or quest-related systems.
- An interest in learning and exploring new solutions.
- Experience participating in cross-functional teamwork with clear communication.
- Initiative to proactively solve problems.
- Professional working proficiency in English.
Nice to Have
- Solid understanding of Sequencer and Slate.
- An Agile mindset.
Technical Stack
- C++
- Unreal Engine 5
Team & Environment
You will work cross-functionally with quest designers, cinematic designers, open world designers, and artists.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation: 23,700 – 37,455 PLN gross monthly.
- Relocation package including flight, company apartment for the first month, pet and family relocation, and shipping.
- Relocation assistance for legalization operations and tax settlements.
- Polish lessons for you and your spouse or partner.
- 20 to 26 days of paid holiday per year, plus paid sick leave.
- Private medical healthcare for you and your family.
- Life insurance and comprehensive pension plans.
- Annual cancer prevention screenings.
- Free psychological and psychiatrist care.
- Sports card for city-wide fitness facilities.
- Menstrual leave policy.
- Support for working parents and family-friendly events.
- Summer camp for children aged 5–12.
- Training, lectures, courses, and a cafeteria platform for subscription benefits.
- Dog-friendly office and regular social events.
- Healthy canteen options, a sustainability-focused campus, and a truly international environment.
- Onsite gym with a climbing wall, daily Gym Assistant support, yoga and boxing classes, and bicycle facilities.
- No dress-code.
Work Mode
This role is onsite in our Warsaw studio.
CD PROJEKT RED is an equal opportunity employer.



