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Job DescriptionCD PROJEKT RED is looking for a Lead UI Engineer to join our Boston Hub to work on Project Sirius, a multiplayer game set in the Witcher universe. In this role, you will lead the Sirius Team responsible for implementing and maintaining user interface features for the game.
Daily Responsibilities:
- Manage your direct reports and support their professional development and career path. Including setting up 1:1s, performance management, hiring and promotions.
- Work closely with designers, artists and other developers to understand their needs and ensure that your team is aligned with everyone to deliver on the expectations.
- Guiding your team to build and enhance UI features.
- Maintenance and optimization of existing systems.
- Creating new features for the user interface framework.
- Implementing tools for UI artists and designers.
- Tracking and fixing bugs in game user interface and user interface framework.
- Managing and completing tasks effectively and on time, while creating high quality code.
- At least 7 years of professional experience as a UI programmer/engineer within the games industry.
- 3+ years of leadership experience.
- Understanding player needs in terms of successful user interface of modern video games.
- Ability to build user interface in a way that is accessible to everyone.
- Strong proficiency in C++ programming and knowledge of Unreal Engine.
- Proficiency in algorithms and code architecture.
- Debugging and optimization skills.
- Strong attention to detail and quality.
- Ability to work effectively in a team and independently when required.
- Ability to communicate clearly, effectively and respectfully in a multicultural and multilingual environment across time zones is essential.
Nice to have:
(Please note that these skills are not required to apply for the position)
Experience working with Common UI in Unreal.
The application window for this position will close by 04/30/2026.
This job requires working in Boston, US.
Working mode: in-office in a hybrid or full-time capacity.
Remote roles in the US are only available to candidates that reside in the following states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, Wisconsin.
Health & Well-Being
- Company-paid medical healthcare (dental, vision, and mental).
- Free mental health support, including access to counseling, psychiatric care, and a variety of well-being webinars.
- Paid leave — 20 days of holiday per year (26 days after two years).
- 401K with employer matching.
- Gym Membership Reimbursement.
- Menstrual leave — employees who menstruate can take one extra day off when experiencing period pain.
- RED Parents Network — support for working parents, including childcare benefits, and family-friendly events.
Perks & Professional Growth
- Flexible working hours.
- Trainings, lectures, and courses — internal workshops, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes are all available.
- A welcome pack filled with goodies — to help you feel right at home once you join the team.
Life in the Office
- Dog-friendly office — bring your pooch with you and look after them while working! There’s always a furry friend or two to meet.
- Truly international working environment — a chance to meet and work with a diverse selection of people from all around the world.
- No dress-code — we like to keep it casual.
This position is a new role.
Estimated pay range for this position: $168,200 - $257,000 USD annually
This role may also be eligible for discretionary stock options.
At CD PROJEKT RED compensation for our roles in North America are determined based on competitive market data, geographic location, and individual factors tied to business needs. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Final offers are dependent on job-related factors like experience, qualifications, and location.
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What We Do
CD PROJEKT RED is home to over 900 game-making professionals from all over the globe. We speak many different languages, but share one love — video games.
The studio’s portfolio largely comprises The Witcher series of role-playing games, including 2015’s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, which received over 250 Game of the Year awards. In 2020, the studio released its most recent game: Cyberpunk 2077 — a first-person RPG set in a futuristic, high-tech world. Other notable releases include Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales, and GWENT: The Witcher Card Game — in which players create decks of witcher-world warriors and fight epic card battles with other people around the globe.
Headquartered in Warsaw, Poland, CD PROJEKT RED has offices in Kraków and Wrocław, as well as in Los Angeles and Vancouver.
The studio is part of the larger CD PROJEKT S.A. Capital Group, which also includes Spokko, a mobile-focused developer responsible for The Witcher: Monster Slayer, and The Molasses Flood, a development studio in Boston, which is currently working on a game based on one of CD PROJEKT RED’s IPs.
As the company grows, the overall studio mission remains the same: we strive to create the best RPGs in the world, while always keeping gamers’ needs at the core.
