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Job DescriptionCD PROJEKT RED is looking for a Senior Engineer to work on Cyberpunk 2, the follow-up to Cyberpunk 2077 and the next major video game in the Cyberpunk franchise. In this role, you will become part of the Team responsible for developing Streaming solutions and optimizations to enable designers and artists to deliver on the vision of the game.
You'll be working with our team, who are working with Unreal Engine 5 to define the future of our games, and collaborating with engineers and artists to breathe life into our titles.
Daily Responsibilities:
- Working with and maintaining streaming systems to maximize performance.
- Creating tools and data pipelines to achieve our massive world with minimal performance impact.
- Design and implement optimal streaming solutions for our game experience.
- Developing optimal workflows to enable our art and design teams to bring the world of Cyberpunk 2 to life.
- 10+ years of industry experience.
- Fluent C++.
- Professional knowledge of Unreal Engine, preferably a shipped title with UE technology.
- Strong knowledge of data structures and streaming workflows.
- Strong multithreaded programming experience.
- Experience with low-level profiling and optimization.
- Strong communication skills, responsibility, sense of ownership and dedication for work.
- A proactive attitude towards helping the team to get their work done faster and more efficiently.
Nice to have:
- Shipped at least one Unreal-based project for Xbox, Playstation consoles.
This job can be hybrid/in-office from Boston or fully remote from anywhere in the US or Canada.
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.
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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.
