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Job DescriptionCD PROJEKT RED is looking for a Senior Rendering Engineer to join the team working 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 rendering solutions and optimizations to enable designers and artists to deliver the vision of the game.
Utilizing Unreal Engine 5, you’ll help define the future of visual fidelity in our games while collaborating with other engineers and artists to breathe life into our titles.
Daily Responsibilities:
- Maintain, debug, and enhance existing graphics systems for improved performance and memory utilization.
- Work closely with other engineers and various content teams to develop new and innovative rendering solutions for a large-scale, open-world environment.
- Help art teams bring vast amounts of unique characters and a vibrant cyberpunk world to life, pushing the boundaries of runtime graphical fidelity with your rendering knowledge and passion.
- Optimize runtime performance and memory utilization across both CPU and GPU.
- 7+ years of industry experience.
- Experience working on AAA console titles, particularly with Unreal Engine.
- Fluent in C++ with in-depth experience in graphics programming.
- Professional knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 or equivalent custom in-house engine .
- Extensive knowledge of modern rendering techniques and current GPU/CPU architecture.
- Comprehensive multithreaded programming experience.
- Experience with one or more low-level graphics API (DirectX12, Vulkan, console, etc.).
- Thorough experience with at least one graphics debugging tool (RenderDoc, Pix, console-specific, etc.).
- Demonstrated ability to profile and optimize performance at a low level.
- Effective 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.
- A working knowledge of key Unreal Engine 5 rendering technologies such as Nanite, Lumen, and/or Niagara
- Experience in tracking down and solving GPU hangs and crashes.
- Experience with Unreal’s Groom or similar hair strands style system.
- Experience with real-time hardware based ray tracing and associated systems.
The application window for this position will close by 05/01/2027.
This job can be hybrid/in-office or fully remote.
As part of our pre-employment process, candidates selected for this position will be required to complete a background check in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
Remote roles in the US are only available to candidates that reside in the following states: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Kentucky, Maine, 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 — 26 days of vacation, 10 sick days, & 12 calendar holidays per year.
- 401K with employer matching.
- Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) – $100 per month to use towards fitness, wellness, internet, home office equipment, learning, streaming services, and more.
- Menstrual leave — employees who menstruate can take one extra day off when experiencing period pain.
- RED Parents Network — support for working parents.
- Flexible working hours.
Perks & Professional Growth
- 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: $118,800 - $217,800 USD annually
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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Skills Required
- 7+ years of industry experience
- Experience working on AAA console titles, particularly with Unreal Engine
- Fluency in C++ with in-depth graphics programming experience
- Professional knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 or an equivalent custom in-house engine
- Extensive knowledge of modern rendering techniques and current GPU and CPU architecture
- Comprehensive multithreaded programming experience
- Experience with one or more low-level graphics APIs, such as DirectX 12, Vulkan, or console APIs
- Thorough experience with at least one graphics debugging tool, such as RenderDoc, PIX, or a console-specific tool
- Demonstrated ability to profile and optimize performance at a low level
- Effective communication skills, responsibility, ownership, and dedication
- Proactive attitude toward improving team efficiency
- Shipped at least one Unreal-based project
- Working knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 rendering technologies such as Nanite, Lumen, or Niagara
- Experience diagnosing and resolving GPU hangs and crashes
- Experience with Unreal Groom or similar hair-strand systems
- Experience with real-time hardware-based ray tracing and related systems
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.
