Expert Engineer

To create revolutionary, story-driven RPGs which go straight to the hearts of gamers — this is our mission. As a driven team of talented professionals from all around the globe, we want to earn our place as one of the world’s top video-game developers, push narrative boundaries, and build unforgettable stories that set and redefine the standards for the genre.

CD PROJEKT RED is looking for an experienced and highly collaborative Expert Engineer to help shape and evolve the shared technology ecosystem across multiple projects and teams. This role focuses on improving scalability, modularity, and long-term sustainability of systems and pipelines used studio-wide.

• Designing and evolving pipelines that enable efficient sharing of technology, systems, and tools across multiple projects.
• Supporting and guiding teams through code and system merging processes, minimizing conflicts and ensuring consistency.
• Driving and supporting refactoring efforts to improve modularity, maintainability, and reusability of existing systems.
• Collaborating with engineers and technical leaders to identify opportunities for standardization and consolidation.
• Reviewing architectures and implementations with a focus on scalability, modularity, and long-term sustainability.
• Acting as a mentor and consultant for teams on best practices related to code sharability and cross-project development.
• Driving adoption of shared solutions and reducing duplication of effort across the studio.
• Identifying fragmentation risks and proactively proposing improvements to the overall tech ecosystem.
• Contributing directly to shared systems, especially in areas that unblock multiple teams, and re-architecting solutions to be reusable across different contexts.

• At least 6 years experience in a software architecture role, with a proven track record of designing scalable, modular systems in a multi-project environment.
• Demonstrated experience operating in an architecture or technical leadership capacity guiding technical direction across teams or multiple projects, aligning solutions toward shared goals.
• Proven experience with refactoring large or legacy codebases in a production environment.
• Experience working on shared codebases or across multiple projects/teams.
• Deep understanding of version control systems (e.g., Perforce, Git) and branching/merging strategies.
• Very good knowledge of C++ and/or other relevant languages used in game development.
• Familiarity with Unreal Engine (preferred) or similar game development environments.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate on technical decisions across teams, with an understanding of the human factors that impact code sharing and collaboration.
• Experience mentoring engineers and promoting engineering best practices.
• Ability to balance short-term delivery needs with long-term technical sustainability.

• Office-First — Working primarily from the Warsaw for a minimum of 10 days per month.
• Remote-First:
  Possibility of remote work from within Europe for select candidates.

• Life insurance — comprehensive pension and insurance plans to protect you and your loved ones.
• Annual budget for medical expenses (for those working outside Poland).
• Psychological and psychiatrist care — free mental health support and various well-being webinars.
• Paid Leave — from 20 to 26 days of holiday for every team member per year, and paid sick leave.
• Gym Membership Reimbursement.
• Menstrual Leave — employees who menstruate can take one extra day off each month when experiencing period pain.
• RED Parents Network — support for working parents, including childcare benefits, and family-friendly events.

• Flexible working hours — start your workday anytime between 8 and 10 AM (CET).
• REDs have access to the cafeteria platform through which they can receive vouchers and codes to shops, cinemas, and public transport reimbursement.
• Training, lectures and courses — internal workshops, external training for each employee, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes are all available. There’s always something to learn!
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