CD PROJEKT SA

Senior Engineer, Open World

CD PROJEKT SA

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Anywhere in the World

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Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Designing, implementing, optimizing, and maintaining open world systems that populate the world with believable NPC behaviors.
  • Taking ownership of key open world features, ensuring scalability, performance, and quality.
  • Developing tools and debug utilities to streamline open world development.
  • Collaborating with designers and other specialists to create believable open world experience.
  • Collaborating with other engineers, designers, QA and other developers contributing to the team's work daily basis.
  • Debugging, profiling, and resolving technical challenges across large-scale systems.
  • Conducting code reviews and maintaining clean, modular, and maintainable code.
  • Defining and documenting technical standards.
  • Participating in team discussions to find the best solutions, foster open communication, and jointly resolve open world related challenges.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional programming experience in the games industry.
  • Experience in successfully shipping at least one AAA open world game.
  • Expertise in C++ coding principles and practices.
  • Experience with designing and implementing open world systems (e.g., AI, Sandbox, Tools).
  • Strong understanding of game engine architecture, algorithms, and multi-threaded systems.
  • Solid debugging skills and experience resolving complex technical issues.
  • Demonstrated commitment to taking ownership, setting goals, exchanging knowledge and driving initiatives independently.
  • Good spirit and team player approach with solid communication skills.
  • Openness to receiving and giving feedback about your work.
  • Passion for professional growth and staying updated on industry trends.
  • Openness for changes & experimentation to seek innovative solutions.
  • Fluent in English (written and spoken).
Benefits
  • Relocation package — flight ticket, company apartment for your first month, relocating your pet and family, shipping your belongings.
  • Relocation assistance — processing your legalization operations for you and tax settlements.
  • Polish lessons for foreign employees — and for your spouse or partner, too.
  • Paid Leave — from 20 to 26 days of holiday per year, and paid sick leave.
  • Private medical healthcare — a selection of medical plans with dental care and unlimited rehabilitation to choose from, which are also accessible for your partner and relatives.
  • Life insurance — comprehensive pension and insurance plans to protect you and your loved ones.
  • Annual screenings for cancer prevention covered by the company.
  • Psychological and psychiatrist care — free mental health support and various well-being initiatives.
  • Sports card — gain access to a wide number of sporting and fitness facilities across the city.
  • 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.
  • RED Summer Camp for Kids — a fun summer program for children aged 5–12, majoritively paid by the company.
  • A welcome pack filled with goodies — to help you feel right at home once you join the team.
  • Trainings, lectures, and courses — workshops and trainings for each employee, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes are all available.
  • REDs have access to the cafeteria platform to receive subscription benefits, additional medical packages or vouchers and codes to shops, cinemas, and public transport reimbursement.
  • Gifts for newborn rebels and regular chances to nab some cool swag!
  • Dog-friendly office — dog owner? Bring your pooch with you and look after them while working!
  • Social events — we host regular gatherings at the studio where we can all unwind, play games, and just have some fun together.
  • Healthy selections — canteens.
  • Truly international working environment — a chance to meet and work with a diverse selection of people from all around the world.
  • Sustainability is an ongoing commitment for us, and our campus has electric car charging points, green zones, and much more.
  • A designated space for your bicycle, as well as bicycle repair equipment and showers available whenever you need them.
  • An onsite, well-equipped gym with a climbing wall, daily Gym Assistant support, and yoga and boxing classes.
  • No dress-code — we like to keep it casual.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
C++open world systemsAISandboxdebuggingmulti-threaded systemsgame engine architecturecode reviewstechnical standardsperformance optimization
Soft Skills
ownershipgoal settingknowledge exchangeteam playercommunicationfeedback opennessprofessional growthinnovationcollaborationproblem solving