Senior Animation Programmer

CD PROJEKT SA

Senior Animation Programmer at CD PROJEKT RED responsible for implementing animation technology in Cyberpunk 2. Collaborating with animators, designers, and engineers to enhance player experience.

Posted 5/1/2026full-timeRemote • Boston • Massachusetts • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $118,800 - $217,800 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Unreal Engine

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Developing bespoke animation systems and extensions for Unreal 5 animation systems to support character locomotion & lifelike behaviors, object & world interaction, large animated crowds, and more
Developing gameplay mechanics related to locomotion and animation
Working daily in close collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues, including other engineers, designers, and animators
Writing readable, high quality, efficient C++ code
Maintaining, debugging, profiling, and bug fixing code to achieve the best quality and performance
Documenting code and work, creating debug tools for other developers, creating tests to cover existing functionality

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of practical expertise in designing and implementing modern game animation systems
Thorough understanding of how animations are integrated in complex animation blend trees and state graphs
Understanding of IK systems and their interaction with traditional FK solutions to ground characters in the environment
Knowledge of modern game animation systems architectures
Deep knowledge of C++
Advanced math & algorithmic skills required to implement bespoke animation algorithms and functionality
Advanced knowledge of multithreading practices and algorithms
Thorough understanding of the overall character animation & geometry deformation stack
Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Nice to have: Solid foundation in Unreal Engine 5, specifically, features and systems related to animation
Nice to have: Knowledge of motion-matching technology
Nice to have: Experience in creating a AAA title for game consoles, debugging and profiling these games in a console environment
Nice to have: Proven track record of addressing performance issues related to large numbers of animated NPCs
Nice to have: Experience developing systems accelerated by GPUs

Benefits

Comp & perks

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
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
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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Hard Skills & Tools

C++game animation systemsanimation blend treesstate graphsIK systemsFK solutionsmultithreading practicesanimation algorithmsgeometry deformationdebugging

Soft Skills

communicationcollaboration