Engineering Director — AAA Gameplay Lead (Warsaw)

CD PROJEKT RED; Województwo mazowieckie; Hybrid; PLN 568,000 - 781,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Company apartment for first month

Polish lessons for foreign employees

Paid leave 20-26 days per year

Private medical healthcare

Life insurance

Annual health screenings

Job summary

CD PROJEKT RED is seeking an Engineering Director to join our Warsaw studio and drive the design and implementation of gameplay systems for Hadar. You will lead a team of engineers, shape technical strategy, and collaborate with art, design, and production to deliver a polished, ambitious AAA experience.

The role requires deep expertise in Unreal Engine 5, C++, and modern game systems architecture, with a track record of leadership in Agile environments.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of professional experience with at least 5 years in a lead role within games.
• Experience delivering AAA titles for consoles, including debugging and profiling in a console environment.
• Proven track record of managing a team of engineers.
• Strong knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 features related to gameplay.
• Hands-on experience with gameplay/backend features and systems implementation.
• Solid understanding of modern game systems architecture.
• Deep knowledge of C++ and strong math/algorithmic skills.
• Good practical knowledge of code parallelization and Agile development is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Establish and oversee the architecture and technical strategy for game features and systems.
• Lead and mentor a team of engineering managers and engineers, fostering collaboration and innovation.
• Develop strategic plans for engineering teams, including resource allocation, timelines, and roadmaps.
• Collaborate with art, animation, design, production and other teams to align gameplay features with the creative vision.
• Drive standards for clean, high-quality C++ code with optimization and maintainability in mind.
• Ensure thorough in-code and knowledge-sharing documentation for onboarding and cross-department collaboration.
• Direct efforts to identify and resolve issues to keep character systems polished and performant.
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends and bring innovative ideas to the team.

Skills

Leadership

C++

Unreal Engine 5

Game systems architecture

Math & algorithms

AGILE development

Communication skills

Multilingual teamwork

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

Profiling tools

Debugging

Job description

CD PROJEKT RED is seeking an Engineering Director to join our Warsaw studio and drive the design and implementation of gameplay systems for Hadar. You will lead a team of engineers, shape technical strategy, and collaborate with art, design, and production to deliver a polished, ambitious AAA experience.

The role requires deep expertise in Unreal Engine 5, C++, and modern game systems architecture, with a track record of leadership in Agile environments.