Engineering Director: AAA Gameplay Systems Leader (Warsaw)

CD Project; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 568,000 - 781,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

Private medical healthcare

Life insurance

Annual screenings

Job summary

CD PROJEKT RED in Warsaw is seeking an Engineering Director to lead the gameplay systems for Hadar, driving innovation and a polished, open-world experience.

As a senior technical leader, you will shape architecture, mentor engineering managers and engineers, and ensure high-quality C++ code across disciplines while collaborating with art, design and production to realize the project vision.

Qualifications

• Min. 12 years professional experience with at least 5 years in a leadership role within games.
• Experience delivering AAA titles on consoles, debugging and profiling.
• Deep knowledge of C++, modern game systems architecture.

Responsibilities

• Establish architecture and technical strategy for game features and systems.
• Lead and mentor engineering managers and engineers.
• Develop strategic plans for engineering teams, including resource allocation, timelines, and roadmaps.
• Collaborate with art, animation, design, production to align gameplay features with the creative vision.
• Drive standards for clean, high-quality, and efficient C++ code.
• Ensure thorough documentation and knowledge sharing across teams.
• Direct efforts to resolve issues for polished character systems.

Skills

Leadership

C++

Unreal Engine 5

Gameplay systems

Architectural design

Multilingual communication

Tools

Profiling tools

Debugging tools

Job description

CD PROJEKT RED in Warsaw is seeking an Engineering Director to lead the gameplay systems for Hadar, driving innovation and a polished, open-world experience.

As a senior technical leader, you will shape architecture, mentor engineering managers and engineers, and ensure high-quality C++ code across disciplines while collaborating with art, design and production to realize the project vision.