Expert Level Designer

Workplays; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 352,000 - 484,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation to Warsaw

Office-First hybrid mode

Private medical healthcare

Life insurance

Annual cancer screenings

Sports card

Job summary

CD PROJEKT RED is seeking an Expert Level Designer to help create a new IP. You will design, prototype, and polish levels using Unreal Engine 5, crafting spaces that drive gameplay and narrative. You’ll work with a multidisciplinary team to ensure high quality encounters and contribute to system improvements.

Relocation to Warsaw is required; office-first hybrid work is supported with strong health, wellness, and growth benefits. Fluency in English is essential.

Qualifications

• Min. 7 years in level design with 1–2 years in expert/lead capacity.
• Experience with game editors, Unreal Engine, and 3D packages.
• Strong understanding of level design fundamentals and player experience.
• Excellent communication and teamwork; fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Designing, prototyping, and polishing in-game levels using Unreal Engine 5.
• Crafting unique spaces to guide gameplay flow and visual composition.
• Developing and applying predefined level metrics.
• Collaborating with Designers, Artists and Programmers to ensure quality.
• Suggesting improvements to gameplay systems and core principles.

Skills

Level design

Unreal Engine

3D packages

Leadership

Fluent English

Tools

Unreal Engine

3D packages

Job description

To create revolutionary, story-driven RPGs which go straight to the hearts of gamers — this is our mission. Want to dive deeper into our company’s culture? Explore our social media and check out our YouTube channel and Beyond the Game Blog where we share behind-the-scenes insights and stories direct from our team members!

At CD PROJEKT RED, we’ve built our legacy on rich worlds and storytelling from the epic tales of The Witcher to the dystopian future of Cyberpunk 2077. Now, we’re setting out on the next journey: to create a completely new IP which is Project Hadar. It is shaped by the same passion, quality, and vision that define everything we do.

Project Hadar is still in its early days. This is an exciting opportunity to join a team that’s building a universe from the ground up where your ideas, experience, and creativity can directly shape the project’s vision, identity, and direction.

We’re looking for people eager to bring their experience into something new and still taking form, those unafraid of creative exploration and bold decisions, teammates who want to make a meaningful impact on an emerging world. Join us as a new Expert Level Designer.

Daily responsibilities

• Designing, prototyping, iterating on and polishing in-game levels, including level geometry, enemy encounters and other gameplay elements, using our proprietary tools and Unreal Engine 5.
• Crafting unique spaces where gameplay flow and visual composition form memorable experiences.
• Developing and working within predefined level metrics.
• Working closely with other teams to ensure created levels contribute to and enhance the gameplay and game narrative.
• Cooperating closely with Designers, Artists and Programmers to ensure the highest possible quality of encounters.
• Proactively suggesting improvements to gameplay systems and principles.

Qualifications

• Min. 7 years’ experience in level design with at least 1-2 years in an expert or leadership capacity.
• Experience with game editors, Unreal Engine, and/or 3D packages.
• Extensive knowledge of current titles, as well as works of art, such as movies, architecture or visual arts, to be used as reference for crafting and communicating original ideas.
• Excellent understanding of level design fundamentals and the role of level design in the overall player experience.
• Proactive problem-solving skills and an ability to effectively communicate solutions, as well as own and drive topics independently in a multi-disciplinary collaborative environment.
• Ability to create map layouts on all stages – from simple drawings to fully functional levels in Unreal Engine.
• Ability to use all elements of the game world, including level geometry, texturing, lighting, sound and VFX to craft unique player experiences.
• Excellent communication skills & proven ability to work within a team.
• Fluent English.

Working mode

• Relocation to Warsaw is required.
• Office-First: working primarily from the Warsaw studio in a full time or hybrid mode.

Relocation Support

• Relocation package – flight ticket, company apartment for your first month, relocating your pet, shipping your belongings — it’s all covered.
• Relocation assistance — processing your legalization operations for you, assistance with finding residence, tax settlements.
• Polish lessons for foreign employees — and for your spouse or partner, too.

Health & Well-Being

• Private medical healthcare — a selection of medical plans with dental care and unlimited rehabilitation to choose from, accessible for partner and relatives.
• Life insurance — comprehensive pension and insurance plans.
• Annual screenings for cancer prevention covered by the company.
• Psychological and psychiatrist care — free mental health support and well-being webinars.
• Sports card — access to sporting and fitness facilities across the city.
• Menstrual leave — one day off for severe period symptoms.
• RED Parents Network — support for working parents, including childcare benefits and family-friendly events.
• RED Summer Camp for Kids — summer program for children aged 5–12, majoritively paid by the company.

Perks & Professional Growth

• A welcome pack filled with goodies.
• Trainings, lectures, and courses — internal workshops, external training, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes.
• Access to a cafeteria platform for subscription benefits, additional medical packages or vouchers and public transport reimbursement.
• Gifts for newborn employees and company swag.

Social Activities & Life in the Office

• Dog-friendly office.
• Regular social events at the studio.
• Canteens with healthy selections.
• Truly international working environment.
• Sustainable campus powered by renewable energy and green zones.
• Designated space for bicycles, bicycle repair equipment, and showers.
• Onsite gym with a climbing wall, Gym Assistant support, and yoga and boxing classes.
• No dress-code.

Estimated pay range for this position: 31 500 – 43 340 PLN gross monthly. This role may be eligible for a long term incentive program (option to purchase CDPR stock after the vesting period). Final offers are dependent on job-related factors like experience and qualifications.

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