Senior AI Gameplay Programmer – Open World (Remote)

CD Projekt; Polska; Hybrid; PLN 356,000 - 588,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company-paid medical healthcare (dENT/

Free mental health support

Paid leave – 26 days vacation, 10 sick

RRSP with employer matching

Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA) – $-

Menstrual leave

RED Parents Network

Training, lectures, and courses

Welcome pack

Job summary

CD PROJEKT RED is seeking a Senior Gameplay Programmer - AI to join our team and work on Cyberpunk 2. You will help craft believable, scalable AI systems including core navigation, pathfinding, and avoidance for open world environments.

Responsibilities include collaborating with designers, building major AI systems, developing debugging/designer tools, and delivering high-quality, optimized code while supporting cross-functional integration across game systems.

Qualifications

• At least 5+ years of professional experience as a programmer in the games industry.
• Strong proficiency in C++ programming and knowledge of Unreal Engine.
• Deep expertise with pathfinding, navigation, and avoidance, ideally in an open world game.
• Experience with current-gen console hardware.
• A good understanding of geometric algorithms and data structures.
• Experience in writing Multi Threaded systems.
• Experience profiling and optimizing code at the systems level.
• A deepunderstanding of 3D mathematics.
• Ability to think creatively and strategically to overcome technical challenges and drive innovation in technology.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with designers and other developers to understand their needs and ensure they have the ability to create smart and efficient AI systems.
• Build and maintain major systems that define AI behaviour in an open world.
• Develop debug tools, designer tools needed for the systems.
• Write high-quality code that is optimised, bug-free, and aligned with project goals.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration to ensure the tools contribute effectively to all game systems and components.

Skills

C++ programming

Pathfinding

Open world

Multithreaded

Geometric algorithms

3D mathematics

Communication

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

CD PROJEKT RED is seeking a Senior Gameplay Programmer - AI to join our team and work on Cyberpunk 2. You will help craft believable, scalable AI systems including core navigation, pathfinding, and avoidance for open world environments.

Responsibilities include collaborating with designers, building major AI systems, developing debugging/designer tools, and delivering high-quality, optimized code while supporting cross-functional integration across game systems.