Senior Gameplay Tech Lead

Cdprojektred; Warszawa; On-site; PLN 280,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Polish language lessons

Private medical care

Life insurance

Annual health screenings

Sports card

Job summary

CD PROJEKT RED is seeking a senior leader to build and guide a team focused on gameplay tech for a brand-new project based in Warsaw. You will shape technical direction, collaborate with designers and engineers, and drive features that power our games.

Relocation support is provided; the role emphasizes strong leadership, excellent communication in English, and a track record of shipping games. You will work in an in-office setup with competitive benefits and growth opportunities.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of gameplay systems development in AA/AAA projects.
• Proven experience leading a development team.
• Experience shipping at least one game.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Build and lead a team for gameplay tech.
• Design, implement, optimize, and maintain gameplay systems tech (3C, Combat, Navigation, NPCs, Open World).
• Collaborate with game designers, animators, writers, and other specialists.
• Define technical scope, timelines, and priorities with design, QA, production, and other teams.
• Debug, profile, and resolve technical challenges across large-scale systems.
• Conduct code reviews and maintain clean, modular, and maintainable code.
• Define and document technical standards.
• Collaborate on rapid prototyping, R&D, and testing new technologies.

Skills

Gameplay systems

Team leadership

C++ programming

Unreal Engine 4/5

English fluency

Agile methods

Tools

Unreal Engine

Job description

CD PROJEKT RED is seeking a senior leader to build and guide a team focused on gameplay tech for a brand-new project based in Warsaw. You will shape technical direction, collaborate with designers and engineers, and drive features that power our games.

Relocation support is provided; the role emphasizes strong leadership, excellent communication in English, and a track record of shipping games. You will work in an in-office setup with competitive benefits and growth opportunities.