Senior Rendering Engineer — Remote, Unreal Engine 5 Open World

CD Projekt; Colorado; Hybrid; USD 119,000 - 218,000; Full time

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Job summary

CD PROJEKT RED is seeking a Senior Rendering Engineer to contribute to Cyberpunk 2, leveraging Unreal Engine 5 to define future visual fidelity. You’ll partner with engineers and artists to create rendering solutions for a sprawling open-world game.

Responsibilities include maintaining graphics systems, optimizing performance, and advancing GPU/CPU rendering techniques across CPU/GPU. This role supports hybrid/in-office or remote work in the US.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of industry experience.
• Experience working on AAA console titles, particularly with Unreal Engine.
• Fluent in C++ with in-depth experience in graphics programming.
• Professional knowledge of Unreal Engine 5 or equivalent in-house engine.
• Extensive knowledge of modern rendering techniques and GPU/CPU architectures.
• Comprehensive multithreaded programming experience.
• Experience with one or more low-level graphics API (DirectX12, Vulkan, etc.).
• Thorough experience with graphics debugging tools (RenderDoc, Pix, etc.).
• Demonstrated ability to profile and optimize performance at a low level.
• Effective communication, ownership, and dedication to work.
• A proactive attitude to help the team work faster and more efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, debug, and enhance existing graphics systems for improved performance and memory utilization.
• Collaborate with engineers and content teams to develop new rendering solutions for a large-scale, open-world environment.
• Help art teams bring vast characters and a cyberpunk world to life with rendering knowledge and passion.
• Optimize runtime performance and memory usage across CPU and GPU.

Skills

7+ years experience

AAA console titles

C++ fluent

Unreal Engine 5

Rendering techniques

Multithreading

Low-level graphics API

Graphics debugging tools

Profile & optimize

Communication & ownership

Proactive teamwork

Tools

Unreal Engine 5

RenderDoc

Job description

CD PROJEKT RED is seeking a Senior Rendering Engineer to contribute to Cyberpunk 2, leveraging Unreal Engine 5 to define future visual fidelity. You’ll partner with engineers and artists to create rendering solutions for a sprawling open-world game.

Responsibilities include maintaining graphics systems, optimizing performance, and advancing GPU/CPU rendering techniques across CPU/GPU. This role supports hybrid/in-office or remote work in the US.