Senior Technical Artist (VFX)

SENIOR TECHNICAL ARTIST (CD PROJEKT RED)

🕹 The Witcher 4
🧠 Senior
💰 21 300 – 33 715 PLN gross monthly
⏰ Full-time
🌎 Remote (Europe) / 👔 Office (Warsaw, Poland 🇵🇱)

🦄 Description
CD PROJEKT RED is looking for a Senior Technical Artist specializing in VFX to join the team working on The Witcher 4. The role bridges art and technology, helping shape the visual language of the game through advanced shaders, gameplay-reactive effects, and streamlined workflows in Unreal Engine 5.

🚀 Responsibilities
• Collaborate closely with the VFX team to create shaders and VFX systems
• Develop tools and workflows in Unreal Engine and DCC apps to support artists
• Collaborate with engineers and Epic Games to implement new engine features
• Mentor teammates and support a collaborative technical art culture
• Import and integrate VFX assets into the game engine
• Profile, test, and optimize visual effects for GPU and CPU performance
• Ensure visual effects meet technical, performance, and visual quality standards
• Troubleshoot rendering, shader, and pipeline issues throughout development

📚 Required Skills
• Minimum 5 years of experience or strong track record in a technical art role within game development
• Proficiency with Unreal Engine 5
• Experience with shader development and system integration
• Very good knowledge of C++
• Experience building, maintaining, and developing tools
• Experience with 3D content creation tools such as Blender, Autodesk Maya, or Substance Painter
• Proven ability to solve complex technical challenges and debug with precision
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Ability to communicate technical concepts clearly across disciplines
• Strong written and spoken English communication skills
• Portfolio showcasing technical art contributions
• Code samples or relevant tools and scripts are preferred

👍 Nice to Have
• Experience with Python for tool development, automation, or pipeline support
• Experience with procedural content creation in Houdini
• Experience with Blueprint scripting in Unreal Engine

🍪 What we offer
• Office-first work model in Warsaw
• Remote work from within Europe may be considered for selected roles
• Relocation package and relocation assistance
• Polish lessons for foreign employees and their partners
• Life insurance and pension plans
• Annual budget for medical expenses for those working outside Poland
• Psychological and psychiatrist care
• Paid leave and paid sick leave
• Gym membership reimbursement
• Menstrual leave
• Support for working parents
• Flexible working hours
• Cafeteria platform with vouchers and reimbursements
• Training, lectures, courses, workshops, and e-learning
• Dog-friendly office
• Social events
• Healthy meals in canteens
• International work environment
• Bicycle space, repair equipment, and showers
• Onsite gym with climbing wall, yoga, and boxing classes
• No dress code

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