Senior Core Engineer (Unreal Engine)

Location: Europe for remote-first candidates; Warsaw, Poland for office-first work with a minimum of 10 days per month in the office. Flexible working hours are available between 8 and 10 AM CET.

Salary: 23,700–37,000 PLN gross monthly.

Company

CD Projekt RED develops story-driven AAA role-playing games, including The Witcher series.

What you will do

• Develop and maintain core technology systems built on Unreal Engine.
• Design and implement solutions for the performance and scalability demands of a large open-world game.
• Develop streaming solutions, editor tools, physics engine support, and engine-level optimizations.
• Create tools and data pipelines for building a massive game world with minimal performance impact.
• Cooperate with Epic and work across disciplines to align technology with stakeholder needs.
• Guide the project toward solid technology for the new Witcher saga and future games.

Requirements

• Significant experience with Unreal Engine in streaming, memory systems, physics, or world-building tools.
• Extensive C++ experience and strong system architecture skills.
• Relevant game development experience, including work on a AAA title.
• Experience developing for PC and consoles.
• Experience with multithreaded programming, debugging, and code optimization.
• Collaborative communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships across teams.

Nice to have

• Experience developing custom game engines.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote-first work is possible from within Europe for select candidates; office-first work is based in Warsaw.
• Relocation support to Poland includes travel, temporary accommodation, pet relocation, belongings shipping, legalization assistance, residence support, and tax-settlement assistance.
• Polish lessons are available for foreign employees and their spouses or partners.
• Life insurance, medical-expense support outside Poland, paid holiday and sick leave, psychological care, and gym reimbursement are provided.
• Training, lectures, courses, internal workshops, and e-learning support professional development.
• Flexible hours, a dog-friendly office, social events, family support, bicycle facilities, and an onsite gym are available.