Engineering Director (AAA Games)

Location: Warsaw, Poland; in-office hybrid or full-time work is required, and relocation is required.

Salary: 50,900–69,960 PLN gross monthly, with potential eligibility for a long-term incentive program.

Company

CD PROJEKT RED creates story-driven RPGs and is developing the Hadar project as an immersive, emotional open-world game.

What you will do

• Define and oversee the architecture and technical strategy for gameplay features and systems.
• Lead and mentor engineering managers and engineers while building a collaborative, innovative environment.
• Plan engineering resources, project timelines, and technology roadmaps.
• Collaborate with art, animation, design, production, and engineering teams to align systems with the project’s creative vision.
• Set standards for clean, efficient, maintainable C++ code, including optimization, debugging, and profiling.
• Drive documentation, issue resolution, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement of character and gameplay systems.

Requirements

• At least 12 years of professional experience, including 5 years in a lead position within the games industry.
• Experience with the full development process of AAA console titles, including debugging and profiling in a console environment.
• Proven experience managing engineering teams.
• Strong knowledge of Unreal Engine 5, gameplay features and systems, modern game systems architecture, and C++.
• Practical knowledge of gameplay and backend implementation, mathematics, algorithms, and code parallelization.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills for explaining complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders in a multilingual environment.

Nice to have

• Experience working in an Agile development environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Relocation support includes flights, temporary accommodation, assistance with family and pet relocation, belongings shipment, legalization, and tax settlements.
• Polish lessons are available for foreign employees and their spouses or partners.
• Paid annual leave, paid sick leave, private medical care, dental care, rehabilitation, life insurance, and mental health support.
• Training, lectures, courses, online tutorials, and knowledge-sharing initiatives support professional growth.
• Benefits include sports facilities, an onsite gym, family support programs, cafeteria subsidies, public transport reimbursement, and bicycle facilities.
• Dog-friendly offices, social events, canteens, sustainability initiatives, and a casual dress code are provided.

Hiring process

• Applications are evaluated based on experience and qualifications; final offers depend on job-related factors.