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What they do

CD PROJEKT RED makes role-playing video games with strong stories, such as The Witcher games and Cyberpunk 2077. The studio started in 2002 and has over 1,200 people. Postings name three projects in development: The Witcher 4, Cyberpunk 2, and Project Hadar, which is a new world of its own. The parent company is listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

What they value

• Be ambitious.
• Set the goal and persevere.
• Be honest with everyone at all times.
• Be kind and respectful to all around you.
• Always remember about gamers.
• Challenge the status quo. The studio calls this "We Are Rebels" and says it has independent creative control over its games.

Where they hire

Of 47 Postings, 36 are in Warsaw, 6 in Boston, and 4 in Canada. Most Warsaw roles are in the office, full time or hybrid, and many require relocation to Warsaw. A few roles allow remote work. No Posting names visa sponsorship, but 25 offer a relocation package and help with legalization (the papers to live and work in Poland).

Teams and roles

The board has 47 Postings. One of them is an open application for people who find no role that fits. Most titles are Senior, Lead, Expert, Manager, or Director, and one is Junior.

• QA (quality assurance): 9 Postings, for QA leads, technical QA analysts, a QA engineer, and a QA engineering manager.
• Engineering: 8 Postings, for gameplay engineers and managers, an Engineering Director, a DevOps manager, web engineers, and an ML Technical Lead.
• Production: 8 Postings, for producers in gameplay, narrative, audio, and shared technology, and research managers in the AI R&D team in Canada.
• Studio Operations: 5 Postings, for IT systems, network, and hardware roles, office administration, and ESG (environmental, social, and governance) reporting.
• Design, art, and sound: quest and level designers, VFX (visual effects) and environment artists, animators, a Lead Sound Designer, and a UX Director.
• Marketing and publishing: a Brand Art Director, an illustrator, a concept artist, a 3D motion designer, and a QA analyst for publishing.

The Boston roles work on Cyberpunk 2. Warsaw roles name The Witcher 4, Project Hadar, and a Shared Development Services group that serves all projects.

What they look for

Experience in games is the most common requirement. About half of the Postings ask for work on AAA games (games with the largest budgets), and some ask for at least one shipped game. More than half name Unreal Engine. The Lead Gameplay Engineer role asks for 7 years on gameplay systems and expert C++. The Senior Quest Designer role asks for 6 years in quest design and skill with visual scripting tools.

Senior roles ask you to mentor other people, and most Postings ask for strong communication across teams. Many ask for fluent English. Four Studio Operations roles also ask for Polish. Design, art, and animation roles ask for a portfolio or a reel.

Web roles are different. The Frontend Software Engineer role asks for 3 years with TypeScript, React, and Next.js, and lists no game experience. The ML Technical Lead role asks for 10 years in AAA development and only a basic knowledge of machine learning.

The studio describes four hiring steps: a CV, a talk, a possible test assignment, and an answer by phone or email. Each role states an estimated pay range. Roles in Boston require a background check.