Senior Technical Artist

CD PROJEKT RED is looking for a Senior Technical Artist with a focus on Art and Visuals to join our team working on The Witcher 4, the first game in a brand-new saga. You will contribute advanced artistic and technical expertise, attention to detail, and a passion for developing high-quality, accessible visuals that support our ambitious artistic and technological goals. This role is focused on Landscape.

Daily Responsibilities

• Create and maintain key shaders for the game environment, including both custom shader code and work within the Unreal Engine Material Editor, with a strong focus on optimization.
• Utilize C++ and Unreal Engine expertise to build robust tools and support technical pipelines.
• Apply rendering knowledge to ensure visual fidelity and conduct detailed performance and memory profiling to identify and resolve bottlenecks.
• Fine-tune materials and shaders to behave correctly under different lighting conditions. Collaborate and exchange feedback with the lighting team and other technical artists.
• Build tools and workflows to empower content creators, leveraging both Blueprints and C++ integration.
• Identify and resolve pipeline challenges, support asset optimization, and ensure smooth delivery across all target platforms.
• Explore and implement new Unreal Engine features, collaborating closely with engineers and Epic Games to expand what’s possible in real-time content creation.
• Mentor teammates and help foster a supportive, collaborative tech art culture where curiosity, knowledge-sharing, and experimentation are encouraged.

• Minimum 3+ years of professional experience in real-time graphics, rendering, physically based lighting, shading (PBR pipelines), or technical artistry, particularly with Unreal Engine. We also value diverse career paths and equivalent hands-on experience.
• Strong understanding of rendering systems and techniques, particularly in Unreal Engine.
• Proficiency in HLSL, GLSL, or other shader/programming languages.
• Experience using C++ in the context of Unreal Engine.
• Ability to communicate effectively in a team setting, including documenting or visually explaining complex ideas.
• Experience with performance and memory profiling.
• Comfortable taking initiative and driving tasks forward while collaborating closely with others.
• Ability to collaborate in English in a cross-functional environment.

Nice to have

• Experience in creating pipeline automation tools using Python.
• Experience using texturing software such as Substance Designer/Painter.

Please include a portfolio that showcases your technical art contributions and, if possible, code samples or relevant tools/scripts that demonstrate your problem-solving and development skills.

Working mode

• Office-First: working primarily from the Warsaw office. Our team works primarily from our Warsaw office, so we give priority to candidates who are open to relocating to Poland.
• For selected roles, remote work from within Europe may be considered.

Relocation Support

• Relocation package – flight ticket, company apartment for your first month, relocating your pet, shipping your belongings — it’s all covered. 
• Relocation assistance — processing your legalization operations for you, assistance with finding residence, tax settlements — all you need to feel right at home is taken care of.
• Polish lessons for foreign employees — and for your spouse or partner, too.

Health & Well-Being

• Life insurance — comprehensive pension and insurance plans to protect you and your loved ones.
• Annual budget for medical expenses (for those working outside Poland).
• Psychological and psychiatrist care — free mental health support and various well-being webinars.
• Paid Leave — from 20 to 26 days of holiday for every team member per year, and paid sick leave.
• Gym Membership Reimbursement.
• Menstrual Leave — employees who menstruate can take one extra day off each month when experiencing period pain.
• RED Parents Network — support for working parents, including childcare benefits, and family-friendly events.

Perks & Professional Growth

• Flexible working hours — start your workday anytime between 8 and 10 AM (CET).
• REDs have access to the cafeteria platform through which they can receive vouchers and codes to shops, cinemas, and public transport reimbursement.
• Training, lectures and courses — internal workshops, external training for each employee, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes are all available. There’s always something to learn!
• Gifts for newborn rebels and regular chances to nab some cool swag!

Social Activities & Life in the Office

• Dog-friendly office — bring your pooch with you and look after them while working! There’s always a furry friend or two to meet at the studio.
• Social events — we host regular gatherings at the studio where we can all unwind, play games, and just have some fun together.
• Healthy selections — ​​our canteens offer a range of healthy meals.
• Truly international working environment — a chance to meet and work with a diverse selection of people from all around the world.
• Sustainability is an ongoing commitment for us, and our campus has  electric car charging points, green zones, and much more. Read all about it on our Beyond the Game Blog.
• A designated space for your bicycle, as well as bicycle repair equipment and showers available whenever you need them.
• An onsite, well-equipped gym with a climbing wall, daily Gym Assistant support, and yoga and boxing classes.
• No dress-code — we like to keep it casual.
  
  Estimated pay range for this position: 21 300 – 33 715 PLN gross monthly.
  Final offers are dependent on job-related factors like experience and qualifications.

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