Senior Rendering Engineer

undefined ago • 7 Years + • Rendering

Job Summary

Job Description

CD PROJEKT RED is seeking a Senior Rendering Engineer to join their team for Cyberpunk 2. This role involves creating cutting-edge rendering solutions using Unreal Engine 5, collaborating with artists, and defining the visual look and feel of game worlds. Responsibilities include maintaining and improving existing rendering systems, designing new solutions for technical challenges, optimizing performance, and shaping the atmosphere of characters and environments to craft immersive experiences.
Must have:
  • Maintain and improve existing rendering systems.
  • Design and implement rendering solutions for large-scale technical challenges.
  • Collaborate with art teams to deliver efficient and visually compelling results.
  • Use rendering expertise to help shape the look and atmosphere of characters and environments.
  • Optimize performance and memory usage across platforms.
  • Typically 7+ years of experience in game development or similar technical fields.
  • Strong fluency in C++ and deep experience with graphics programming.
  • Professional experience with Unreal Engine.
  • Deep understanding of rendering techniques and GPU/CPU architecture.
  • Solid multithreaded programming background.
  • Experience with one or more low-level graphics APIs (DirectX12, Vulkan, console SDKs, etc.).
  • Familiarity with graphics debugging tools (RenderDoc, PIX, or console-specific tools).
  • Comfort with profiling and low-level optimization.
  • Clear and respectful communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
  • Supportive approach to helping teammates streamline workflows and solve challenges.
Good to have:
  • Experience shipping at least one Unreal-based project.
Perks:
  • Relocation package (flight ticket, company apartment for first month, pet relocation, shipping belongings)
  • Relocation assistance (legalization, finding residence, tax settlements)
  • Polish lessons for foreign employees (and spouse/partner)
  • Paid Leave (20-26 days holiday, paid sick leave, paid maternity & paternity leave)
  • Welcome pack filled with goodies
  • Trainings, lectures and courses (internal workshops, external training, ‘Meet a star’ events, knowledge-sharing, online tutorials, e-learning)
  • Access to cafeteria platform (subscription benefits, additional medical packages, vouchers/codes)
  • Merch (gifts for newborn rebels, cool swag)
  • Private medical healthcare (medical plans with dental care, accessible for partner/relatives)
  • Psychological care (free mental health support, well-being webinars)
  • Multisport card (access to sporting and fitness facilities)
  • Dog-friendly office
  • Social events (regular gatherings, games)
  • Healthy selections (organic fruit, snacks, muesli, honey, vegan milk, speciality coffee)
  • Truly international working environment
  • Sustainable campus with an eco ethos (solar panels, plants, air-filtering, electric car charging, flower meadows)
  • Onsite, well-equipped gym with climbing wall, daily Gym Assistant, yoga and healthy spine classes
  • Car and bike parking spaces, bicycle repair equipment, showers
  • No dress-code

Job Details

Company Description

To create revolutionary, story-driven RPGs which go straight to the hearts of gamers — this is our mission. Want to dive deeper into our company’s culture? Explore our social media and check out our YouTube channel where we share behind-the-scenes insights and stories direct from our team members!

Job Description

CD PROJEKT RED is looking for a Senior Rendering Engineer to join our team and help shape the future of Cyberpunk 2, the next major title in the Cyberpunk franchise. You’ll work with a talented team of engineers and artists to create cutting-edge rendering solutions that support the visual vision of the game. Using Unreal Engine 5, you’ll play a key role in defining how our worlds look and feel — helping us craft immersive experiences that push the boundaries of visual fidelity.

Daily responsibilities:

  • Maintain and improve existing rendering systems.
  • Design and implement rendering solutions for large-scale technical challenges.
  • Collaborate with art teams to deliver efficient and visually compelling results.
  • Use your rendering expertise to help shape the look and atmosphere of characters and environments.
  • Optimize performance and memory usage across platforms.

Qualifications

  • Typically 7+ years of experience in game development or similar technical fields.
  • Strong fluency in C++ and deep experience with graphics programming.
  • Professional experience with Unreal Engine (shipped titles using UE a plus).
  • Deep understanding of rendering techniques and GPU/CPU architecture.
  • Solid multithreaded programming background.
  • Experience with one or more low-level graphics APIs (DirectX12, Vulkan, console SDKs, etc.).
  • Familiarity with graphics debugging tools (RenderDoc, PIX, or console-specific tools).
  • Comfort with profiling and low-level optimization.
  • Clear and respectful communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
  • Supportive approach to helping teammates streamline workflows and solve challenges.

Nice to have

  • Experience shipping at least one Unreal-based project.

Please include a portfolio that showcases your code samples or relevant tools/scripts that demonstrate your problem-solving and development skills.

Additional Information

Working mode

  • In-office in a hybrid or full-time capacity in Warsaw, Poland.
  • Possibility of remote from within Europe for selected candidates.

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.
  • Paid Leave — from 20 to 26 days of holiday for every team member per year, paid sick leave, and paid maternity & paternity leave.

Perks & Professional Growth

  • A welcome pack filled with goodies — to help you feel right at home once you join the team.
  • Trainings, lectures and courses — internal workshops, external training for each employee, ‘Meet a star’ events, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes are all available. There’s always something to learn!
  • REDs have access to the cafeteria platform through which they can receive subscription benefits, additional medical packages or vouchers and codes to shops and cinemas.
  • Merch — gifts for newborn rebels and regular chances to nab some cool swag!

Health & Well-being

  • Private medical healthcare — a selection of medical plans with dental care to choose from, which are also accessible for your partner and relatives.
  • Psychological care — free mental health support and various well-being webinars.
  • Multisport card — gain access to a wide number of sporting and fitness facilities across the city.

Social Activities & Life in the Office

  • Dog-friendly office — dog owner? 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 — ​​organic fruit, snacks, muesli, organic honey, vegan milk, and speciality coffee are all at your disposal around the studio. Enjoy!
  • Truly international working environment — a chance to meet and work with a diverse selection of people from all around the world.

Head office in Warsaw

  • Sustainable campus with an eco ethos — solar panels provide green energy, 2000 plants and an air-filtering system to help provide clean air, electric car charging points, flower meadows, and more green features in the works.
  • An onsite, well-equipped gym with a climbing wall, daily Gym Assistant support and yoga and healthy spine classes.
  • Car and bike parking spaces.
  • A designated space for your bicycle, as well as bicycle repair equipment and showers available whenever you need them.
  • No dress-code — we like to keep it casual.

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