Senior Technical Artist

21 Hours ago • 5 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Senior Technical Artist, you will maximize the potential of artists and world designers by delivering custom tools and solutions, supporting asset creation (including characters, VFX, and destruction), and contributing to the research and development of in-house tools. Responsibilities include prototyping, researching, and integrating new features in Unreal Engine 5, mentoring technical artists, developing and optimizing workflows, ensuring high-quality asset integration, defining best practices for assets pipelines, and collaborating with various teams to achieve project goals. The role requires a commitment to achieving outstanding outcomes, collaborating with experts, and taking ownership.
Must have:
  • 5+ years of experience in a technical art role.
  • Excellent knowledge of Unreal Engine 5, particularly VFX.
  • Excellent shader development skills.
  • Strong understanding of DCC workflows.
  • Experience in tool creation and automation using Python and/or C++.
  • Proven problem-solving and debugging skills.
  • Demonstrated commitment to taking ownership and driving initiatives.
  • Strong communication skills for cross-discipline collaboration.
  • Fluent English (both written and spoken).
Good to have:
  • Experience in procedural content creation (Houdini, etc.).
  • Expertise in real-time scalable VFX (Niagara, EmberGen).
  • Animation pipeline knowledge, including scripting.
Perks:
  • Flexible working hours.
  • Welcome pack with goodies.
  • Trainings, lectures, and courses.
  • Merch for newborn rebels and regular swag.
  • Private medical healthcare.
  • Psychological care and well-being webinars.
  • Multisport card.
  • Dog-friendly office.
  • Social events.
  • Healthy selections of food and drinks.
  • Truly international working environment.

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

We’re looking for a Senior Technical Artist to join the CD PROJEKT RED team dedicated to crafting the studio’s first-ever original IP and video game, codenamed Project Hadar. We believe the universe we are creating is one bursting with limitless potential, and we want you to help us broaden and utilize it, making sure it not only matches gamers’ high expectations set by past CD PROJEKT RED titles but exceeds them.

As a Senior Technical Artist you will be primarily responsible for maximizing the potential of artists and world designers by delivering custom tools and solutions, supporting asset creation (including characters, VFX and destruction) and contributing to the research and development of our in-house tools. If you're committed to achieving outstanding outcomes, feel at ease collaborating with experts in your field and enjoy taking ownership, let us know. 


Daily Responsibilities

  • Prototyping, researching and integrating new features in Unreal Engine 5.
  • Mentoring, and guiding technical artists, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
  • Developing and optimizing workflows for characters and character creations systems
  • Prototyping, researching, and integrating new tools and features to push artistic boundaries across all projects.
  • Ensuring high-quality asset integration while maintaining performance and memory efficiency.
  • Defining best practices for assets pipeline and technical art, establishing and maintaining documentation.
  • Collaborating closely with art directors, engineers, and designers to achieve the project's creative and technical goals.
  • Identifying and addressing bottlenecks in the production pipeline, ensuring smooth development processes.
  • Contributing to the research and development of in-house tools and automation systems.

Qualifications

  • Minimum 5 years of experience in a technical art role.
  • Excellent knowledge of Unreal Engine 5, particularly VFX.
  • Excellent shader development skills.
  • Strong understanding of DCC workflows.
  • Experience in tool creation and automation using Python and/or C++.
  • Proven track record of problem-solving and debugging complex technical challenges.
  • Demonstrated commitment to taking ownership, setting goals, exchanging knowledge and driving initiatives independently.
  • Strong communication skills and the ability to work cross-discipline with artists and engineers.
  • Fluent English (both written and spoken).

Nice to Haves
(These skills are not required but will make your application stand out.)

  • Experience in procedural content creation (Houdini, Unreal’s PCG, Geometry Script, or Blender’s Geometry Nodes).
  • Expertise in real-time scalable VFX (Niagara, EmberGen).
  • Animation pipeline knowledge, including scripting for Maya, MotionBuilder, or Unreal's Animation Blueprints and Sequencer.

Additional Information

Working mode

  • Relocation to Warsaw is required.
  • Office-First: working primarily from the Warsaw studio in a full time or hybrid mode.

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

  • Flexible working hours — start your workday anytime between 8:00 and 10:00 AM.
  • 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!
  • 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.

If you've observed any irregularities in our recruitment process please click here to report them.

Similar Jobs

P99 soft - 3D Modeler

P99 soft

Pune, Maharashtra, India (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Survios - Senior Technology Engineer - Automation, Analytics and Live Ops (Unreal Engine 5)

Survios

Marina Del Rey, California, United States (Remote)
1 Month ago
playphony games - Technical Artist

playphony games

Tokyo, Japan (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Lila Games - Art Director

Lila Games

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (On-Site)
7 Months ago
Liquid Development - Senior 3D Animator

Liquid Development

Ontario, Canada (Remote)
1 Month ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Skill Jobs

Riot Games - Senior Technical Artist

Riot Games

Singapore, Singapore (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
Kwalee - Senior Game Artist

Kwalee

Royal Leamington Spa, England, United Kingdom (On-Site)
1 Month ago
Welevel - Senior 3D Artist

Welevel

Munich, Bavaria, Germany (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Warner Bros Games - Senior Animator, Cinematics

Warner Bros Games

Chicago, Illinois, United States (On-Site)
6 Months ago
Electronic Arts - Concept Artist - Characters

Electronic Arts

Orlando, Florida, United States (Hybrid)
1 Week ago
Sledgehammer Games - Expert Animator

Sledgehammer Games

Guildford, England, United Kingdom (Hybrid)
2 Months ago
Flying Wild Hog - Level Artist

Flying Wild Hog

(Hybrid)
8 Months ago
singularity6 - Art Application Drop Box

singularity6

Los Angeles, California, United States (Hybrid)
1 Year ago
Sunday - Marketing Artist

Sunday

Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany (Hybrid)
6 Months ago
Scanline VFX - Senior Pipeline Developer (Maya)

Scanline VFX

(Remote)
2 Weeks ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Jobs in Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland

Enphase Energy - Field Service Technician, Solar/PV

Enphase Energy

Poznań, Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)
2 Months ago
Google - Software Engineer II, Site Reliability Engineering

Google

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)
6 Months ago
Flying Wild Hog - Lead User Researcher

Flying Wild Hog

Poland (Remote)
3 Months ago
Veeam Software - Talent Acquisition Partner

Veeam Software

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)
6 Days ago
London stock Exchange - Account Manager

London stock Exchange

Gdynia, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
11 bit studios - Sound Designer

11 bit studios

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (Hybrid)
1 Month ago
Google - Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning, Cloud AI

Google

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)
3 Weeks ago
Wargaming - Senior Gameplay Programmer (Steel Huters)

Wargaming

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (Hybrid)
5 Months ago
SmartBear - People & Culture Generalist

SmartBear

Wrocław, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)
2 Weeks ago
PwC - Front-End Developer (Angular) with German (freelance)

PwC

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)
7 Months ago

Get notifed when new similar jobs are uploaded

Similar Category Jobs

Looks like we're out of matches

Set up an alert and we'll send you similar jobs the moment they appear!

About The Company

CD PROJEKT RED is home to over 1000 game-making professionals from all over the globe. We speak many different languages, but share one love — video games.


We are creators of The Witcher series of games, including the acclaimed The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Most recently, we have created Cyberpunk 2077 and its spy-thriller expansion Phantom Liberty.


We are headquartered in Warsaw, Poland, with studios in Cracow and Wroclaw. In North America, we operate in Vancouver and will be opening a new studio in Boston to drive development on the followup to Cyberpunk 2077. 


We’re proud to have a gamer-first approach, a diverse & supportive culture, and a focus on mature, meaningful storytelling that will inspire gamers for years to come.


Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (Hybrid)

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (Hybrid)

Boston, Massachusetts, United States (On-Site)

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (Hybrid)

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (Hybrid)

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)

Boston, Massachusetts, United States (On-Site)

Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland (On-Site)

View All Jobs

Get notified when new jobs are added by CD PROJEKT RED

Level Up Your Career in Game Development!

Transform Your Passion into Profession with Our Comprehensive Courses for Aspiring Game Developers.

Job Common Plug