Senior Technical Artist

Job Description

CD PROJEKT RED is seeking a Senior Technical Artist to join the team working on The Witcher 4. You’ll be a key liaison between artists and world designers, driving the development of our in-house toolset and pushing our technology forward in collaboration with Epic Games and the Unreal Engine team. If you’re passionate about crafting seamless creative pipelines, mentoring peers, and owning initiatives, we’d love to hear from you.

Daily Responsibilities

• Create and maintain key shaders — including layered materials, procedural damage, weathering effects, and gameplay-responsive visuals.
• Build tools and workflows that empower artists, integrating them directly into the environments they use most — from Unreal Engine editor tools to Substance Painter and other DCC extensions.
• Explore and implement new Unreal Engine features, collaborating closely with engineers and Epic Games to expand what's possible in real-time content creation.
• Identify and resolve pipeline challenges, support asset optimization, and ensure smooth delivery across all target platforms.
• Mentor teammates and help foster a supportive, collaborative tech art culture where curiosity, knowledge-sharing, and experimentation are encouraged.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience in a technical art role within game development.
• Proficiency with Unreal Engine 5, including shader development and system integration.
• Experience with 3D content creation software (e.g. Blender, Autodesk Maya, Substance Painter).
• Tool development experience using C++ and/or Python.
• Track record of solving complex technical challenges and debugging with precision.
• Self-motivated, goal-driven, and experienced in taking ownership of high-impact tasks.
• Strong cross-disciplinary collaboration and communication skills.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).

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.

Additional Information

Working mode

• In-office in a hybrid or full-time capacity in Warsaw, Poland. Relocation is required.
• 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.