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CD PROJEKT RED

Develops and publishes AAA narrative RPGs

Lead Quest Programmer - Quests

Engineering LeadershipConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeRemote in Canada

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 7 years of professional programming experience in the AAA video game industry.
  • At least 1 year of experience in technical leadership, personnel management, or leading an engineering team.
  • Excellent proficiency in C++ programming.
  • Demonstrated experience developing custom quest systems, custom narrative tools, or workflows for a node-based editor.
  • Demonstrated experience working in a highly collaborative shared-technology environment spanning multiple teams or projects.
  • Ability to understand the needs of teams with more creative than technical backgrounds and translate their concepts into clear technical requirements.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively in multicultural environments and across multiple time zones.

Responsibilities

  • Manage direct team members and support their professional development and career ambitions.
  • Conduct regular one-on-one meetings and performance reviews, and manage recruitment and promotion plans.
  • Guide and coach the engineering team on code quality, collaborative workflow efficiency, and technical execution.
  • Work directly with quest designers, including content creators and team leads, and directors to translate creative and narrative requirements into clear technical needs.
  • Collaborate with principal architects and maintainers of the shared custom quest system to formulate feature requests, ensure integration, and drive continuous improvement across projects.
  • Lead development, integration, and evolution of quest features for the project, ensuring the required engineering work is implemented and delivered effectively.
  • Ensure quest tools work efficiently without compromising runtime performance and provide smooth iterative workflows for content creators.
  • Maintain and optimize narrative and quest features and ensure their seamless integration with other game components.
  • Promote effective, proven collaborative workflows with teams sharing technology across multiple projects.
  • Write high-quality, clean, optimized, maintainable C++ code.
  • Investigate, diagnose, and resolve bugs in quest features and authoring tools.
  • Collaborate with cinematics, narrative, and core gameplay teams to ensure seamless integration of quest systems across game components.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of Unreal Engine architecture.
  • Understanding of multiplayer network architecture and client-server synchronization for game and quest state.
  • Participation in the development and launch of at least one AAA game using custom or customized narrative or quest tools.
  • Knowledge of Unreal Engine user-interface tools or experience creating editor scripts for custom content tools.

About the Company

CD PROJEKT RED

Develops and publishes AAA narrative RPGs

CD Projekt S.A. is a Polish video game holding company that develops and sells high-budget, narrative-driven AAA games for PC and consoles, anchored by the The Witcher and Cyberpunk franchises. It funds its projects through full-game sales, paid expansions (like The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine and Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty), and licensing IP for merchandise and media adaptations. Its games are known for deep stories and expansive open worlds, with The Witcher 3 selling over 65 million copies and Cyberpunk 2077 selling over 40 million copies. The company previously ran GOG.com, a DRM-free digital distribution platform, though it was sold in December 2025. CD Projekt differentiates itself by owning and cultivating flagship IPs, building long-running franchises, and focusing on narrative-driven experiences. Its goal is to create enduring, high-quality games and expand its IP across media and platforms while maintaining a strong global presence and direct-to-player relationships.

Company size
51-200
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Warsaw, Poland
Founded
2002

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