Senior Technical Artist - Tools & Pipeline

About the position

CD PROJEKT RED is looking for a Senior Technical Artist with a focus in Tools and Pipelines to join our studio to work on Project Orion, the follow-up to Cyberpunk 2077. In this role you will help contribute to the research and development of our in-house tools and pipeline solutions to enable development teams to meet our creative and technical goals.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with designers, artists and other developers to understand their needs and ensure the tools and pipelines.
• Extend and enhance Digital Content Creation applications such as Maya, Motionbuilder, or other DCC applications.
• Ensure tools scale without sacrificing performance, maintaining efficient smooth workflows for content teams.
• Write high-quality code that is optimised, bug-free, and aligned with project goals.
• Prototype, research, extend, and integrate in-house tools and third party solutions leveraged by our content development teams.
• Documentation, training, and guidance for development teams.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration to ensure developed tools and pipelines contribute effectively to all game systems and components.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of professional experience as a tools & pipeline developer or technical artist within the game or film industry.
• Strong C++, C#, and/or Python tool/plugin development and scripting professional experience.
• Familiarity with content creation software (Blender, Autodesk Maya, Substance Painter).
• A good understanding of content creation processes and supporting varied content development teams.
• Experience creating, extending, and maintaining API's for co-developers.
• Familiarity with developing application interoperability.
• Experience with network automation, batching, and packaged environment setups.
• Ability to think creatively and strategically to overcome technical challenges and drive innovation in technology.
• Demonstrated commitment to taking ownership, setting goals, exchanging knowledge and driving initiatives independently.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with procedural content systems.
• Familiarity with UI/UX design patterns and paradigms.
• Familiarity with Unreal Engine 5.
• Experience in content performance/memory optimization.

Benefits

• Company paid medical healthcare (dental vision & mental).
• Paid Leave — 20 days of holiday for every team member per year (26 days after two years).
• No dress-code — we like to keep it casual.
• 401K with employer matching.
• Gym Membership Reimbursement.
• Flexible working hours.
• Trainings, lectures and courses — internal workshops, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes are all available.
• Merch — gifts for newborn rebels and regular chances to nab some cool swag!
• A welcome pack filled with goodies — to help you feel right at home once you join the team.
• Dog-friendly office — dog owner? Bring your pooch with you and look after them while working!
• Truly international working environment — a chance to meet and work with a diverse selection of people from all around the world.