CD PROJEKT RED

Entertainment

LeadProgrammer,DialogueAuthoring

$40–55k Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, Poland FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Lead Programmer, Dialogue Authoring at CD PROJEKT RED. Skills: Dialogue Authoring, Unreal Engine, Team Leadership. Lead localization tech team. Support localization tech team”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver cutting-edge systems; Support related systems; Ensure top-quality dialogue experience

Industry & Context.

Entertainment
Problems you'll solve

Optimize features; Optimize pipelines; Debug features; Debug pipelines

Eligibility Requirements

Relocation to Warsaw required

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5 years experience in Unreal Engine, Experience with narrative side of games, Experience leading development team, Credited on one shipped AA/AAA title, Proficiency in C++, Proficiency in Unreal Engine 5, Working proficiency in English

Nice to Have

Experience on AA or AAA projects, Experience with dialogue authoring tools, Experience with screenplay editors, Experience with voice overs, Experience with scene editors, Experience with localization tools, Experience with relational databases, Experience with gRPC, Experience in C#, Experience in .NET

What You'll Do.

Lead localization tech team

Support localization tech team

Collaborate with Product Owner

Collaborate with cross-functional departments

Foster growth within development team

Nurture technical talent

Develop core technical features

Develop core technical pipelines

Maintain core technical features

Maintain core technical pipelines

Ensure alignment across teams

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional departments; Designers; Writers; Localization project managers; QA

Communication Scope

Team leadership

Full Job 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](https://www.youtube.com/CDPRED) and [Beyond the Game Blog](https://www.cdprojektred.com/en/blog) where we share behind-the-scenes insights and stories direct from our team members! CD PROJEKT RED is looking for a Lead Programmer, Dialogue Authoring to join the localization tech team working on all CDPR projects. In this role, you'll lead the localization engineering team focused on delivering cutting-edge systems for dialogue authoring and pipelines, and support related systems in Unreal Engine such as cinematic design. You’ll collaborate closely with designers, writers, and localization project managers to ensure top-quality dialogue experience. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the next chapters of our beloved franchises from the Witcher series to the world of Cyberpunk 2077. We’re looking for someone with strong technical expertise, leadership experience, and a deep passion for games. You will be managing the processes and team in the central part of the RED organization (Shared Development Services) in order to support multiple various projects at the same time; AAA productions and much more. Daily Responsibilities: * Lead and support a Localization Tech engineering team. * Collaborate with the Product Owner and cross-functional departments. * Foster growth within the development team and nurture technical talent. * Develop and maintain core technical features and pipelines (Dialogue authoring, content pipelines and related Unreal Engine systems). * Optimize and debug features and pipelines in collaboration with QA. * Ensure alignment across teams (designers, writers, QA, etc.) to deliver cohesive experiences. ## Qualifications * At least 5 years of experience working in Unreal Engine, ideally on AA or AAA projects. * Experience working

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