ML Technical Lead

CD PROJEKT RED is dedicated to creating revolutionary, story-driven RPGs. The company works on multiple projects in game development and technology, focusing on advancing game development workflows and technologies, particularly in relation to machine learning and Unreal Engine.

Game Development Technical Leadership:

• 10 years of experience in AAA game development, game technology, technical direction, engineering leadership, or senior technical production.
• Strong practical understanding of Unreal Engine, game production workflows, tools, pipelines, performance, and technical constraints.
• Ability to provide technical direction for ML-driven GameDev initiatives ensuring practical improvements.
• Credibility with senior engineers and researchers to guide decisions.

Machine Learning Understanding & Curiosity:

• Basic understanding of machine learning / AI concepts with willingness to expand knowledge.
• Ability to work effectively with ML engineers and researchers.
• Good judgment to discern when ML is the right solution versus classical engineering.

People Management:

• Experience managing or leading highly technical people including engineers and researchers.
• Ability to support individual growth through clear expectations, feedback, coaching, and prioritization.
• Strong communication skills to connect engineering, research, production, QA, and game development stakeholders.

Nice to Have:

• Experience with ML applications in game development, QA automation, agentic workflows, content validation, synthetic data, or developer productivity tools.
• Background in engine/tools teams, rendering, performance, technical art pipelines, or production technology.
• Experience leading international, distributed, or cross-disciplinary teams combining engineering, research, and production.

Game Development Technical Leadership:

• Lead the technical direction for ML-driven tools and systems supporting CD PROJEKT RED games, focusing on Unreal Engine workflows, production pipelines, developer productivity, and game subsystems.

Machine Learning Understanding & Curiosity:

• Collaborate with ML engineers and researchers to uphold technical depth and quality of decision-making.
• Build a strong shared understanding of how machine learning complements game development.
• Help identify practical ML applications for development workflows and internal tooling.

People Management:

• Manage and develop engineers and researchers.
• Create clarity, support growth, and help the team deliver meaningful impact.

In-office work in Warsaw, Poland is required with relocation support provided. The contract type is an Employment Contract ("Umowa o pracę").