ML Technical Lead

CD PROJEKT RED is a game development company focused on creating story-driven RPGs. The role is based in Warsaw, Poland, at their office on Jagiellońska 74.

Game Development Technical Leadership:

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

Machine Learning Understanding & Curiosity:

• Basic understanding of machine learning and AI concepts with willingness to deepen knowledge in game development context.
• Ability to work with ML engineers and researchers without being a deep ML expert.
• Good judgment on appropriate use of ML versus classical engineering or process change.

People Management:

• Experience leading highly technical people including engineers and researchers.
• Ability to support individual growth through clear expectations, feedback, coaching, and regular 1:1s.
• Strong communication skills to connect stakeholders around shared goals.

Nice to have:

• Experience with ML applications in game development, QA automation, agentic workflows, 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.

• Lead the technical direction for ML-driven tools and systems supporting CD PROJEKT RED games, focusing on Unreal Engine workflows, production pipelines, and developer productivity.
• Collaborate with ML engineers and researchers to maintain technical depth and decision quality, identifying practical ML applications for workflows and tooling.
• Manage and develop engineers and researchers to deliver meaningful impact.

In-office work in Warsaw, Poland is required with relocation. Employment Contract ("Umowa o pracę") offered. Personal data processing information and legal disclaimers provided in the job offer.