Senior Engineer, Animation (Story Tech)

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 where we share behind-the-scenes insights and stories direct from our team members!

As a Senior Engineer in the Story Tech Team, you will be responsible for extending and maintaining the code of Unreal Engine animation technology, tools, and pipelines (including CDPR extensions to these areas). We seek a talented engineer to develop movement modes for our narration tools with high quality and fidelity for the big open-world game.

Working closely with the Cinematic Designers, Quest Designers, Open World Designers, and other engineers you should have a positive attitude and skills to cooperate in an interdisciplinary team effectively. You will have the opportunity to develop stunning animation features for our games. If you can communicate with people as efficiently as you do with your computer, join us!

Daily responsibilities

• Developing animation systems and/or extensions to these systems.
• Extending Sequencer tool.
• Developing story telling mechanics related to animation.
• Collaborating with other engineers, designers, animators and other developers contributing to team work on a daily basis.
• Writing readable, high quality, efficient C++ code.
• Maintaining, debugging, profiling and bug fixing code to achieve the best quality and performance.
• Documenting code and work, creating debug tools for other developers, creating tests to cover existing functionality.

• 5+ years experience in a similar role in the game dev industry.
• Practical knowledge of game animation systems (designs & patterns).
• Good knowledge of the Unreal Engine 5 environment - especially features and systems related to locomotion and animation areas.
• Experience in creating a AAA title for game consoles, debugging and profiling these games in a console environment.
• Knowledge of motion-matching technology.
• Knowledge of modern game animation systems architecture.
• Deep knowledge of C++.
• Math & algorithmic skills.
• Good & practical knowledge of code parallelization.
• Good spirit and team player approach with solid communication skills.
• Fluent English.
• Familiarity with agile way of working.

Working mode

• Remote/ Hybrid. For this role, you can choose to work from one of our offices located in Warsaw, Krakow, or Wroclaw.

Relocation support

• Relocation package – flight ticket, company apartment for your first month, relocating your pet, shipping your belongings: it’s all covered. 
• Relocation assistance — processing your legalization operations for you, assistance with finding residence, tax settlements - all you need to feel right at home is taken care of.
• Polish lessons for foreign employees — and for your spouse or partner, too.
• Paid Leave — from 20 to 26 days of holiday for every team member per year, paid sick leave, and paid maternity & paternity leave.

Perks & Professional Growth

• Flexible working hours — start your workday anytime between 8:00 and 10:00 AM.
• A welcome pack filled with goodies — to help you feel right at home once you join the team.
• Trainings, lectures and courses — internal workshops, external training for each employee, ‘Meet a star’ events, knowledge-sharing initiatives, online tutorials, and e-learning classes are all available. There’s always something to learn!
• Merch — gifts for newborn rebels and regular chances to nab some cool swag!

Health & Well-being

• Private medical healthcare — a selection of medical plans with dental care to choose from, which are also accessible for your partner and relatives.
• Psychological care — free mental health support and various well-being webinars. 
• Multisport card — gain access to a wide number of sporting and fitness facilities across the city.

Social Activities & Life in the Office

• Dog-friendly office — dog owner? Bring your pooch with you and look after them while working! There’s always a furry friend or two to meet at the studio.
• Social events — we host regular gatherings at the studio where we can all unwind, play games, and just have some fun together.
• Healthy selections — ​​organic fruit, snacks, muesli, organic honey, vegan milk, and speciality coffee are all at your disposal around the studio. Enjoy!
• Truly international working environment — a chance to meet and work with a diverse selection of people from all around the world.

Head office in Warsaw

• Sustainable campus with an eco ethos — solar panels provide green energy, 2000 plants and an air-filtering system to help provide clean air, electric car charging points, flower meadows, and more green features in the works.
• An onsite, well-equipped gym with a climbing wall, daily Gym Assistant support and yoga and healthy spine classes.
• Car and bike parking spaces.
• A designated space for your bicycle, as well as bicycle repair equipment and showers available whenever you need them.
• No dress-code — we like to keep it casual.

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