About the role
Company Description
To create revolutionary, story-driven RPGs which go straight to the hearts of gamers — this is our mission.
Job Description
CD PROJEKT RED is looking for a QA Lead to join the Cyberpunk 2 project. In this role, you will manage a gameplay QA team within the project, adapting the project QA strategy into clear team plans, priorities and measurable outcomes. You will be responsible for developing a high-performing QA team, ensuring reliable milestone verification, maintaining visibility on gameplay quality status and risks, and continuously improving QA workflows, tools, reporting, and gameplay testing practices within your area of ownership.
You will collaborate closely with Production, Development, Tech, Shared Development Services, QA Experts, other QA Managers, and cross-functional teams to support gameplay integrity, engine and tools quality, performance, stability, gameplay consistency, and development pipeline reliability.
Note: Please submit your CV in English. Candidates must demonstrate English proficiency at a minimum C1 level.
Responsibilities
- Leading, mentoring, and developing the gameplay QA team while fostering accountability, role clarity, and continuous skill growth.
- Adapting & Implementing the overarching Cyberpunk 2 QA strategy into practical testing approaches, measurable outcomes, and clear team priorities.
- Owning testing execution and milestone verification, ensuring tasks are completed on time and meet gameplay quality standards.
- Monitoring gameplay quality metrics, KPIs, and bug trends to identify risks early and build practical mitigation plans.
- Partnering with development, production, and external QA vendors to coordinate dependencies, gameplay requests, and alignment.
- Maintaining clear, data-informed reporting on quality status, blockers, and project readiness for all relevant stakeholders.
- Driving continuous improvements in QA workflows, tools, testing frameworks, technical documentation, and overall team effectiveness.
- Providing direct assistance with complex investigations, issue analysis, and debugging workflows when required.
Qualifications
- 5+ Years Previous experience Leading or Managing QA Teams.
- 5+ Years Experience with direct performance management and career development.
- Strong knowledge of testing methodologies, bug workflows, defect management, test planning, test coverage, QA practices, and quality reporting.
- Experience with game engines and editors, preferably Unreal Engine.
- Strong understanding of game development lifecycles and the ability to develop and execute testing strategies covering integration, stress, performance, stability, tools, engine, platform, and technical feature validation.
- Experience working with QA metrics, KPIs, bug trends.
- Experience with performance analysis, profiling tools, crash analysis, memory investigations, platform-specific testing, or console development environments.
- Experience with Unreal insights, engine profiling, crash debugging.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to clearly present technical quality status, risks, blockers, priorities, and recommendations.
- Experience creating and maintaining test documentation, test plans, test reports, dashboards, or quality summaries.
- Experience improving QA workflows, reporting models, dashboards, technical metrics, or test management processes.
- Experience working with external QA vendors, distributed QA teams, or cross-location development teams.
- Strong ownership, accountability, emotional maturity, and ability to work effectively under pressure, ambiguity, and changing priorities.
- Strong alignment with RED values and the ability to act as a role model in communication, decision-making, collaboration, and leadership.
- Availability to work 10:00 AM–6:00 PM is required to maintain several hours of overlap with the Boston team.
Nice to Have
- Experience working on AAA Titles.
- Experience with User Experience Research (UXR), focus groups, usability testing, and gathering player feedback to inform product and design decisions.
- Experience with automation frameworks, automated test authorship, build verification, CI/CD pipelines, or technical validation workflows.
- Experience with performance, stability, tools, engine, platform, and technical feature validation.
- Interest in the Cyberpunk universe and passion for delivering high-quality player experiences in large-scale RPGs.
Working Conditions
- Working mode: In-office in a hybrid or full-time capacity in Warsaw, Poland.
- Relocation: Relocation to Poland is required for those residing abroad.
- Working hours: 10:00 AM–6:00 PM is required to maintain several hours of overlap with the Boston team.
Relocation Support
- Relocation package: Flight ticket, company apartment for your first month, relocating your pet, shipping your belongings.
- Relocation assistance: Processing of legalization operations, assistance with finding residence, tax settlements.
- Language support: Polish lessons for foreign employees and their spouse or partner.
Health & Well-Being
- Private medical healthcare: Selection of medical plans with dental care and unlimited rehabilitation, accessible for partner and relatives.
- Life insurance: Comprehensive pension and insurance plans.
- Prevention: Annual screenings for cancer prevention.
- Mental health: Free psychological and psychiatrist care, and various well-being initiatives.
- Fitness: Sports card for access to fitness facilities.
- Leave: Menstrual leave for employees who menstruate.
- Family support: RED Parents Network for working parents (childcare benefits, family-friendly events), and RED Summer Camp for Kids (ages 5–12).
Perks & Professional Growth
- Welcome pack.
- Training, lectures, and courses (workshops, knowledge-sharing, online tutorials, e-learning).
- Cafeteria platform for subscription benefits, additional medical packages, vouchers, and public transport reimbursement.
- Gifts for newborn rebels.
Social Activities & Life in the Office
- Dog-friendly office.
- Regular social gatherings.
- Healthy selections in canteens.
- International working environment.
- Sustainability features (electric car charging, green zones, bicycle space, repair equipment, and showers).
- Onsite gym (climbing wall, yoga, boxing, and Gym Assistant support).
- No dress-code (casual environment).
Compensation
- Estimated pay range: 23 900 - 32 800 PLN gross monthly.
- Incentives: Eligible for a long term incentive program (option to purchase CDPR stock after the vesting period).