Overview

• CD Projekt Red is hiring a Lead Network Engineer for Cyberpunk 2 to design network architecture and online systems.
• The job description explicitly calls for developing and optimizing multiplayer systems, including matchmaking.
• CD Projekt Red promoted the opening on X as part of a wider North America hiring push spanning Witcher and Cyberpunk roles.
• The sequel, codenamed Project Orion, is in pre-production at the Boston office with roughly 116 developers involved as of July.
• Multiplayer has not been officially announced, and following a 2022 cancellation of Cyberpunk 2077’s multiplayer plans and ongoing focus on The Witcher 4, the features and timeline remain uncertain.