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Want to dive deeper into our company’s culture? Explore our social media and check out our YouTube channel and Beyond the Game Blog where we share behind-the-scenes insights and stories direct from our team members!\n CD PROJEKT RED is looking for an Expert AI Programmer to join our team to work on Cyberpunk 2, the follow-up to Cyberpunk 2077. In this role, you will help the team develop believable worlds by architecting systems and features to help our designers create and populate the open world. 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