Magdalena Czarnecka
About Magdalena Czarnecka
Magdalena Czarnecka is a Junior Level Designer at CD PROJEKT RED, where she has worked since 2018. She has extensive experience in quality assurance and team coordination, having transitioned from QA roles to level design after seven years in the field.
Work at CD Projekt Red
Magdalena Czarnecka has been employed at CD PROJEKT RED since 2018, serving as a Junior Level Designer. In this role, she coordinates a team of embedded testers and creates project documentation. Czarnecka actively seeks ways to improve the flow and speed of testing within the development process. She previously held the position of Embedded QA Coordinator for the game Gwent from 2016 to 2018, where she contributed to quality assurance efforts.
Previous Experience in Quality Assurance
Before her current role, Czarnecka accumulated extensive experience in quality assurance. She worked as a QA Engineer at Artifex Mundi from 2014 to 2016 and as a QA Specialist at People Can Fly Studio for six months in 2018. Additionally, she served as a QA Linguistic Tester at QLOC S.A. for five months in 2012. This background provided her with a solid foundation in quality assurance practices before transitioning to level design.
Education and Expertise
Czarnecka holds a Master's degree in Management and Marketing from Politechnika Częstochowska, where she studied from 2006 to 2011. She also attended Häme University of Applied Sciences, where she studied International Business and participated in an Erasmus program in 2010. Her educational background supports her expertise in both management and technical aspects of game development.
Team Development and Leadership
In her current position, Czarnecka invests time in the well-being and career development of her team members. She focuses on skill enhancement and actively coordinates a team of embedded testers. Her leadership approach emphasizes the importance of integrating quality assurance into the development process, which contributes to overall project success.
Career Transition to Level Design
After spending seven years in various quality assurance roles, Czarnecka transitioned to a Level Design position at CD PROJEKT RED. This shift reflects her desire to expand her skill set and contribute to game development from a design perspective. Her experience in QA has informed her approach to level design, allowing her to integrate testing considerations into her work.