Expert Security Engineer building anti-cheat systems for Activision’s Call of Duty franchise. Strengthening game security, detection, performance, and fair play across studios.
Responsibilities
Design and implement advanced anti-cheat technologies to address emerging threats
Analyze, update, and enhance existing protection frameworks
Investigate, develop, and deploy cheat detection mechanisms
Collaborate with engineers across multiple teams and studios for seamless integration and performance
Tackle complex technical challenges and influence the future of anti-cheat technology
Protect the integrity and fair play of Call of Duty game clients
Requirements
8+ years of relevant professional software development experience
Proven experience working on large-scale complex systems
Deep familiarity with C++ codebases and refactoring
Experience in an engineering organization focused on CI/CD, scalability, and automation
Expertise in debugging, optimization, and performance tuning
Advanced knowledge of algorithms and data structures
Comfort reading and debugging compiled code at the assembly level
Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills
Experience working on the internals of a multiplayer game engine (extra points)
Experience in reverse engineering software analysis (extra points)
DevOps experience (extra points)
Background in mathematics and/or cryptography (extra points)
Deep understanding of C++ compilation, linking, and toolchains, including diagnosing compiler and linker failures and optimizing build performance (extra points)
Deep understanding or hands-on experience in the anti-cheat domain (extra points)
Benefits
Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance
401(k) with Company match
Tuition reimbursement
Charitable donation matching
Paid holidays and vacation
Paid sick time
Floating holidays
Compassion and bereavement leaves
Parental leave
Mental health & wellbeing programs
Fitness programs
Free and discounted games
Supplemental life & disability insurance
Legal service
ID protection
Rental insurance
Relocation assistance may be available if the Company requires geographic relocation for the job
Incentive compensation may be available (not guaranteed)
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