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Expert Engineer, Security

Security EngineerSecurity EngineerFull TimeRemoteMid LevelTeam 5,001-10,000

Location

Canada

Posted

5 days ago

Salary

$124K - $229.4K / year

Seniority

Mid Level

Job Description

Expert Engineer, Security

Activision Blizzard, Inc.

Role Description Your Mission Call of Duty is one of the most iconic and successful video game franchises in the world, delivering unforgettable experiences to millions of players. At the heart of that experience is fair play—and that’s where the Ricochet team comes in. We’re on a mission to detect and eliminate cheaters swiftly, ensuring every player enjoys a level playing field. As an Expert Engineer on the Ricochet team, you’ll be a key driver in designing and building cutting-edge systems that safeguard our game clients. Your work will directly protect the integrity of one of the most beloved franchises in gaming. What you bring to the table The Game Security team’s priorities can change quickly based on the threat landscape. The following areas of ownership will act as a baseline. Therefore, this role includes, but is not limited to, the following responsibilities: - Innovate and Evolve: Design and implement advanced anti-cheat technologies to stay ahead of emerging threats. - Strengthen Core Systems: Analyze, update, and enhance existing protection frameworks to maintain top-tier security. - Detect and Defend: Investigate, develop, and deploy cheat detection mechanisms that keep gameplay fair and fun. - Collaborate Across Studios: Work closely with engineers across multiple teams to ensure seamless integration and performance. Why This Role Matters: Your contributions will help millions of players experience Call of Duty as it’s meant to be played—competitive, fair, and thrilling. You’ll tackle complex technical challenges, influence the future of anti-cheat technology, and make a real impact on one of the world’s largest gaming communities. Qualifications - 8+ years of relevant professional software development experience - Proven experience working on large-scale complex systems - Deep familiarity with C++ codebases and refactoring - Experience working in an engineering organization with a focus on CI/CD, scalability, and automation - Expertise in debugging, optimization and performance tuning - Advanced knowledge of algorithms and data structures - Strong passion for delivering high-quality products - Curiosity and drive to understand how systems work under the hood, break them down, analyze their behavior, and improve them - Passion for low-level systems work, including comfort reading and debugging compiled code at the assembly level - Clear and effective communication skills, both written and verbal Requirements - Experience working on the internals of a multi-player game engine - Experience in reverse engineering software analysis - DevOps experience - Background in Mathematics and/or cryptography - Deep understanding of C++ compilation, linking, and toolchains, including diagnosing compiler and linker failures and optimizing build performance - Deep understanding or hands-on experience in the anti-cheat domain 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, and a variety of other voluntary benefit programs like supplemental life & disability, legal service, ID protection, rental insurance, and others - If the Company requires that you move geographic locations for the job, then you may also be eligible for relocation assistance

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