Expert Engineer, Security - Central Technology

Activision Blizzard, Inc. • Vancouver, BC

4d • CA$115,060 - CA$227,010

About The Position

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.

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 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

Nice To Haves

• 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

Responsibilities

• Design and implement advanced anti-cheat technologies to stay ahead of emerging threats.
• Analyze, update, and enhance existing protection frameworks to maintain top-tier security.
• Investigate, develop, and deploy cheat detection mechanisms that keep gameplay fair and fun.
• Work closely with engineers across multiple teams to ensure seamless integration and performance.

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
• Relocation assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed