Senior Engineer, ARM Platform Security – RICOCHET – Central Technology
About The Position
The Senior Engineer will help port key security features to Windows on Arm, using experience with the platform to protect the integrity of the Call of Duty franchise as it expands to more PC platforms. The role is part of the RICOCHET Game Security team, whose mission is to detect and eliminate cheating and help ensure fair play for players. The team’s priorities may change in response to the threat landscape. The position involves designing and improving anti-cheat technologies, investigating and deploying cheat-detection mechanisms, strengthening existing security frameworks, and collaborating with engineers across teams and studios. The work addresses complex technical challenges and contributes to the future of anti-cheat technology.
Requirements
- 8+ years of relevant professional software development experience.
- 5+ years of experience with Windows Platform on ARM.
- Proven experience working on large-scale, complex systems.
- Experience 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.
- Strong passion for delivering high-quality products.
- Curiosity and drive to understand, analyze, and improve systems.
- Passion for low-level systems work, including comfort reading and debugging compiled code at the assembly level.
- Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Windows Internals.
- Experience with Windows Security.
- Experience working on the internals of a multiplayer game engine.
- Experience in reverse engineering software analysis.
- 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 of or hands-on experience in the anti-cheat domain.
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.
- Work with engineers across multiple teams to support seamless integration and performance.
- Help port key security features to Windows on Arm.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
- Health savings account or health reimbursement account.
- Healthcare and 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 and floating holidays.
- Compassion and bereavement leaves.
- Parental leave.
- Mental health and wellbeing programs.
- Fitness programs.
- Free and discounted games.
- Other voluntary benefit programs, including supplemental life and disability, legal service, ID protection, and rental insurance.
- Relocation assistance may be available if the Company requires a geographic move for the job.
- Employees in this role may be eligible for incentive compensation; it is not guaranteed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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