Activision Blizzard

Activision Blizzard

Expert Engineer, Security - Central Technology

Work Remotely - California · Part-time

Sponsorship not specified$124k-$229kDetected 5 days ago
C++Data StructuresAlgorithmsCI/CDDevOpsResearchCommunication

About the role

  • At the heart of that experience is fair play-and that's where the Ricochet team comes in.
  • 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.

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.
  • Investigate, develop, and deploy cheat detection mechanisms that keep gameplay fair and fun.
  • Deep understanding of C++ compilation, linking, and toolchains, including diagnosing compiler and linker failures and optimizing build performance

Requirements

  • 8+ years of relevant professional software development experience
  • Proven experience working on large-scale complex systems
  • 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
  • Knowledge & Skills
  • Experience working on the internals of a multi-player game engine

Compensation

  • In the U.S., the standard base pay range for this role is $124,000.00 - $229,400.00 Annual.

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;

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