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Senior Expert Engineer, Security - Central Technology
Hardware / Network Engineer
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Remote / WFH
Activision
Job Description
Senior Expert Engineer, Security - Central Technology
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sherman Oaks, California, United States of America
Category: Programming/Software Engineering
reqId: R027593
Job Title:
Senior Expert Engineer, Security - Central Technology
Requisition ID:
R027593
Job 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 a Senior Expert Engineer on the Game Protection 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.
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.
What you bring to the table
Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so 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.
Player Profile
Minimum Requirements
Experience
8+ years of professional software development experience
Deep familiarity with C++ codebases and refactoring.
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
Knowledge & Skills
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in Computer Science, or a related field.
Advanced knowledge of algorithms and data structures
Key Attributes
Strong passion for delivering high-quality products
Clear and effective communication skills, both written and verbal
Extra Points
Experience
Experience working on the internals of a multi-player game engine
Deep familiarity with C++ codebases and refactoring.
Experience in reverse engineering software analysis
DevOps experience
Knowledge & Skills
Deep understanding of C++ compilation, linking, and toolchains, including diagnosing compiler and linker failures and optimizing build performance
Ability to read and write x86_64 assembly
Deep understanding or hands-on experience in the anti-cheat domain
Your Platform
Activision Central Tech works to support our development studios and their titles. Comprised of seven main teams, we have many specialties including big data, privacy and security, motion capture and animation pipeline technologies, graphics, build and infrastructure for studio development and data centers, optimization, systems programming and online services including matchmaking and networking. Central Tech is distributed globally with offices across the U.S., and in Canada, England, and Ireland.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Sherman Oaks, California, United States of America
Category: Programming/Software Engineering
reqId: R027593
Job Title:
Senior Expert Engineer, Security - Central Technology
Requisition ID:
R027593
Job 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 a Senior Expert Engineer on the Game Protection 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.
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.
What you bring to the table
Priorities can often change in a fast-paced environment like ours, so 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.
Player Profile
Minimum Requirements
Experience
8+ years of professional software development experience
Deep familiarity with C++ codebases and refactoring.
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
Knowledge & Skills
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in Computer Science, or a related field.
Advanced knowledge of algorithms and data structures
Key Attributes
Strong passion for delivering high-quality products
Clear and effective communication skills, both written and verbal
Extra Points
Experience
Experience working on the internals of a multi-player game engine
Deep familiarity with C++ codebases and refactoring.
Experience in reverse engineering software analysis
DevOps experience
Knowledge & Skills
Deep understanding of C++ compilation, linking, and toolchains, including diagnosing compiler and linker failures and optimizing build performance
Ability to read and write x86_64 assembly
Deep understanding or hands-on experience in the anti-cheat domain
Your Platform
Activision Central Tech works to support our development studios and their titles. Comprised of seven main teams, we have many specialties including big data, privacy and security, motion capture and animation pipeline technologies, graphics, build and infrastructure for studio development and data centers, optimization, systems programming and online services including matchmaking and networking. Central Tech is distributed globally with offices across the U.S., and in Canada, England, and Ireland.
