Anti-Cheat Engineer

Job Description

Anti-Cheat Software Engineer

The Secure Product Engineering & Anti-Cheat Response team ensures that all EA products are developed with the security and gameplay integrity of our players as a top priority. We partner with both platform development teams and game studios to ensure that security and gameplay integrity issues are identified and resolved throughout the application and service lifecycle.

You will be a member of the Secure Product Engineering & Anti-Cheat Response team, reporting to the Anti-Cheat Development Manager. We are looking for a Anti-Cheat Engineer to help assert Electronic Arts' games as best-in-class in game security. Your primary responsibilities will include the development of our anti-cheat technologies to defeat the cheats that our games face today, in addition to researching and planning mitigations for the problems of tomorrow.

You're a great team player, but are also able to go heads down and achieve success when given direction on our team's goals.

Responsibilities

As a software engineer on our anti-cheat team, you will be a part of a global security team and will work with game and central tech development teams to:
• Develop new features and tools in our internal anti-cheat technologies for the prevention and detection of cheats.
• Research new industry threats in the cheating space and implement safeguards against them in our tools
• Implement existing anti-cheat technologies with EA's internal studios and partners.

Qualifications
• 3+ years experience in C++ and some familiarity with Rust
• Solid knowledge of Windows APIs and Windows Kernel internals
• Experience working with or familiarity with the external security researching community, game cheat community, or identifying and using cheats in games

Bonus
• Experience in Android/iOS cheating space
• Experience with obfuscation/encryption technologies
• Experience with anti-tamper technologies

We love to brag about our great perks like comprehensive health and benefit packages and free games. We also offer a culture that values creativity and individuality.

US COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The base salary ranges listed below are for the defined geographic market pay zones in these states. If you reside outside of these locations, a recruiter will advise on the base salary range and benefits for your specific location.

EA has listed the base salary ranges it in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in the locations listed, as of the time of this posting. Salary offered will be determined based on numerous relevant business and candidate factors including, for example, education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, and business or organizational needs.

BASE SALARY RANGES
• California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. Sacramento):
º $106,900 - $158,600
• New York (depending on location e.g. Manhattan vs. Buffalo):
º $94,450 - $158,600
• New Jersey (depending on location e.g. Jersey City vs. Trenton):
º $94,450 - $158,600
• Colorado (depending on location e.g. Denver vs. Colorado Springs):
º $94,450 - $133,100
• Washington (depending on location e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane):
º $94,450 - $159,250

Base salary is just one part of the overall compensation at EA. We also offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby (following 1 year of service), medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gxzz51-13-59-218-147-42 in your application.