Senior Cheat Software Engineer
Rockstar Games2 months ago
Responsibilities
- Reverse engineer, analyze, debug, and document application behaviors.
- Develop, fine-tune, and support anti-cheat measures and in-game abuse-prevention systems.
- Lead root cause analysis for internally and publicly identified vulnerabilities.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve security controls and detection.
- Support development of internal tooling and anti-cheat solutions.
- Identify gaps in anti-cheat capabilities and detection workflows to improve the overall security posture.
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional, academic, or research experience in reverse engineering software or malware analysis.
- Strong C/C++ skills and experience with large codebases.
- Experience analyzing software and malware through static and dynamic analysis.
- Experience circumventing anti-analysis and anti-debugging techniques.
- Experience with scripting and process automation for reverse engineering and binary analysis.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to communicate complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience with online games, live services, or large-scale AAA multiplayer environments is desirable.
- Experience analyzing modern client security features, cheats, or game exploits is desirable.
- Demonstrable vulnerability research and write-up experience is desirable.
- Experience analyzing Windows kernel internals, including memory management, system calls, and driver interactions, is desirable.
- Experience with C# and Python is desirable.
Benefits
- Full-time, permanent position.
- In-office work at Rockstar’s game development studio in Edinburgh, Scotland.
- Inclusive environment with opportunities to learn and collaborate.
- Reasonable accommodations are available during recruitment and employment.
About Rockstar Games
Rockstar Games is the global developer and publisher behind some of the world’s most groundbreaking, commercially successful, and critically acclaimed entertainment properties, including the Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead Redemption, Max Payne, and Midnight Club series, Bully, L.A. Noire, and The Warriors. Through a commitment to progressive and innovative game design, the highest production values, and quality storytelling, Rockstar Games has helped propel video games to the center of culture. Rockstar Games is an equal opportunity employer.