Anti-Cheat Engineer, ARM64

Electronic Arts

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Redwood City, CAON, Canada
Salary: $120,600–$184,000 / yr
Posted: 5 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · Anti-Cheat Engineer, ARM64

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Join the SPEAR Anti-Cheat Engineering team at EA Security as a senior engineer with expertise in Windows and ARM to enhance game security for Electronic Arts' PC titles. Your primary responsibility will be developing a native ARM driver for EA Javelin Anticheat, ensuring compatibility across different hardware configurations while implementing robust build and test pipelines. You will also design strategies to address emerging security threats on ARM devices and pave the way for future OS support. Ideal candidates have over six years of experience in C++ or similar low-level languages, three years working with Windows internals, and two years each with Clang/LLVM and machine code debugging. Experience in developing anti-cheat solutions for Linux is a plus, as is familiarity with obfuscation and encryption technologies.

Skills

C++ Clang LLVM Windows internals x86_64 ARM64 driver development machine code debugging anti-cheat solutions Linux Proton obfuscation encryption anti-tamper anti-virus anti-malware

What you'll do

Develop a native ARM driver for EA Javelin Anticheat, porting existing functionality to work on ARM.
Design and implement build and test pipelines for automated validation of EA Javelin Anticheat on ARM hardware.
Solve new security threats on ARM devices by designing innovative solutions.
Chart the future roadmap for expanding EA Javelin Anticheat support to additional OS and hardware platforms.
Develop support for loading different versions of EA Javelin Anticheat based on user hardware configurations.

What we're looking for

6+ years of experience with C++ or other low-level programming languages
3+ years of experience with Windows internals and processor intrinsics
2+ years of experience with Clang and LLVM
Experience in debugging at the machine code level
Previously shipped Windows drivers on x86\_64 and ARM64
Develop native ARM driver for EA Javelin Anticheat
Design security solutions for new threats on ARM devices

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