Expert Engineer, Security - Central Technology
Activision · Sherman Oaks
- Pay
- $115,060–$227,010/year
- Category
- Tech & Engineering
- Neighborhood
- Sherman Oaks
- Posted
- October 19, 2026 (yesterday)
- Last verified
- Today
About the Role
As an Expert Security Engineer on the Ricochet anti-cheat team, you'll design and build cutting-edge systems that safeguard Call of Duty game clients.
What You'll Do
- Design and develop protection systems to detect and deter cheating
- Collaborate with data science, product, and infrastructure teams
- Lead engineering projects end-to-end: design, implementation, testing, operations
- Mentor junior and senior engineers on the team
Requirements
- 7+ years professional software engineering experience with Python or C++
- Experience with cloud technologies (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Experience working on security or anti-cheat systems
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred
- Experience with game security or anti-cheat in the games industry
- Large-scale distributed systems experience
- Low-level programming: OS internals, x86 assembly, or driver development
Pay & Benefits
$115,060–$227,010/year
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Expert Engineer, Security - Central Technology
$115,060–$227,010/year