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# Expert Engineer, Security - Central Technology

- **Company:** Activision Publishing, Inc.
- **Location:** Los Angeles, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $115,060.0 - $227,010.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, DevOps, Video Game Development, Game Engine, GNU Linker, Performance Tuning, Software Engineering, Toolchain, Codebase, Reverse Engineering Software, Code Restructuring
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/expert-engineer-security-central-technology-activision-publishing-inc-9790165

## About the Role

* 8+ years of relevant professional software development experience
 * Proven experience working on large-scale complex systems
 * Deep familiarity with C++ codebases and refactoring
 * Experience working in an engineering organization with a focus on CI/CD, scalability, and automation
 * Expertise in debugging, optimization and performance tuning

Knowledge & Skills

 * Advanced knowledge of algorithms and data structures

Key Attributes

 * Strong passion for delivering high-quality products
 * Curiosity and drive to understand how systems work under the hood, break them down, analyze their behavior, and improve them
 * Passion for low-level systems work, including comfort reading and debugging compiled code at the assembly level
 * Clear and effective communication skills, both written and verbal, * Experience working on the internals of a multi-player game engine
 * Experience in reverse engineering software analysis
 * DevOps experience

Knowledge & Skills

 * Background in Mathematics and/or cryptography
 * Deep understanding of C++ compilation, linking, and toolchains, including diagnosing compiler and linker failures and optimizing build performance
 * Deep understanding or hands-on experience in the anti-cheat domain

## Description

The Game Security team's priorities can change quickly based on the threat landscape. The following areas of ownership will act as a baseline. Therefore, 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.

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.


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