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# Cheat Software Engineer

- **Company:** Rockstar Games
- **Location:** Edinburgh, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, C Sharp (Programming Language), Memory Management, Python (Programming Language), Live Connect (Windows), Reverse Engineering, System Programming, Scripting, Windows Kernel, Vulnerability Analysis, Programming Languages
- **Published:** October 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.themuse.com/jobs/rockstargames/senior-cheat-software-engineer-61e5e0

## About the Role

* 5+ years professional, academic, or research experience in reverse engineering software/malware analysis.
 * Strong C/C++ skills and experience with large codebases.
 * Proven experience analysing software and malware through the use of static and dynamic analysis.
 * Experience circumventing various anti-analysis and anti-debugging techniques.
 * Strong analytical mind with problem-solving skills.
 * Experience with scripting and process automation, in particular for the purpose of reverse engineering and binary analysis.
 * Excellent ability to communicate complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders., * Experience working with online games, live services, or large-scale AAA multiplayer environments.
 * Experience analysing modern client security features, cheats, or game exploits.
 * Experience with programming languages such as C# and Python.
 * Demonstrable experience of vulnerability research and write-ups.
 * Experience analysing Windows kernel internals, including memory management, system calls, and driver interactions.

## Description

* The Rockstar Games Cheat Software Engineering Team supports the entire cheat lifecycle including discovery, technical breakdown, reproduction, root cause analysis and remediation.
 * We strive to understand the threat landscape affecting our titles and the gaming industry as a whole to maintain and continuously update our knowledge.
 * We independently assess our applications, services, and builds to identify potential vulnerabilities and design flaws and work with development teams to remediate., * Develop, fine-tune, and support anti-cheat measures and in-game abuse prevention systems.
 * Drive root cause analysis efforts behind internally and publicly identified vulnerabilities.
 * Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve security controls and detection.
 * Support the active development of internal tooling and anti-cheat solutions.
 * Identify gaps in anti-cheat capabilities and detection workflows in order to drive development efforts to improve our overall security posture.