Principal Game Security Engineer

As an experienced engineer on our Game Security Engineering team, you can shape the technology that protects our games and have an impact across the entire company! You will work with all games and software platforms produced by Blizzard.  

You’ll be exposed to a mind-boggling array of technologies – not only client and server security technologies, but obfuscation, machine learning, compilers, operating systems, and more. It’s an incredible place for passionate software engineers who love games and want to have a direct impact protecting our players.   

This role is anticipated to be a hybrid work position, with some work on-site and some work-from-home. The potential home studio for this role is Irvine, CA. 

Responsibilities: 

• Expand and advance game security coverage into new territory through C++ development for PC, Mac, mobile, and console platforms – protecting ALL Blizzard games 

• Design, implement, test, and maintain tools and automation that serve as the backbone for our global presence – automating cheat analysis, detection, and data capture.   

• Work closely with game teams to understand security risks, integrate our tools, and design creative solutions that improve defenses without compromising performance.  

• Work with security analysts to analyze and explain cheating behavior. 

Requirements: 

• 10 years of software development experience, including shipping and maintaining large scale live-service products  

• Advanced C++ programming skills   

• Self-motivated; drives their tasking and identifies areas for the team to improve 

• Great problem solving and debugging ability   

• Strong ability to communicate with technical and non-technical personnel, including engineers, analysts, and producers   

• A great teammate and mentor to those you work with 

Pluses: 

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience  

• Familiarity with Jenkins, Docker, and build systems  

• Interest in how compilers work, LLVM, and code transformations  

• Reverse engineering skills, assembly programming, or understanding of low-level machine architecture  

• Experience with anti-tamper software, instrumenting or manipulating programs at a binary level, or creating cheats/bots for games  

• Operating system internals knowledge (user and/or kernel) 

• Experience in other languages such as python, golang, or java 

• Experience in data analysis or data technologies like Big Query and Splunk 

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners. 

We love hearing from anyone who is enthusiastic about changing the games industry. Not sure you meet all qualifications? Let us decide! Research shows that women and members of other under-represented groups tend to not apply to jobs when they think they may not meet every qualification, when, in fact, they often do! We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and strongly encourage you to apply. 

Accommodation Request: We are committed to working with and providing reasonable assistance to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you are a disabled individual requiring an accommodation to apply for an open position, please email your request to accommodationrequests@activisionblizzard.com. General employment questions cannot be accepted or processed here. Thank you for your interest. 

Our World 

At Blizzard Entertainment, we pour our hearts and souls into everything we create. Best known for iconic video game universes including Warcraft, Overwatch, Diablo, and StarCraft, we’ve been creating genre-defining games for millions of players around the world for more than 30 years. We’re on a quest: bring our dreams to life and craft the most epic entertainment experiences…ever. Hard work, iteration and polish go into the Blizzard “secret recipe,” but the most important ingredients come from talented people who share our vision. If that sounds like you, join us. 

The videogame industry and therefore our business is fast-paced and will continue to evolve. As such, the duties and responsibilities of this role may be changed as directed by the Company at any time to promote and support our business and relationships with industry partners. 

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, among other characteristics.