Senior Anti‑Cheat Reverse Engineer

Electronic Arts (EA); England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Mental well-being support

Retirement savings

Complimentary games

Job summary

A leading gaming company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Reverse Engineer to join its Security team. This role involves reverse engineering cheats across platforms, documenting findings, and collaborating with game teams to improve security measures. Ideal candidates will have a solid background in computer science, knowledge of ARM architecture, and experience with debuggers and disassemblers. Benefits include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, and more.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the ARM architecture is essential.
• Must understand operating system fundamentals and internals.
• Ability to read and understand x86/x64 assembly language is required.

Responsibilities

• Reverse engineer obfuscated user-mode cheats.
• Document functionality of analyzed cheats.
• Perform anti-cheat assessments of pre-release products.

Skills

ARM architecture knowledge

Operating system internals for Windows, Android & Linux

Ability to read and understand x86/x64 assembly language

Debugger experience (WinDbg, x64dbg, etc.)

Disassembler experience (Ghidra, IDA Pro, etc.)

Knowledge of cryptography and obfuscation techniques

Software development experience

Excellent verbal and written English

Education

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Computer Science or Information Security

Information Security certifications (CEH, CISSP, etc.)

Tools

WinDbg

Ghidra

Job description

A leading gaming company in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior Reverse Engineer to join its Security team. This role involves reverse engineering cheats across platforms, documenting findings, and collaborating with game teams to improve security measures. Ideal candidates will have a solid background in computer science, knowledge of ARM architecture, and experience with debuggers and disassemblers. Benefits include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, and more.