Senior C++ Security Engineer - Anti-Cheat & Anti-Tamper

Rockstar Games; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rockstar Games in Edinburgh is seeking a seasoned Senior Software Engineer (C++) to join our Core Security team. You will help defend our games and services from cheaters, hackers, and exploits while contributing to large-scale, creative projects in an inclusive studio environment.

This full-time, in-office role is based at our Edinburgh studio. You will work across multiple cross-functional teams to design and implement security features, anti-cheat measures, and anti-tamper technologies,

Qualifications

• 7+ years in software/security development with C++.
• Experience in security and/or game development.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills.
• Analytical mindset for performance and memory usage, with clear communication.
• Able to take objectives from ideation to execution.

Responsibilities

• Create and innovate solutions to secure products against vulnerabilities.
• Research and implement anti-tamper and anti-cheat technologies.
• Debug exceptions to resolve issues related to obfuscation and anti-tamper mechanisms.
• Profile protected and unprotected code to meet performance requirements.
• Follow SDLC to integrate into the game team's operations.
• Test cross-platform software to ensure quality.

Skills

C++

Security

Game dev

Debugging

Performance profiling

Independence

Job description

Rockstar Games in Edinburgh is seeking a seasoned Senior Software Engineer (C++) to join our Core Security team. You will help defend our games and services from cheaters, hackers, and exploits while contributing to large-scale, creative projects in an inclusive studio environment.

This full-time, in-office role is based at our Edinburgh studio. You will work across multiple cross-functional teams to design and implement security features, anti-cheat measures, and anti-tamper technologies,