Senior Cheat Software Engineer

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

Job summary

Rockstar Games in Edinburgh is seeking a Senior Cheat Software Engineer to research and implement anti-cheat measures and protect the player experience in large-scale games.

You will reverse engineer, analyze, and document behaviours, collaborate with cross‑functional teams, and help drive security improvements in a state‑of‑the‑art studio.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in reverse engineering software/malware analysis.
• Strong C/C++ skills and experience with large codebases.
• Proven experience analyzing software and malware using static and dynamic analysis.
• Experience circumventing anti-analysis and anti-debugging techniques.
• Strong analytical mind with problem-solving skills.
• Experience with scripting and process automation for reverse engineering and binary analysis.
• Excellent ability to communicate complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Reverse‑engineer, analyse, debug, and document application behaviours.
• Develop, fine-tune, and support anti-cheat measures and in‑game abuse prevention systems.
• Drive root cause analysis behind 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 to drive development.

Skills

Reverse engineering

C/C++

Malware analysis

Anti-analysis/anti-debugging

Scripting

Communication

Job description

At Rockstar Games, we create world-class entertainment experiences.

Become part of a team working on some of the most rewarding, large-scale creative projects to be found in any entertainment medium - all within an inclusive, highly-motivated environment where you can learn and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry.

Rockstar is on the lookout for a passionate Senior Cheat Software Engineer. As a Senior Cheat Software Engineer you’ll work closely with other engineering and product teams to research and implement solutions that mitigate threats to the player experience while staying ahead of evolving attack vectors.

This is a full-time, permanent and in-office position based in Rockstar’s state-of-the-art game development studio in Edinburgh, Scotland.

WHAT WE DO

• 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 thethreatlandscape affecting ourtitlesandthe gaming industryas a wholetomaintainandcontinuously update ourknowledge.
• We independently assess ourapplications, services,andbuilds toidentifypotential vulnerabilities and design flaws andwork with development teams to remediate.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reverseengineer, analyse,debug,anddocument applicationbehaviours.
• Develop, fine-tune, and support anti-cheat measures and in-game abuse prevention systems.
• Drive root cause analysis efforts behind internally and publiclyidentifiedvulnerabilities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve security controls and detection.
• Support the active development of internal tooling and anti-cheat solutions.
• Identifygaps inanti-cheatcapabilitiesand detectionworkflowsin order todrivedevelopmentefforts to improve our overall security posture.

REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years professional, academic, or research experience inreverse engineeringsoftware/malware analysis.
• Strong C/C++ skills and experience with large codebases.
• Proven experienceanalysing softwareandmalwarethroughtheuse ofstaticand dynamicanalysis.
• Experiencecircumventingvariousanti-analysisand anti-debuggingtechniques.
• Strong analytical mind with problem-solving skills.
• Experience with scripting and process automation,in particular forthe purpose of reverse engineering and binaryanalysis.
• Excellent ability to communicate complex technical information to non-technical stakeholders.

PLUSES

Please note that these are desirable skills and are not required to apply for the position.

• Experience working with online games, live services, or large-scale AAA multiplayer environments.
• Experienceanalysingmodern client security features, cheats,orgame exploits.
• Experience with programming languages such as C# and Python.
• Demonstrable experience of vulnerability research and write-ups.
• Experience analysing Windows kernelinternals, including memory management, system calls,and driverinteractions.

EEO STATEMENT

Rockstar is committed to creating a work environment that promotes equal opportunity, dignity and respect. In line with this commitment, Rockstar will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified job applicants with disabilities during the recruitment process in order for such applicants to be considered for the position for which they are applying, as well as to qualified employees to enable them to perform the essential functions of their roles. If you need more information about Rockstar’s reasonable accommodation policies or process, or need to request an accommodation, please notify your recruiter during the interview process.

If you’ve gotten the right skills for the job, we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from all suitable candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief, race, or any other protected category.