Anti-Cheat Engineer: Drive Fair Play & Bug Fixes

Electronic Arts (EA); Kirkland (WA); Hybrid; USD 122,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

Electronic Arts is seeking a skilled anti-cheat engineer to help protect the integrity of play across EA titles. You will join the SPEAR Anti-Cheat Engineering team to enhance Javelin, collaborate with game studios and internal teams, and resolve issues that affect global players.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in C++ with memory-dump debugging, WinDbg/DebugView experience, and a track record of making software run across varied hardware and software environments.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience with C++ or other low-level programming languages.
• 2+ years of experience debugging crashes through memory dumps.
• 2+ years of experience using WinDbg and DebugView.
• Experience developing software compatible with multiple end-user hardware and software environments.

Responsibilities

• Investigate bugs, compatibility, and performance issues reported by our game studios and partners.
• Develop and deliver fixes to improve Javelin anti-cheat software compatibility with diverse hardware and software.
• Use modern debugging tools to resolve technical support problems raised by customers and internal teams.
• Collaborate with us to promote fair play and support the security of EA's global gaming community.

Skills

C++

Memory dumps

WinDbg

Tools

WinDbg

DebugView

Job description

Electronic Arts is seeking a skilled anti-cheat engineer to help protect the integrity of play across EA titles. You will join the SPEAR Anti-Cheat Engineering team to enhance Javelin, collaborate with game studios and internal teams, and resolve issues that affect global players.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in C++ with memory-dump debugging, WinDbg/DebugView experience, and a track record of making software run across varied hardware and software environments.