Principal Game Security Engineer New US - Culver City, United States; US - United States

Scopely; Culver City (CA); Hybrid; USD 169,000 - 253,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the mobile gaming industry seeks a Principal Game Security Engineer to safeguard game integrity. This role involves architecting security solutions, collaborating with teams, and ensuring best practices in game security. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in software development, particularly in cheat prevention, and familiarity with game development technologies.

Benefits

Equity

Bonuses

Healthcare benefits

Retirement benefits

Pet insurance

Paid holidays

Unlimited paid time off

Qualifications

• 10+ years in game industry focused on cheat prevention.
• Experience with cross-platform game development.

Responsibilities

• Own and execute the project’s security roadmap.
• Architect solutions to prevent cheating and exploits.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Tools

C

C++

Python

BigQuery

AWS

GCP

Azure

Unreal Engine

Job description

US - Culver City, United States; US - United States

Scopely is looking for a Principal Game Security Engineer on an unannounced AAA cross-platform game in Culver City on a hybrid basis or remotely in the US.

In this position, you’d own and execute on the project’s security roadmap, playing a key role in safeguarding the integrity of the game. Secure client-server communication, code obfuscation, data analytics, these should all be things you’re intimately familiar with.

At Scopely, we care deeply about what we do and want to inspire play, every day - whether in our work environments alongside our talented colleagues, or through our deep connections with our communities of players. We are a global team of game lovers who are developing, publishing and innovating the mobile games industry, connecting millions of people around the world daily.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the product owner for game security, ensuring best in class protection
• Architect and implement solutions that help us prevent cheating and other exploits
• Collaborate with the rest of the game development team to ensure best practices are being followed for secure code
• Align with project leadership and other key stakeholders, presenting security proposals, escalation policies, and providing insights on the health of the game from a security perspective
• Engage with the analytics team on instrumentation of events that allow for real-time monitoring and identification of cheats
• Identify areas where we can bring in third party solutions

Requirements:

• 10+ years of software development experience in the game industry, with a focus on cheat prevention and cheat detection
• Extensive experience with C, C++ and ideally a scripting language like Python
• Deep familiarity with Unreal Engine and live service games
• Experience with cross platform game development
• Experience working with data analysis technologies like BigQuery
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to convey domain information to non-technical audiences
• Experience with cloud providers like AWS, GCP or Azure
• Knowledge of OS internals
• Previous leadership experience

Employment at Scopely is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications. Scopely does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

This role will have access to sensitive and/or confidential employee or customer personally identifiable information (PII) and/or Company financial information and therefore will be subject to background checks upon receiving a conditional offer of employment.

For candidates in CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA, the annual salary range is provided below. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for equity, bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare benefits, retirement benefits, pet insurance, paid holidays, paid Scopely free days, and unlimited paid time off. Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA Annual Salary Range

$169,600 - $253,000 USD

About Us

Scopely is a global interactive entertainment and mobile-first video game company, home to many top, award-winning experiences such as "MONOPOLY GO!," “Star Trek Fleet Command,” “Stumble Guys,” “MARVEL Strike Force,” and “Yahtzee With Buddies,” among others.

Scopely creates, publishes, and live-operates immersive games that empower a directed-by-consumer experience across multiple platforms--from mobile, web, PC and beyond.

Founded in 2011, Scopely is fueled by a world-class team and a proprietary technology platform Playgami that supports one of the most diversified portfolios in the games industry.

Recognized multiple times as one of Fast Company’s “World’s Most Innovative Companies,” Scopely is a multi-billion-dollar business due to its ability to create long-lasting game experiences that players enjoy for years.

Scopely has global operations in more than a dozen markets across Asia, EMEA, and North America, and is home to many internal game development teams, referred to as Scopely Studios, with additional game studio partners across four continents.

Scopely was acquired by Savvy Games Group in July 2023 for $4.9 billion, and is now an independent subsidiary of Savvy.

Notice to candidates: Scopely, Inc and its affiliates will never request payment or ask for financial information as a condition for applying to a position or receiving an offer of employment. All official Scopely, Inc. recruiters only use email domains that end with @scopely.com.

Our official website iswww.scopely.com. Please only apply to positions posted on our official website and ensure the recruiter only communicates via the official email domain.

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