Senior ARM Kernel Engineer – Remote

Activision

California

Remote

USD 167,000 - 309,000

Full time

6 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) plan with company match

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

Activision is seeking a Senior Expert ARM Kernel Developer for the RICOCHET Central Technology team. You will design, implement, and maintain kernel-mode drivers and anti-cheat protections across Windows on Arm and x64, ensuring high performance, security, and compatibility on diverse hardware.

You will analyze advanced threats, perform reverse engineering, and collaborate with multiple studios to ship driver technology in live games.

Qualifications

10+ years of professional software development experience with deep expertise in C/C++.
5+ years developing, debugging, and maintaining Windows kernel-mode drivers.
Experience with Windows on ARM/ARM64, ARM64EC.
Experience diagnosing and resolving complex driver, platform, and OS compatibility issues.
Experience with automated build, test, and validation environments.

Responsibilities

Build and evolve kernel-mode driver protections for Windows on x64 and ARM platforms.
Strengthen core driver systems, port and debug driver functionality across hardware configurations.
Investigate cheat techniques and evasion methods with Windows internals and kernel architecture.
Collaborate with security engineers, platform teams, and external partners to ensure compatibility and reliability.