Senior ARM Platform Security Engineer

Activision; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 115,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

401(k) with match

Paid holidays

Job summary

Activision is seeking a Senior Engineer for ARM Platform Security on Ricochet to port key protections to Windows on ARM and safeguard Call of Duty on PC platforms. You will join the Central Tech division, developing advanced anti-cheat tech and collaborating across studios.

You’ll tackle complex security challenges, optimize performance, and contribute to the integrity of one of gaming’s biggest franchises in a global team.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of experience with Windows Platform on ARM.
• Experience with C++ codebases and refactoring.
• Experience working in CI/CD, scalability, and automation.
• Expertise in debugging, optimization and performance tuning.
• Advanced knowledge of algorithms and data structures.

Responsibilities

• Innovate and evolve anti-cheat technologies to stay ahead of emerging threats.
• Strengthen core systems by updating protection frameworks to maintain top-tier security.
• Detect, develop, and deploy cheat detection mechanisms that keep gameplay fair and fun.
• Collaborate across studios with engineers to ensure seamless integration and performance.
• Impact millions of players by delivering fair and competitive Call of Duty experiences on PC platforms.

Skills

Windows on ARM

C++

CI/CD

Debugging

Performance tuning

Large-scale systems

Security knowledge

Assembly language

Communication

Tools

Windows Internals

Compiler toolchains

Build automation

Job description

Activision is seeking a Senior Engineer for ARM Platform Security on Ricochet to port key protections to Windows on ARM and safeguard Call of Duty on PC platforms. You will join the Central Tech division, developing advanced anti-cheat tech and collaborating across studios.

You’ll tackle complex security challenges, optimize performance, and contribute to the integrity of one of gaming’s biggest franchises in a global team.