Anti - Cheat Engineer, ARM64

Description & Requirements

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EA Security

Location: Hybrid and Possibly Remote work options available across most North America locations

Join the SPEAR (Secure Product Engineering & Anti-Cheat Response) Anti-Cheat Engineering team, part of EA Security! Our mission is to ensure fair play across our many PC titles. We deliver EA Javelin Anticheat, a kernel anti-cheat solution that promotes an even playing field for the millions of fans that play EA games.

We are looking for a senior engineer who is experienced with Windows and ARM to join our anti-cheat development team, strengthening Electronic Arts' position as one of the industry leaders in game security and integrity. Your primary responsibility will lead the development of our Windows on ARM support, thereby extending our game security capabilities into new markets.

You will report to the Director of the Anti-Cheat Engineering team, located in the US. You can work hybrid remote/in-office at any of our amazing North American offices, like in Austin or Vancouver.

You Will

• Develop a native ARM driver for EA Javelin Anticheat, porting existing functionality to work on ARM
• Develop support for loading different versions of EA Javelin Anticheat based on user hardware
• Implement build and test pipelines for automated validation of EA Javelin Anticheat on ARM hardware
• Design and solve for new security threats on ARM devices
• Chart a path for EA Javelin Anticheat to support additional OS and hardware in the future, such as Linux and Proton.

You Have

• 6+ years of experience with C++ or other low-level programming languages
• 3+ years of experience with low-level Windows internals and processor intrinsics
• 2+ years of experience with Clang and LLVM
• 2+ years of experience in debugging at the machine code level
• Previously shipped Windows drivers on x86_64 and ARM64

Bonus Skills

• Experience developing or reversing obfuscation or encryption technologies
• Experience developing anti-tamper, anti-virus, or anti-malware technologies
• Previously shipped anti-cheat solutions on Linux

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Pay Transparency - North America

Compensation And Benefits

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

PAY RANGES

• California (depending on location e.g. Los Angeles vs. San Francisco) *$120,600 - $184,000 USD

Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.

In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

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