Senior iOS Anticheat Programmer

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WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic's success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it's building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we're always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We're constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

ECOSEC

What We Do

Our ECOSEC team provides a safer experience for Epic's users. We work across multiple products and services to improve technology and craft transparent policies so our players and users can have positive experiences on our platforms.

What You'll Do

Epic Games is looking for a Senior iOS Anti-Cheat Engineer to join the efforts of protecting our games against cheaters and other bad actors. Your efforts will be critical to the success of game projects such as Fortnite. You will be the main responsible individual for the excellence of our anti-cheat efforts in iOS with possibilities to contribute across the board on anti-cheat work. The ideal candidate has extensive experience developing low-level software for iOS and a security background. This is an incredible opportunity to create a fun and safe environment for millions of players and make a positive impact on the entire Epic ecosystem.

In this role, you will

• Develop new technologies that identify untrustworthy mobile devices in our games
• Collaborate with engineers, data analysts, and other developers to improve existing safety and security processes
• Monitor and reverse engineer emerging threats to implement appropriate remediations
• Design and implement strategies and tactics to make it harder for attackers to analyze and circumvent our security checks on iOS and beyond

What we're looking for

• Expert knowledge of iOS internals and security stack, from boot to the app sandbox
• Expert knowledge of C++ in a game security environment
• Expert knowledge of ARM64 ISA
• Ability to reverse-engineer IPA files
• Knowledge of software obfuscation techniques
• Experience working with large codebases and independently writing robust code that will ship across millions of devices
• Good knowledge of Objective-C
• Technical understanding of mobile device exploitation, security, or root/jailbreak procedures
• You're user-focused, passionate, scrappy, solutions-focused, and innovative. These traits equal success at Epic and influence everything we do

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

We pay 100% for benefits for both employees and dependents and offer coverage for supplemental medical, dental, vision, critical illness, telemedicine, Life and AD&D, long term disability insurance as well as weekly indemnity (short term disability) and a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match. In addition to the EAP (employee assistance program), we also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents.

ABOUT US

Epic Games spans across 19 countries with 55 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

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