Anti-Cheat Engineer II

Electronic Arts (EA) creates next-level entertainment experiences and is seeking an Anti-Cheat Engineer II to enhance the security and integrity of their games. The role involves developing backend anti-cheat technologies and collaborating with various teams to address gameplay integrity issues.

Responsibilities:

• Develop solutions in our Rust-based backend for scalable and resilient operation
• Analyze and optimize data flow from client-side to backend services and data storage
• Identify, investigate, and resolve issues at any layer of the technology stack, including AWS cloud infrastructure
• Collaborate with internal developers, product managers, and QA teams to deliver project requirements
• Document solutions, provide technical guidance, and contribute to system design discussions
• Participate in on-call rotations or provide support for critical incidents as required

Requirements:

• 2+ years of backend engineering experience
• Proficiency in Rust and related backend libraries
• A background in microservices, distributed system fundamentals, and REST / gRPC APIs
• Skilled in AWS infrastructure setup, monitoring, deployment, and troubleshooting
• Demonstrated ability to dissect and resolve issues across application and cloud infrastructure
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to document and explain choices/solutions
• Ability to work independently or as part of a distributed team
• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with developing or reversing obfuscation or encryption technologies
• Experience developing anti-tamper, anti-virus, or anti-malware SaaS technologies
• Strong understanding of security software services and design of resilient systems
• Experience in remote working environments, collaborating across multiple time zones
• Understanding of cloud cost optimization and security/hardening techniques