Senior Software Engineer (C++) (Game Development)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (C++ Game Development): Protecting players, employees, and the business by developing anti-cheat and anti-piracy measures for hirify.global titles, including Grand Theft Auto V and Red Dead Redemption. Focus on innovating solutions to secure products from known vulnerabilities, researching and implementing anti-tamper and anti-cheat technologies, and debugging exceptions to resolve issues related to obfuscation transformations and anti-tamper mechanisms.

Location: Must be based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Company

hirify.global creates world-class entertainment experiences.

What you will do

• Create and innovate solutions to better secure products from known vulnerabilities.
• Research and implement various forms of anti-tamper technologies and anti-cheat technologies.
• Debug exceptions to resolve issues related to obfuscation transformations and anti-tamper mechanisms.
• Performance profile protected and unprotected code to meet expected performance requirements.
• Follow software SDLC to integrate into the game team’s operations.
• Test cross-platform software solutions to ensure quality.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience working in a software/security development team using C++.
• Experience with security and/or game development.
• Excellent problem-solving skills with an emphasis on debugging C++ code.
• Analytical skills geared towards the measurement of system performance and memory use, plus the communication skills needed to generate solutions.
• Independently able to take objectives from ideation to execution.

Nice to have

• Strong understanding of reverse engineering concepts and methodologies.
• Strong understanding of game protection technologies.
• Experience with disassemblers and decompilers: IDA Pro.
• Experience with core cryptography concepts.
• Experience with crash dumps and x64.

Culture & Benefits

• Be part of a team working on rewarding, large-scale creative projects.
• Work within an inclusive, highly-motivated environment.
• Learn and collaborate with some of the most talented people in the industry.
• Rockstar is committed to creating a work environment that promotes equal opportunity, dignity, and respect.

Hiring process

• Apply with a resume and cover letter demonstrating how you meet the skills above.
• A Rockstar recruiter will reach out to you to explain next steps and guide you through the process if they would like to move forward with your application.