Anticheat Engineer (Mobile)

TL;DR

Anticheat Engineer (Mobile): Building and growing a client security function in China to protect large-scale mobile games with an accent on reverse engineering, binary protection, and anti-tamper strategies. Focus on designing scalable detection systems for Android and iOS ecosystems and leading a specialized engineering team.

Location: Must be based in Shanghai, China (Onsite, 5 days per week)

Company

hirify.global is a leading global interactive entertainment company and mobile game developer behind hits like MONOPOLY GO! and Pokémon GO.

What you will do

• Build and lead the Client Security team in China, establishing technical direction and operational best practices.
• Design and implement client-side detections against cheating tools, emulators, and hooking frameworks on Android and iOS.
• Define and evolve obfuscation and hardening strategies, including binary protection and integrity checks.
• Contribute hands-on code in security-sensitive paths using C++, Java/Kotlin, and Objective-C/Swift.
• Ensure strong coverage for the China mobile ecosystem, including diverse OEM devices and local app stores.
• Integrate client security into internal anti-cheat platforms to ensure actionable and scalable detections.

Requirements

• Professional proficiency in both Mandarin and English (written and spoken)
• Must be able to work onsite 5 days per week in Shanghai
• Deep hands-on experience with Android and iOS internals, hooking frameworks, and mobile attack vectors.
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ and at least one mobile native language (Java/Kotlin or Objective-C/Swift).
• Direct experience with reverse engineering and shipping production code in large-scale mobile apps.
• Demonstrated experience designing client-side anti-cheat or integrity systems.

Nice to have

• Experience securing mobile games specific to the China market (OEM variations, emulator patterns).
• Prior work on client obfuscation/hardening pipelines and vendor integration.
• CTF experience or CVE contributions.
• Familiarity with large-scale cloud environments and streaming data processing.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to work on world-class mobile titles with tens of millions of players.
• Collaborative environment focused on innovation and technical excellence.
• Exposure to complex security challenges in the unique China mobile ecosystem.
• Part of a global, award-winning games industry leader.