Hiring: Senior Anti-Cheat Engineer - Central Technology, Anti-Cheat Company: Riot Games Location: Los Angeles, CA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-11 12:31:21 Target Skills & Keywords : Assembly, C, C++ About the job Required Skills: •Identify and drive high impact anti-cheat features from ambiguity to production across user-mode, kernel-mode, and obfuscation tooling surfaces •Move fast to turn emerging threats into resilient detections or preventative countermeasures that can be safely deployed with agility at scale. •Think ahead to design and develop capabilities that anticipate the cheaters next move or eliminate common abuse vectors entirely •Reverse engineer highly evasive cheats and operating system manipulation techniques •Investigate and resolve complex compatibility issues in highly opaque environments •Support game teams directly in understanding cheating ecosystems and integrating Anti-Cheat •Safeguarding confidential and sensitive Company data •Communication with others, including Rioters and third parties such as vendors, and/or players, including minors Qualifications: •Proficient in C/C++ and x86/x64 assembly •In-depth knowledge of Windows process internals, including process and thread lifecycles, virtual memory, handles and objects, security contexts, executable image formats, DLL loading, and the Windows loader •Hands-on reverse engineering experience, including analyzing packed, protected, or obfuscated binaries and identifying techniques used to conceal or manipulate runtime behavior •Practical understanding of the Windows kernel and driver model, with demonstrated experience developing, debugging, and maintaining production grade kernel-mode drivers. •Hands-on experience within cheat-development or game-security research communities, with practical knowledge of modern cheat techniques and anti-cheat evasions •Operational familiarity with advanced evasion techniques involving hypervisors, DKOM, EPT manipulation, vulnerable drivers, or hardware-assisted cheats •Knowledge of runtime integrity verification, behavioral detection, client attestation, and other signature-less anti-cheat techniques •For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and decision-making that prioritizes the delight of players. We will be looking at your past studies, experience, and your personal relationship with games. If you embody player empathy and care about players' experiences, this could be your role! Compensation: •Riot focuses on work/life balance, shown by our open paid time off policy and other perks such as flexible work schedules Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!