Senior Anti-Cheat Engineer II

Description & Requirements

Electronic Arts creates next-level entertainment experiences that inspire players and fans around the world. Here, everyone is part of the story. Part of a community that connects across the globe. A place where creativity thrives, new perspectives are invited, and ideas matter. A team where everyone makes play happen.

EA Security

The EA Security team makes sure that play is fair and protected, so it stays fun and exciting. We defend not only our players, but EA itself: our people's work, our games, our data, and our infrastructure. Powered by deep technical expertise, we use cutting-edge engineering, automation, and intelligence to tackle threats at global scale. Whether it's securing game services, combating fraud, or supporting fair play, we're at the frontline of protecting the future of interactive entertainment. Join us and help keep the world of play - and EA - secure.

The Secure Product Engineering & Anti-Cheat Response team ensures that all EA products are developed with the security and gameplay integrity of our players as a top priority. We partner with both platform development teams and game studios to ensure that security and gameplay integrity issues are identified and resolved throughout the application and service lifecycle.

We are looking for a Senior Anti-Cheat Engineer II to help assert Electronic Arts' games as best-in-class in game security and integrity. Your primary responsibilities will include the development of our backend anti-cheat technologies, adding new features that address the scale of the problems we face in the anti-cheat space.

You're a great team player, but are also able to go heads down and achieve success when given direction on our team's goals. In this role, you will solve a critical problem for our players, ensuring they have a fair and level playing field.

*Remote Work May Be Possible

You Will:

Design and develop backend microservices in Rust 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

You Have:

5+ years of backend engineering experience, ideally including technical project ownership

Expert proficiency in Rust and related backend libraries

Strong 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

Bonus:

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

We want to connect you with job opportunities that align with your interests, skills, and expertise. When you create an EA Careers Account and are logged into the portal, you can click "Get Recommendations" to view a curated list of job openings. These recommendations are enhanced by automated processing, including artificial intelligence, and take into account your skills and experience. However, all employment decisions are made by our hiring teams, not by automated systems.

Pay Transparency - North America

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

The ranges listed below are what EA in good faith expects to pay applicants for this role in these locations at the time of this posting. If you reside in a different location, a recruiter will advise on the applicable range and benefits. Pay offered will be determined based on a number of relevant business and candidate factors (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, or business needs).

PAY RANGES

* British Columbia (depending on location e.g. Vancouver vs. Victoria) *$138,700 - $199,900 CAD

* Ontario *$138,700 - $188,700 CAD

* Washington (depending on location e.g. Seattle vs. Spokane) *$149,200 - $205,500 USD

Pay is just one part of the overall compensation at EA.

In the US, we offer a package of benefits including paid time off (3 weeks per year to start), 80 hours per year of sick time, 16 paid company holidays per year, 10 weeks paid time off to bond with baby, medical/dental/vision insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, and 401(k) to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

For British Columbia, we offer a package of benefits including vacation (3 weeks per year to start), 10 days per year of sick time, paid top-up to EI/QPIP benefits up to 100% of base salary when you welcome a new child (12 weeks for maternity, and 4 weeks for parental/adoption leave), extended health/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, disability insurance, retirement plan to regular full-time employees. Certain roles may also be eligible for bonus and equity.

This role is for an existing vacancy.

We want to connect you with job opportunities that align with your interests, skills, and expertise. When you create an EA Careers Account and are logged into the portal, you can click "Get Recommendations" to view a curated list of job openings. These recommendations are enhanced by automated processing, including artificial intelligence, and take into account your skills and experience. However, all employment decisions are made by our hiring teams, not by automated systems.

About Electronic Arts

We're proud to have an extensive portfolio of games and experiences, locations around the world, and opportunities across EA. We value adaptability, resilience, creativity, and curiosity. From leadership that brings out your potential, to creating space for learning and experimenting, we empower you to do great work and pursue opportunities for growth.

We adopt a holistic approach to our benefits programs, emphasizing physical, emotional, financial, career, and community wellness to support a balanced life. Our packages are tailored to meet local needs and may include healthcare coverage, mental well-being support, retirement savings, paid time off, family leaves, complimentary games, and more. We nurture environments where our teams can always bring their best to what they do.

Electronic Arts is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, religion, disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital status, family status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will also consider employment qualified applicants with criminal records in accordance with applicable law. EA also makes workplace accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities as required by applicable law.

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