Principal Game Security Engineer

Scopely is looking for a Principal Game Security Engineer on an unannounced AAA cross-platform game in Culver City on a hybrid basis or remotely in the US. 

In this position, you’d own and execute on the project’s security roadmap, playing a key role in safeguarding the integrity of the game. Secure client-server communication, code obfuscation, data analytics, these should all be things you’re intimately familiar with.

At Scopely, we care deeply about what we do and want to inspire play, every day - whether in our work environments alongside our talented colleagues, or through our deep connections with our communities of players. We are a global team of game lovers who are developing, publishing and innovating the mobile games industry, connecting millions of people around the world daily.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as the product owner for game security, ensuring best in class protection

• Architect and implement solutions that help us prevent cheating and other exploits

• Collaborate with the rest of the game development team to ensure best practices are being followed for secure code

• Align with project leadership and other key stakeholders, presenting security proposals, escalation policies, and providing insights on the health of the game from a security perspective

• Engage with the analytics team on instrumentation of events that allow for real-time monitoring and identification of cheats

• Identify areas where we can bring in third party solutions

Requirements:

• 10+ years of software development experience in the game industry, with a focus on cheat prevention and cheat detection

• Extensive experience with C, C++ and ideally a scripting language like Python

• Deep familiarity with Unreal Engine and live service games

• Experience with cross platform game development

• Experience working with data analysis technologies like BigQuery

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with an ability to convey domain information to non-technical audiences

Bonus points for:

• Experience with cloud providers like AWS, GCP or Azure

• Knowledge of OS internals

• Previous leadership experience

Employment at Scopely is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications. Scopely does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law. We also consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

This role will have access to sensitive and/or confidential employee or customer personally identifiable information (PII) and/or Company financial information and therefore will be subject to background checks upon receiving a conditional offer of employment.

For candidates in CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA, the annual salary range is provided below. In addition to base pay, employees may be eligible for equity, bonuses, and a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare benefits, retirement benefits, pet insurance, paid holidays, paid Scopely free days, and unlimited paid time off. Base pay offered may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

CA, CO, NJ, NY, and WA Annual Salary Range

$169,600—$253,000 USD