Senior Manager of Anti-Cheat Game Protection

Overview

Job Title: Senior Manager of Anti-Cheat Game Protection

Requisition : R025588

Job Description: Your Mission — Call of Duty is one of the most iconic and successful video game franchises in the world, delivering unforgettable experiences to millions of players. At the heart of that experience is fair play, and that’s where the Ricochet team comes in. We’re on a mission to detect and eliminate cheaters swiftly, ensuring every player enjoys a level playing field.

As the Senior Manager of Anti-Cheat Game Protection, you are responsible for driving the client-side technology that protects the integrity of one of the most beloved franchises in gaming. This involves managing and maintaining the current code base as well as identifying and investing in new technologies and services. All of this needs to be accomplished with a devops mentality to ensure that our systems are always available and operating at a reasonable scale.

• Lead and inspire multiple engineering teams focused on anti-cheat and game protection technology
• Define and communicate the technical vision and roadmap, ensuring alignment with franchise goals and player trust
• Balance execution and strategy by driving short-term deliverables while planning for mid- and long-term initiatives
• Foster collaboration across studios to deliver integrated solutions
• Promote a Dev Ops culture of reliability, scalability, and continuous improvement across all systems and services
• Develop and mentor talent, providing clear feedback and building an engaged, high-performing team
• Contribute to culture by actively shaping a collaborative, inclusive, and innovative environment

• 10+ years of experience in Software Development
• 5+ years of managing engineering team(s)
• Proficiency in C/C++ and Python
• Experience working in an engineering organization with a focus on CI/CD, scalability, and automation
• Advanced knowledge of algorithms and data structures
• Clear and effective communication skills, both written and verbal
• Strong passion for delivering high-quality products
• Game development experience and/or anti-cheat domain experience
• Dev Ops experience
• Familiarity with Call of Duty Game Architecture and cheat ecosystem
• Knowledge of compiler theory and code obfuscation techniques

Your contributions will help millions of players experience Call of Duty as it’s meant to be played—competitive, fair, and thrilling. You’ll tackle complex technical challenges, influence the future of anti-cheat technology, and make a real impact on one of the world’s largest gaming communities.

Activision Central Tech works to support our development studios and their titles. Comprised of seven main teams, we have many specialties including big data, privacy and security, motion capture and animation pipeline technologies, graphics, build and infrastructure for studio development and data centers, optimization, systems programming and online services including matchmaking and networking. Central Tech is distributed globally with offices across the U.S., and in Canada, England, Ireland and Japan.

Most of our teams are comprised of both engineering and research talent, allowing us to always have an eye on the future. Our talented engineers help with title development and provide valuable knowledge sharing between studios while our researchers are action-oriented and keep a strong connection with the needs of the game studios. Central Tech is part of Activision. To learn more about us and our research, please visit us at

At Activision, we strive to create the most iconic brands in gaming and entertainment. We’re driven by our mission to deliver unrivaled gaming experiences for the world to enjoy, together. We are home to some of the most beloved entertainment franchises including Call of Duty®, Crash Bandicoot™, Tony Hawk’s™ Pro Skater™, and Guitar Hero®. As a leading worldwide developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and products, our “press start” is simple: delight hundreds of millions of players around the world with innovative, fun, thrilling, and engaging entertainment experiences.

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