Amazon Games is seeking a talented Security Engineer to join our Anti team. In this role, you will be responsible for protecting the multiplayer experience of millions of players by developing and maintaining anti-cheat, anti-fraud, and anti-bot solutions. Working within our Business Intelligence organization alongside anti-cheat industry veterans, you will focus on creating and implementing detection systems that analyze telemetry data gathered from player systems to identify and counter security threats.
As a Security Engineer on the Anti team, you will leverage your understanding of game engines, Windows internals, and cheat methodologies to design and implement server-side detection rules and systems. You'll work with large-scale data processing systems while applying your security expertise to create effective detection mechanisms. This role requires a strong foundation in security principles, software engineering skills, and a deep understanding of game security challenges.
Key job responsibilities
- Design and implement detection rules and systems based on client telemetry data
- Analyze patterns in gathered data to identify suspicious behaviors and potential cheats
- Apply knowledge of Windows internals and game engines to create effective detection logic
- Develop and maintain scalable backend systems to process and analyze player behavior data
- Research and reverse engineer common cheat techniques to inform detection strategies
- Write efficient, maintainable code for processing large volumes of security telemetry
- Participate in the team's on-call rotation
A day in the life
As a Security Engineer, you will have a significant impact on the multiplayer experiences of millions of players daily. You'll work within a cross-discipline team of engineers and data scientists, driving forward the mission to make cheaters miserable and preserve the integrity of gaming.
About the team
The Anti Team is a new initiative within Amazon Games dedicated to building industry-leading, multi-game anti-cheat solutions from the ground up. Leveraging Amazon's platform and compute capabilities, our goal is to create innovative software that makes cheating so challenging and frustrating that it is no longer viable. Our team operates at the intersection of engineering, data science, and game security, constantly iterating on our solutions to protect the player experience and enforce a level playing field for all players.
