Unreal Engine Gameplay & Security Engineer

Summary

Alderon Games is a leading video game development company known for creating engaging and immersive gaming experiences. They are seeking a Security Engineer to protect their games and players by hardening the game client and securing client-server communications.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement security systems that protect the game client and its communication with our servers
• Validate and authenticate RPC calls between client and server so that nothing the client asserts is trusted without verification
• Build, integrate, and maintain anti-cheat systems, including third-party tools such as BattlEye where appropriate
• Investigate live cheats and exploits, reverse engineer how they work, and ship countermeasures
• Implement integrity checks, anti-tamper, and runtime protections on the code and data paths most targeted by cheat developers
• Partner with gameplay and engine engineers to embed security into new features without degrading the player experience
• Monitor live telemetry for suspicious behavior and help shape detection and ban workflows
• Create and maintain documentation on security best practices, threat models, and incident response

Skills

• Proven experience as a Security Engineer, Anti-Cheat Engineer, or similar role in game development or applied security
• Strong C++ skills, including multi-threaded programming
• Solid understanding of networked game architecture, authoritative server design, and common RPC/replication security pitfalls
• Experience with Windows internals and the techniques used to exploit them (memory scanning, DLL injection, API hooking)
• Debugging and analytical skills, with a genuinely adversarial mindset toward your own code
• Experience shipping or maintaining an anti-cheat system on a live multiplayer title
• Familiarity with reverse engineering and analysis tools such as IDA Pro, Ghidra, x64dbg, or Frida
• Experience with Unreal Engine, including networking, replication, and gameplay systems
• Background in vulnerability research, CTFs, or bug bounty programs
• Knowledge of cryptography fundamentals (signing, key management, secure channels) and platform security on consoles
• Familiarity with server infrastructure, telemetry pipelines, or ML-assisted cheat detection

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Proven experience as a Security Engineer, Anti-Cheat Engineer, or similar role in game development or applied security
• Strong C++ skills, including multi-threaded programming
• Solid understanding of networked game architecture, authoritative server design, and common RPC/replication security pitfalls
• Experience with Windows internals and the techniques used to exploit them (memory scanning, DLL injection, API hooking)
• Debugging and analytical skills, with a genuinely adversarial mindset toward your own code

Nice to Haves

• Experience shipping or maintaining an anti-cheat system on a live multiplayer title
• Familiarity with reverse engineering and analysis tools such as IDA Pro, Ghidra, x64dbg, or Frida
• Experience with Unreal Engine, including networking, replication, and gameplay systems
• Background in vulnerability research, CTFs, or bug bounty programs
• Knowledge of cryptography fundamentals (signing, key management, secure channels) and platform security on consoles
• Familiarity with server infrastructure, telemetry pipelines, or ML-assisted cheat detection

Benefits

• Competitive salary.
• A creative, inclusive, and collaborative work environment.
• The opportunity to work on innovative and exciting projects.
• Remote work options and flexible work hours.
• Opportunities for career development and growth.