Senior Anti-Cheat Security Engineer

Appliscale is looking for a Senior Anti-Cheat Security Engineer to join a global entertainment company focused on protecting high-stakes mobile prize competitions. You will be a key member of the Game Security & Integrity team, ensuring the fairness and safety of live tournaments where up to a million players compete simultaneously.

Key responsibilities

• Design and build secure architecture for games, tournaments, and prize economies with integrity as a core priority.
• Develop automated detection systems to identify cheating, fraud, bots, and abuse in real-time across massive player bases.
• Harden mobile clients against tampering, reverse engineering, and memory manipulation.
• Secure backend services and APIs against replay attacks, request forgery, and exploitation of game logic.
• Analyze real-time gameplay telemetry to detect anomalies and emerging cheat patterns while responding rapidly to security incidents.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of commercial experience in security engineering, anti-cheat, or fraud prevention.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Strong coding proficiency in C++, Go, Java, or Python.
• Hands-on experience with mobile security on iOS and Android, including app attestation and root/jailbreak detection.
• Solid understanding of server-authoritative game design and securing client-server communication.

What we offer

• The opportunity to protect large-scale, high-profile digital experiences watched by millions.
• A fully remote work environment within a global team of experts.
• Exposure to cutting-edge security challenges involving real-money prize economies and competitive gaming.