Manager, Anti-Cheat Engineering (Embedded Vanguard) - Central Technology, Anti-Cheat

Riot’s Anti-Cheat team is versatile and passionate about our craft. We understand the player impact of cheating in games and are focused on setting the highest bar for the integrity of multiplayer games. We relish the opportunity to work with new tech stacks and bring security to all of Riot's games; each with its o...

As an Anti-Cheat Engineering Manager for Mobile Vanguard, you will lead the team responsible for the ongoing development and evolution of Vanguard Anti-Cheat’s services on mobile. You’ll help set direction, shape priorities, and ensure the team delivers secure, reliable capabilities across Vanguard’s mobile suite in...

Manage, identify, recruit, interview, and hire engineers to help the team scale effectively
Set direction and drive high-impact anti-cheat capabilities from ambiguity through production to prevent cheating in mobile and console environments
Lead the team in rapidly translating emerging threats into resilient detections and preventative countermeasures that can be safely deployed at scale
Balance immediate threat response with proactive technical investments that anticipate adversaries’ next moves or eliminate common abuse vectors entirely
Partner with game teams across genres to understand their specific security needs and help shape the security landscape
Promote secure coding standards and design that reduce vectors for cheating
Keep up-to-date with the state of cheats and cheating techniques across mobile titles
Support game teams directly in understanding cheating ecosystems and integrating Anti-Cheat

Minimum 4+ years of industry experience
Familiarity or experience with Android and/or iOS platform security models
Deep technical understanding of mobile platforms (Android/iOS)
Experience building and deploying mobile native (C/C++) SDKs and/or frameworks
Experience with Android and/or iOS build tools (Android SDK/NDK, Xcode, LLVM)
Familiarity with Android & iOS executable formats, reverse engineering, or binary exploitation
Experience with mobile reverse engineering tools (Frida, IDA Pro, Radare2, etc)
Experience with Gen9 Console (Xbox Series XS and/or PS5) development a plus
Experience with macOS platform and security features a plus

For this role, you'll find success through craft expertise, a collaborative spirit, and choices that focus on your fellow Rioters, who are the customers of your work. Being a dedicated fan of games is not necessary for this position!