Senior Expert, ARM Kernel Developer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States, +2 more locations.

📋 Description

• Design, develop, and maintain kernel-mode driver functionalities to implement anti-cheat measures across x64 and Windows on Arm platforms.

• Analyze, port, debug, and enhance the functionality of production drivers.

• Ensure the stability, performance, and compatibility of drivers across diverse hardware and Windows configurations.

• Conduct research on cheating techniques and methods of evasion.

• Create robust detection and protection systems utilizing Windows internals, reverse engineering, and kernel architecture.

• Collaborate with security engineers, platform teams, and external partners.

• Validate compatibility with hardware.

• Enhance the development and testing infrastructure.

• Deliver and manage driver technology within live products.

• Provide support to Activision development studios and their projects through Central Technology.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of professional software development experience with extensive knowledge in C/C++.

• More than 5 years of experience in developing, debugging, and maintaining Windows kernel-mode drivers.

• Demonstrated success in building and maintaining production-quality system software.

• Experience in Windows on Arm, ARM64, or ARM64EC development.

• Skilled in diagnosing and resolving intricate driver, platform, and OS compatibility challenges.

• Familiarity with automated build, testing, and validation environments.

• Profound understanding of Windows on Arm, Windows kernel, driver models, and operating system internals.

• High proficiency in C/C++ as well as Arm and x86/x64 assembly languages.

• Expert debugging capabilities using WinDbg and related tools.

• Strong grasp of Windows Internals, including processes, memory, and executable image internals.

• Solid understanding of algorithms and data structures.

• A passion for creating reliable, high-quality low-level software.

• A desire to comprehend how systems function internally and tackle complex technical issues.

• Comfort in analyzing and debugging code at the assembly level.

• Strong skills in troubleshooting and root-cause analysis.

• Effective and clear communication capabilities.

• Experience in Windows security or security software development.

• Background in reverse engineering.

• Experience in developing anti-cheat, endpoint security, anti-malware, or EDR solutions.

• Familiarity with multiplayer gaming technology.

• Understanding of advanced cheat-evasion strategies, rootkits, bootkits, hypervisors, DKOM, EPT manipulation, and vulnerable driver exploitation.

• Comprehensive knowledge of C++ build systems, compilation, linking, and toolchains.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, health savings account or health reimbursement account, healthcare spending accounts, dependent care spending accounts, life and AD&D insurance, disability insurance.

• 401(k) with company match.

• Tuition reimbursement.

• Charitable donation matching.

• Paid holidays and vacation.

• Paid sick time.

• Floating holidays.

• Compassion and bereavement leaves.

• Parental leave.

• Mental health and wellbeing programs.

• Fitness programs.

• Free and discounted games.

• Supplemental life and disability insurance.

• Legal services.

• ID protection.

• Rental insurance.

• Relocation assistance may be available if the company necessitates geographic relocation.

• Incentive compensation may be available (not guaranteed).