Do you want to have a major impact on 3 video games in development across 2 beloved Xbox franchises? ForzaTech is the engine, tools, and pipelines that drive Forza Motorsport, Forza Horizon and Fable. The ForzaTech team is looking for a talented security engineering lead.
In this role you will work as the engineering lead and manager of a small highly technical team to advance our capabilities around game security. You will help us strategically invest in anti-cheat and anti-piracy technology for our game clients, be a conduit for security knowledge across many domains, and support partner teams such as customer support and the community team.
Qualifications:
Required Qualifications :
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, or related technical discipline AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, or C#.
- OR equivalent experience.
- 2+ years people management experience.
Additional or Preferred Qualifications :
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 8+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, or C#.
- OR Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including, but not limited to, C, C++, or C#.
- OR equivalent experience.
- Experience working with/on game anti-cheat systems.
- Experience using a disassembler and low-level debugging experience (e.g: Ida Pro, Ghidra).
- Experience working on or with game engines
Software Engineering M4 – The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $112,000 – $218,400 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $145,800 – $238,600 per year.
Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here: https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or the recruiting process, please send a request via the Accommodation request form .
Benefits/perks listed below may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Microsoft and the country where you work.
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Responsibilities:
- Grow ForzaTech’s security capabilities as our security engineering lead and manager
- Design and implement new security features in our engine, games, and services
- Detect and evaluate vulnerabilities, consult experts, and implement solutions
- Be consulted on security topics outside of game security (IT/Ops, tools, and more)
- Collaborate and meet regularly with other Xbox Game Studios security teams
- Educate both technical and non-technical teams on security
- Drive engineering excellence through presentations, mentorship, and community