Reverse Engineer II

Overview

Blitz.gg is a rapidly growing gaming startup that focuses on delivering the best gaming experience for our users. We are seeking an experienced and highly curious Reverse Engineer. Our team moves quickly and is constantly innovating and reverse engineering popular video games to better create insights for Blitz users. We provide room for full autonomy of engineering decisions within a rapidly scaling ecosystem. 

This position prefers you to be on-site Monday through Thursday in our Los Angeles office, with optional WFH on Fridays. For potential remote hires, we require operating during Pacific Time Zone business hours.

What You’ll Do

• Evaluate potential projects using experience and knowledge
• Diagnose crash logs and apply system-agnostic fixes
• Advance our statistic collection systems via reverse engineering of gaming systems
• Work with other engineers to formulate creative solutions to difficult problems

What It Takes To Be Successful

• Experience with reverse engineering game engines
• Strong knowledge of C, C++ and x86/x64 and/or ARM assembly
• Deep knowledge of low level systems programming, including process injection, packet interception and memory scanning
• Fundamental understanding of code hooking and patching
• Understanding of code and algorithm efficiency in a time-critical environment
• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and persuasively across different audiences and varying levels of the organization
• Dynamic and static reverse-engineering skills
• Experienced with WinDBG, GDB, LLDB, Ghidra or IDA

Nice To Have

• Experience with native graphics systems such as DirectX, Vulkan, or OpenGL
• Modern C++ understanding (C++17, C++20)
• Experience reverse-engineering obfuscated and virtualized code

What We Offer/Why Join

• A performance-driven, fast-paced company focused on growth and shared success 
• A team of passionate, dedicated and committed professionals
• Opportunities for professional growth and increased responsibilities
• Excellent reputation with customers and within the industry
• Annual salary range: $80-150k USD + bonus
• Unlimited vacation policy
• 100% employee covered Medical, Dental, and Vision plan for those in California
• 401(k) matching
• Company-wide team building events