About Surya CN - QA Engineer & Anti-Cheat Specialist
Hey, I'm Surya. I specialize in breaking AAA games and decoding ad-tech pipelines. When I'm not analyzing Ring-0 anti-cheat modules or intercepting mobile telemetry, I'm building aesthetic, high-performance web experiences like the one you're currently on. Welcome to my digital footprint.
QA 2 – Anti-Cheat & AdTech Validation Tester
@ Electronic Arts Games India Pvt. Ltd.
- Deep technical security analysis on proprietary anti-cheat systems, including kernel-level (Ring 0) disruption and driver integrity validation.
- Verified VM detection behavior, tested overlay integrations (Discord, Steam, NVIDIA) for conflicts, and confirmed anti-cheat enforcement against debugging tools.
- Validated migration of the proprietary 'Javelin' anti-cheat system into native Steam Depots, replacing the legacy EA App dependency.
- Supported anti-cheat/security validation across 16 live AAA titles simultaneously, including Battlefield, EA Sports FC, Madden NFL, and F1.
- Audited real-time mobile ad pipelines (iOS/Android) via Charles Proxy and ADB logs, verified GDPR/CCPA compliance, and tracked telemetry across multiple ad SDKs.
Senior Test Engineer
@ Side (Formerly Pole to Win)
- Directed PlayStation TRC compliance runs on physical hardware, filing 200+ certification blockers to secure platform approval.
- Managed age-rating certification checks against ESRB, PEGI, ACB, and CERO standards via PMATS.
- Owned full QA lifecycles for major 3D platformer titles, driving test coverage up to 95% across multi-platform builds.
- Documented and tracked 600+ gameplay/engine/UI regressions in JIRA; designed reusable test templates that cut script-creation overhead by 30%.
- Mentored and onboarded 20+ junior engineers, standardizing defect-reporting practices.
Guardian of Honor
Awarded for exceptional client management and triage leadership.
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What I run in the background when I'm not breaking games.
Ethical Hacking
When I'm not breaking anti-cheat systems professionally, I'm breaking them for fun. CTFs, reverse engineering, and figuring out how things fail before someone else does.
Dog Lover
Firm believer that every good debugging session needs a dog judging you from across the room. Certified good-boy enthusiast.
Basketball
Court time is my reset button. Mid-range jumper is more reliable than most of my code on a Friday deploy.
Gamer
Tested 16+ AAA titles for a living, and somehow still come home to play more games. Occupational hazard, zero regrets.
Vibe Coder
Half engineering, half intuition — I build fast, break things faster, and let the late-night flow state do the rest.