Jagex
Gaming
PluginModerator
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“Plugin Moderator at Jagex. Skills: Lua plugin review, code quality assessment, security standards enforcement, community guideline development. Review and assess community-created Lua plugins to ensure they meet technical, quality, and gameplay standards. Identify and prevent malicious code, data harvesting, or unauthorised gameplay interactions (e. g. botting)”
What You'll Achieve.
ensuring they meet technical, quality, and security standards; maintain a consistent and reliable experience for players; ensuring code quality, stability, and safety across externally created content; helping players enhance gameplay while protecting the integrity of the game
Industry & Context.
Ability to read and analyse code to identify risks or malicious intent
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Experience working with Lua, solid foundation in programming, understanding of code quality, debugging, and performance considerations, Ability to read and analyse code to identify risks or malicious intent, Experience using version control systems such as Git or Perforce
Nice to Have
Experience reviewing or maintaining third-party or community-created code, Understanding of plugin/modding ecosystems within games, Experience building or maintaining plugins in a games environment, Familiarity with RuneScape or similar titles
What You'll Do.
Review and assess community-created Lua plugins to ensure they meet technical
and gameplay standards
Identify and prevent malicious code
or unauthorised gameplay interactions (e. g. botting)
constructive feedback on code quality
and implementation to external developers
Support maintenance of internal tools
and workflows related to plugin review and integration
Track and manage tasks using established production processes
contributing to delivery across multiple initiatives
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Working across internal teams and the wider player community; Work closely with community teams, designers, and engineers to define requirements and shape plugin functionality
Communication Scope
communication skills, with the ability to provide clear and constructive feedback to both technical and non-technical audiences
Process & Methodology
Track and manage tasks using established production processes
Full Job Description
**Location:** Cambridge, UK – This position can accommodate flexible working options. However, candidates must be based (or be willing to relocate) within a comfortable commuting distance of our Cambridge office to be able to attend onsite as required. Are you an experienced developer with a strong understanding of scripting and a passion for maintaining high-quality standards across community-driven content? As a Plugin Moderator, you’ll review and support community-created plugins, ensuring they meet technical, quality, and security standards. Working across internal teams and the wider player community, you’ll help shape guidelines, improve processes, and maintain a consistent and reliable experience for players. This is a technically focused role working at the intersection of development, tooling, and community engagement, ensuring code quality, stability, and safety across externally created content. You’ll play a key role in a brand-new plugin system, helping players enhance gameplay while protecting the integrity of the game. **What you’ll be doing:** * Review and assess community-created Lua plugins to ensure they meet technical, quality, and gameplay standards. * Identify and prevent malicious code, data harvesting, or unauthorised gameplay interactions (e.g. botting). * Provide structured, constructive feedback on code quality, design, and implementation to external developers. * Work closely with community teams, designers, and engineers to define requirements and shape plugin functionality. * Maintain and evolve community guidelines and documentation to support consistent development practices. * Support maintenance of internal tools, systems, and workflows related to plugin review and integration. * Track and manage tasks using established production processes, contributing to delivery across multiple initiatives. **What we’re looking for:** * Experience working with Lua and a solid foundation in programming. * Strong understanding of code quality, deb
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