Senior Software Engineer, Infrastructure

About Reality Defender

Reality Defender provides accurate, multi-modal AI-generated media detection solutions to enable enterprises and governments to identify and prevent fraud, disinformation, and harmful deepfakes in real time. A Y Combinator graduate, Comcast NBCUniversal LIFT Labs alumni, and backed by DCVC, Reality Defender is the first company to pioneer multi-modal and multi-model detection of AI-generated media. Our web app and platform-agnostic API built by our research-forward team ensures that our customers can swiftly and securely mitigate fraud and cybersecurity risks in real time with a frictionless, robust solution.

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Why we stand out:

• Our best-in-class accuracy is derived from our sole, research-backed mission and use of multiple models per modality

• We can detect AI-generated fraud and disinformation in near- or real time across all modalities including audio, video, image, and text.

• Our platform is designed for ease of use, featuring a versatile API that integrates seamlessly with any system, an intuitive drag-and-drop web application for quick ad hoc analysis, and platform-agnostic real-time audio detection tailored for call center deployments.

• We’re privacy first, ensuring the strongest standards of compliance and keeping customer data away from the training of our detection models.

Role and Responsibilities

• Work closely with customers and their technical teams.

• Design, implement, and maintain scalable backend systems and infrastructure.

• Ensure system reliability, efficiency, and performance through monitoring and optimization.

• Deploy and integrate the company’s products in on-premise environments for customers, ensuring seamless integration and performance according to client specifications.

• Develop and oversee continuous integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.

• Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and team members.

• Stay updated with emerging technologies and industry trends to incorporate into infrastructure solutions.

About You

• Excellent communication skills with the willingness to communicate and work closely with our customers

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field;

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in backend development and infrastructure management.

• Proficient in the following backend programming languages: Node.JS, Python, and Go or Rust

• Extensive experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and cloud-native services.

• Additional GCP / Azure experience

• Experience with Terraform and Pulumi

• Strong understanding of database management (SQL, NoSQL) and server-side technologies.

• Experienced with Docker, Kubernetes, and other container orchestration tools.

• Familiarity with automation and configuration management tools.