Who we are.

Reality Defender is an award-winning cybersecurity company helping enterprises and governments detect deepfakes and AI-generated media. Utilizing a patented multi-model approach, Reality Defender is robust against the bleeding edge of generative platforms producing video, audio, imagery, and text media. Reality Defender’s API-first deepfake detection platform empowers teams and developers alike to identify fraud, disinformation campaigns, and harmful deepfakes in real time.

Backed by world class investors including DCVC, Illuminate Financial, Y Combinator, Booz Allen Hamilton, IBM, Accenture, Rackhouse, and Argon VC, Reality Defender works with leading enterprise clients, financial institutions, and governments in order to ensure AI-generated media is not used for malicious purposes.

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The Full Stack Engineer Role.

As a Full Stack Engineer, you’ll build end-to-end features across our customer-facing platform, internal tools, and APIs. You’ll work on everything from detection result dashboards and workflows to backend services that power real-time inference—owning projects from design through production.This role is ideal for engineers who enjoy broad technical ownership and building products that directly impact customers. Responsibilities include:

• Design and implement end-to-end product features across frontend, backend, and infrastructure.

• Build scalable APIs and backend services that power real-time deepfake detection.

• Create intuitive, high-performance UIs that make complex AI outputs understandable and actionable.

• Collaborate closely with ML engineers, product managers, and designers.

• Own technical decisions and contribute to system architecture.

• Improve performance, reliability, and security across the stack.

• Mentor other engineers and help define engineering best practices.

Who you are.

• 3+ years of professional software engineering experience.

• Strong experience on both:

  • Frontend: React + TypeScript (or similar modern frameworks)

  • Backend: Python, Go, or Node.js

• Experience designing and consuming REST or streaming APIs.

• Solid understanding of databases, caching, and distributed systems fundamentals.

• Experience deploying and operating services in cloud environments (AWS/Azure).

• Strong product mindset and ability to work independently in fast-moving teams.

What we offer.

Reality Defender offers the following benefits to all our employees, regardless of location:

• Healthcare plans with 100% premium coverage for employees and partial coverage available for dependents

• Dental and Vision plans with 100% premium coverage for employees and their dependents

• Short/Long-term disability and life insurance plans with 100% premium coverage for employees

• FSA/HSA and 401k programs

• Equity compensation

• 20 days of PTO per year

• 12 weeks of Parental Leave

• Learning and Development budget

• Monthly wellness benefits

• Annual company-sponsored offsite

For employees working from Reality Defender’s HQ in NYC, we offer the following benefits:

• Daily in-office lunch through UberEats

• Commuter benefits

• Remote Fridays

• Happy Hours and other local events