Reality Defender (YC W22)

Full Stack Engineer

Reality Defender (YC W22)

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Anywhere in the World

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Salary

💰 $100,000 - $180,000 per year

About the role

  • 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.

Requirements

  • 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.
Benefits
  • 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
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
ReactTypeScriptPythonGoNode.jsREST APIsstreaming APIsdatabasescachingdistributed systems
Soft Skills
collaborationmentorshiptechnical decision-makingindependenceproduct mindset