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Reality Defender

Data Engineer

New York City (Remote)$140k–$180kfulltimemidAdded yesterday

About this role

Reality Defender seeks a Data Engineer to build and operate large-scale data processing pipelines handling multi-terabyte and streaming datasets for our AI-powered deepfake detection platform. You'll work with Kubernetes, AWS, Spark, and workflow orchestration tools to support ML model training and real-time inference at enterprise scale.

What you'll do

  • Design and operate large-scale data pipelines processing multi-terabyte and streaming datasets including audio/video transcoding and feature extraction
  • Deploy, scale, and troubleshoot containerized workloads on Kubernetes and AWS in production
  • Build and maintain distributed data processing jobs using Spark and Ray
  • Design and operate workflow orchestration systems with dependency management, retries, monitoring, and alerting
  • Administer and tune enterprise databases for performance, backup/recovery, and scaling
  • Partner with ML engineers to support training pipelines, model retraining, and feature stores

What they're looking for

  • Kubernetes and AWS deployment/scaling
  • Distributed computing frameworks (Spark, Ray)
  • Workflow orchestration tools (Airflow, Dagster, Prefect, Luigi)
  • Python and SQL programming
  • Audio/video data processing at scale
  • ETL/ELT and batch/stream processing
  • Data validation and quality checks
  • MLOps and machine learning workflows

Benefits

  • 100% health insurance premium coverage for employees; dental and vision 100% covered
  • Life and disability insurance with 100% coverage
  • 20 days PTO and 12 weeks parental leave
  • Equity compensation, 401k, and FSA/HSA programs
  • Learning and development budget plus monthly wellness benefits
  • NYC office perks: daily lunch stipend, commuter benefits, remote Fridays, company events
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Reality Defender

Reality Defender builds a deepfake detection platform designed to identify and combat manipulated media. The company is hiring Full Stack Engineers to develop features across both frontend and backend systems for its platform.

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Likely interview questions

  • Describe a large-scale data pipeline you've built—what frameworks did you use, and how did you handle production issues?
  • How have you optimized Spark or Ray jobs for performance when working with terabyte-scale datasets?
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