Reality Defender is backed by investors including DCVC, Y Combinator, Booz Allen Hamilton, IBM, Accenture, and others.
Source posting
AI & Machine LearningYC W22
Reality Defender is hiring. 5 roles are open right now.
Browse the openings below to see requirements, locations, and pay where available. Scoutify can fill in and send your application to the ones that match your search.
HQNew York City
Founded2021
Posted (90d)5
[01] HIRING NOW
See Reality Defender's current openings.
We update these listings as we find new roles and learn that others have closed.
Open roles
5
Posted (90d)
5
Posted range
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Roles with the most current openings
Cybersecurity Engineer
1 role
Data Engineer
1 role
Offensive Security & Pentesting
1 role
Product Manager
1 role
QA Engineer
1 role
[02] OPEN ROLES
Apply to Reality Defender now.
Live roles pulled from Reality Defender's career page. Open one to see the full description, location, and pay, then let Scoutify apply for you, or apply on Reality Defender's site yourself.
5 open roles
New York, New York City, United States · full-time · $165k - 190k
New York, New York City, United States · full-time · $155k - 185k
New York, New York City, United States · full-time · $150k - 180k
New York, New York City, United States · full-time · $120k - 150k
New York, New York City, United States · full-time · $210k - 260k
[03] IN THEIR OWN WORDS
How Reality Defender pitches itself.
“Reality Defender's robust deepfake detection helps enterprises, platforms, and institutions stop deepfakes before they become a problem.”
A practical framework for responding to deepfake incidents.
Source: realitydefender.com
[04] VISA SPONSORSHIP
Some international hires.
Reality Defender has filed a small number of H-1B petitions, so it's possible but not routine.
Limited sponsorship · small petition history
Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. Classifications: yes (5+ approvals), conditional (1-4), no (0).
[05] WHERE THEY'RE HIRING
Where Reality Defender is hiring.
These are the cities named in current job listings. A role can appear in more than one city.
Top cities by open roles
New York City, New York
5 roles
[06] OFFICES
Where Reality Defender works.
Headquartered at New York City. So you know where you'd report before you apply.
Office data © OpenStreetMap contributors
[07] KEY FACTS
Founded
2021
Data: Wikidata (CC0) · Q138969912
[08] FROM THE POSTINGS
What the job postings tell us.
These details come from the linked postings. Benefits and working arrangements can differ by role and location.
Reality Defender won the RSA Most Innovative Startup award.
Source postingReality Defender uses a patented multi-model approach to detect media across video, audio, imagery, and text.
Source postingSources reviewed 2026-10-19.
[09] COMPANY DETAILS
More about Reality Defender.
- Listed employee range
- 11 to 50
OpenJobData catalog · Observed 2026-09-25
- Listed industry
- Computer & network security
OpenJobData catalog · Observed 2026-09-25
- Listed country
- United States
OpenJobData catalog · Observed 2026-09-25
- Y Combinator batch
- Winter 2022
YC directory snapshot · Observed 2026-09-28
[10] ABOUT
What Reality Defender does.
Reality Defender builds foundation models for AI-generated media detection, helping enterprises and governments identify deepfakes across audio, video, and imagery in real time. Its API-first platform lets teams and developers identify fraud and harmful deepfakes.
Founded
2021
HQ
New York City
Founders
Ben Colman, Ali Shahriyari & Gaurav Bharaj
Employees
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Source: Wikidata · QID Q138969912
[11] INTERVIEW PREP
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[12] HOW TO APPLY
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ATS identified from the application URLs on Reality Defender's recent postings
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[15] FAQ
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