Senior Applied AI Engineer (Audio)

Reality Defender is seeking a Senior Applied AI Engineer (Audio) to build, tune, and deploy state-of-the-art audio deepfake detection models in real-world client environments. This is a highly cross-functional client-facing role requiring close collaboration with Research, Production Engineering, and Customer Success teams.

Requirements

• Design, build, and optimize ML/DL models for production-scale audio deepfake detection.
• Interface with clients to build a deep understanding of the production environment and scope out model performance criteria.
• Investigate failure cases in the client environment, build custom evaluation frameworks, and implement mitigation strategies that span across Engineering and AI.
• Drive model tuning and iteration for performance under a variety of real-world environments, e.g. compression artifacts, noise, telephony, and streaming pipelines.
• Design and execute structured experimentation roadmaps, centered around client requirements, anticipated future attack vectors, and proactive system resilience.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners (Applied Scientists, Deployment Engineers, Product teams) to deploy robust and scalable models.
• Present technical findings and model performance insights to clients as well as internal stakeholders.

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