Reality Defender (YC W22)

Enterprise-Grade Deepfake Detection Platform

Applied Scientist II – Audio

Research ScientistResearch ScientistFull TimeRemoteTeam 11-50H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

2 days ago

Salary

$140K - $180K / year

Postgraduate Degree3 yrs expEnglishPythonPy Torch

Job Description

• Tune and optimize ML/DL models for production-scale audio deepfake detection. • Investigate failure cases in the client environment, build custom evaluation frameworks, and implement mitigation strategies for model robustness. • Drive model iteration for performance under a variety of real-world environments, e.g. compression artifacts, noise, telephony, and streaming pipelines. • Present technical findings and model performance insights to internal stakeholders. • Interface with Product and Engineering teams to build a deep understanding of the production environment and incorporate relevant evaluations for performance assessment.

Job Requirements

  • Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Signal Processing, or related field
  • Fresh PhD graduate, or Masters with 3+ years of industry experience building and deploying ML/DL models for AI products
  • Strong programming skills in Python and model ML frameworks (PyTorch, JAX)
  • Solid understanding of audio processing fundamentals, classification and detection metrics (ROC, DET curves, precision/recall trade-offs), model robustness and evaluation
  • Experience with large-scale training and benchmarking pipelines, either in an academic or an industry research role.

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

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