Software Engineer II

Summary

Reality Defender is an award-winning cybersecurity company that helps enterprises and governments detect deepfakes and AI-generated media. The company is seeking a Software Engineer II to build and maintain Microsoft Teams bot applications with real-time audio and video capabilities, develop Windows and .NET services, and deploy and troubleshoot media applications in Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain Microsoft Teams bot applications and integrations
• Build real-time audio and video streaming features focused on low latency, reliability, and media quality
• Develop Windows-based services and applications using C# and .NET
• Deploy, operate, and troubleshoot containerized applications in Kubernetes
• Integrate with Microsoft APIs, SDKs, authentication systems, and cloud services
• Diagnose media issues involving codecs, synchronization, buffering, packet loss, and network conditions
• Create automated tests and participate in code reviews
• Troubleshoot production issues using logs, metrics, traces, and media diagnostics
• Collaborate with product managers and engineers to translate requirements into maintainable solutions
• Produce clear technical and operational documentation

Skills

• Approximately 3–5 years of professional software development experience
• Strong proficiency with C#, .NET, and asynchronous or concurrent programming
• Professional experience developing software for Windows
• Hands-on experience building or supporting real-time audio streaming systems
• Hands-on experience building or supporting real-time video streaming systems
• Production experience deploying and operating containerized applications with Kubernetes
• Experience troubleshooting Kubernetes workloads, networking, configuration, resource usage, scaling, and application failures
• Understanding of real-time media concepts such as codecs, frame and sample formats, buffering, latency, synchronization, and network transport
• Experience integrating with REST APIs, SDKs, and event-driven systems
• Familiarity with multithreading, memory management, performance profiling, and debugging
• Experience with Git, automated testing, and modern CI/CD practices
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Experience developing Microsoft Teams apps, bots, calling solutions, or meeting integrations
• Familiarity with Microsoft Graph, Azure Bot Service, Teams SDKs, or related Microsoft communications APIs
• Familiarity with COM and COM interoperability from .NET
• Experience with WebRTC, RTP/RTCP, SRTP, SIP, FFmpeg, GStreamer, or Media Foundation
• Experience with Azure services, Microsoft Entra ID, OAuth 2.0, and application permissions
• Knowledge of Windows audio/video APIs, device capture, or virtual media devices
• Experience with Helm, Kubernetes operators, ingress controllers, and observability platforms
• Experience operating real-time communications software in production

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Approximately 3–5 years of professional software development experience
• Strong proficiency with C#, .NET, and asynchronous or concurrent programming
• Professional experience developing software for Windows
• Hands-on experience building or supporting real-time audio streaming systems
• Hands-on experience building or supporting real-time video streaming systems
• Production experience deploying and operating containerized applications with Kubernetes
• Experience troubleshooting Kubernetes workloads, networking, configuration, resource usage, scaling, and application failures
• Understanding of real-time media concepts such as codecs, frame and sample formats, buffering, latency, synchronization, and network transport
• Experience integrating with REST APIs, SDKs, and event-driven systems
• Familiarity with multithreading, memory management, performance profiling, and debugging
• Experience with Git, automated testing, and modern CI/CD practices
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Nice to Haves

• Experience developing Microsoft Teams apps, bots, calling solutions, or meeting integrations
• Familiarity with Microsoft Graph, Azure Bot Service, Teams SDKs, or related Microsoft communications APIs
• Familiarity with COM and COM interoperability from .NET
• Experience with WebRTC, RTP/RTCP, SRTP, SIP, FFmpeg, GStreamer, or Media Foundation
• Experience with Azure services, Microsoft Entra ID, OAuth 2.0, and application permissions
• Knowledge of Windows audio/video APIs, device capture, or virtual media devices
• Experience with Helm, Kubernetes operators, ingress controllers, and observability platforms
• Experience operating real-time communications software in production

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
• For employees working from Reality Defender’s HQ in NYC: Daily in-office lunch through UberEats
• For employees working from Reality Defender’s HQ in NYC: Commuter benefits
• For employees working from Reality Defender’s HQ in NYC: Remote Fridays
• For employees working from Reality Defender’s HQ in NYC: Happy Hours and other local events