QA Lead
Reality Defender
New York, NYRemote$150,000 - $180,000 a yearFull Time
Job Description
Who we are.
Reality Defender is an award-winning cybersecurity company helping enterprises and governments detect deepfakes and AI-generated media. Utilizing a patented multi-model approach, Reality Defender is robust against the bleeding edge of generative platforms producing video, audio, imagery, and text media. Reality Defender's API-first deepfake detection platform empowers teams and developers alike to identify fraud, disinformation campaigns, and harmful deepfakes in real time.
Backed by world class investors including DCVC, Illuminate Financial, Y Combinator, Booz Allen Hamilton, IBM, Accenture, Rackhouse, and Argon VC, Reality Defender works with leading enterprise clients, financial institutions, and governments in order to ensure AI-generated media is not used for malicious purposes.
Youtube: Reality Defender Wins RSA Most Innovative Startup
The QA Lead Role.
We are seeking an experienced QA Lead to define and drive the quality strategy across our platform, ensuring the reliability, security, and performance of mission-critical systems. This role will lead quality assurance efforts across backend services, frontend applications, and machine learning–powered detection systems.
The QA Lead will work closely with engineering, ML, product, and DevOps teams to implement scalable testing processes, automation frameworks, and quality standards. This role requires both hands-on technical expertise and leadership capabilities to help build and scale a world-class QA function.
Responsibilities include:
Define and implement the overall QA strategy, processes, and standards across the organization
Lead test planning, execution, and release validation for platform features, APIs, and AI/ML-powered detection systems
Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for functional, integration, regression, and performance testing
Partner with engineering and product teams to ensure quality is integrated throughout the software development lifecycle
Identify, track, and drive resolution of defects, performance issues, and reliability risks
Establish and monitor quality metrics, test coverage, and release readiness criteria
Mentor and support QA engineers while helping scale the QA function as the company grows
Contribute to continuous improvement of CI/CD pipelines, automation, and release processes
Who you are.
6+ years of experience in software quality assurance, with 2+ years in a lead or senior role
Strong experience testing distributed systems, APIs, and cloud-based applications
Hands-on experience building and maintaining automated test frameworks
Experience with test automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, pytest, or similar)
Experience testing RESTful APIs and backend systems
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing integration
Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills
What we offer.
Reality Defender offers the following benefits to all our employees, regardless of location:
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, we offer the following benefits:
Daily in-office lunch through UberEats
Commuter benefits
Remote Fridays
Happy Hours and other local events
Compensation Range: $150K - $180K
Reality Defender is an award-winning cybersecurity company helping enterprises and governments detect deepfakes and AI-generated media. Utilizing a patented multi-model approach, Reality Defender is robust against the bleeding edge of generative platforms producing video, audio, imagery, and text media. Reality Defender's API-first deepfake detection platform empowers teams and developers alike to identify fraud, disinformation campaigns, and harmful deepfakes in real time.
Backed by world class investors including DCVC, Illuminate Financial, Y Combinator, Booz Allen Hamilton, IBM, Accenture, Rackhouse, and Argon VC, Reality Defender works with leading enterprise clients, financial institutions, and governments in order to ensure AI-generated media is not used for malicious purposes.
Youtube: Reality Defender Wins RSA Most Innovative Startup
The QA Lead Role.
We are seeking an experienced QA Lead to define and drive the quality strategy across our platform, ensuring the reliability, security, and performance of mission-critical systems. This role will lead quality assurance efforts across backend services, frontend applications, and machine learning–powered detection systems.
The QA Lead will work closely with engineering, ML, product, and DevOps teams to implement scalable testing processes, automation frameworks, and quality standards. This role requires both hands-on technical expertise and leadership capabilities to help build and scale a world-class QA function.
Responsibilities include:
Define and implement the overall QA strategy, processes, and standards across the organization
Lead test planning, execution, and release validation for platform features, APIs, and AI/ML-powered detection systems
Design, develop, and maintain automated test frameworks for functional, integration, regression, and performance testing
Partner with engineering and product teams to ensure quality is integrated throughout the software development lifecycle
Identify, track, and drive resolution of defects, performance issues, and reliability risks
Establish and monitor quality metrics, test coverage, and release readiness criteria
Mentor and support QA engineers while helping scale the QA function as the company grows
Contribute to continuous improvement of CI/CD pipelines, automation, and release processes
Who you are.
6+ years of experience in software quality assurance, with 2+ years in a lead or senior role
Strong experience testing distributed systems, APIs, and cloud-based applications
Hands-on experience building and maintaining automated test frameworks
Experience with test automation tools and frameworks (e.g., Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, pytest, or similar)
Experience testing RESTful APIs and backend systems
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing integration
Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills
What we offer.
Reality Defender offers the following benefits to all our employees, regardless of location:
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, we offer the following benefits:
Daily in-office lunch through UberEats
Commuter benefits
Remote Fridays
Happy Hours and other local events
Compensation Range: $150K - $180K