UX Engineer

UX Engineer Location New York City Employment Type FullTime Department Product Compensation $100K - $150K Offers Equity Offers Bonus This salary range is reflective of the total compensation offering for this position. The total compensation package for this position may also include eligibility for annual performance bonus, equity, and the benefits. Actual compensation will be determined based on various factors, including the candidate's qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and internal equity. Reality Defender is an equal opportunity employer and committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can excel. 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 UX Engineer Role. This isn't a traditional product designer role, and it isn't a traditional front-end engineering role either. We're looking for someone who can move seamlessly from customer problems to interaction design to production-ready prototypes — the connective tissue between product strategy, design, and engineering. Responsibilities include: Own end-to-end UX design and rapid prototyping for new product initiatives, from concept through implementation-ready design Build interactive, near-production-quality prototypes using React, TypeScript, or similar frameworks to validate ideas before full engineering investment Partner with Engineering to validate technical feasibility early and reduce handoff friction Help establish and evolve reusable UI patterns, components, and Reality Defender's broader design system Advocate for usability, accessibility, and thoughtful interaction design across the platform Work alongside Product Managers to define customer experiences before development begins Facilitate cross-team alignment by making complex ideas tangible through prototypes and visual storytelling Who you are. 5+ years designing and building modern SaaS applications Strong portfolio demonstrating both UX design and front-end implementation Expertise with Figma and modern prototyping tools Experience building interfaces using React, TypeScript, or similar front-end frameworks Strong understanding of interaction design, usability, and accessibility Ability to rapidly move from concept to prototype Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills, and comfort in a fast-moving startup environment Nice to have: enterprise software design experience, AI or cybersecurity product experience, familiarity with design systems and component libraries, user research/usability testing experience, or motion/interaction animation experience Within 1 month, you’ll… Be embedded within Product and Engineering workflows Be up to speed on Reality Defender's current design system, tooling, and prototyping stack Have shadowed the existing design-to-development handoff process Within 3 months, you’ll… Have delivered prototypes for at least one key product initiative Have shipped a concrete improvement to the design-to-development handoff process Have identified specific opportunities to streamline UX across the platform Within 6 months, you’ll… Have a repeatable design and prototyping process running Have measurably reduced iteration time on at least one product initiative Have contributed meaningfully to the evolution of the design system 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 #J-18808-Ljbffr