[Hiring] Software Engineer II @Reality Defender

Role Description

We are seeking a mid-level Windows and .NET developer to build and maintain Microsoft Teams bot applications with real-time audio and video capabilities. The ideal candidate has strong C#/.NET experience, understands Windows application development, and has hands-on experience with low-latency media streaming and Kubernetes-based deployments.

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.

Qualifications

• 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.

Requirements

• 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.