Fraud/ML Engineer

Kled AI; California; On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Kled AI is seeking an ML Engineer in California to fortify fraud detection and data quality for a high-scale data network. You’ll design and deploy systems that ensure authentic, high-signal data passes through the pipeline, including AI-generated image/video detection and copyright risk checks.

You’ll work with PyTorch/TensorFlow, SQL/PostgreSQL, vector search (FAISS/pgvector/Pinecone), OpenCV/PIL, and TypeScript/Deno on backend, shipping robust production ML.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in computer vision / ML (PyTorch or TensorFlow)
• Production ML deployment experience
• Strong SQL / PostgreSQL skills
• Experience with vector search (FAISS, pgvector, Pinecone)
• Image processing (OpenCV, PIL)
• Comfort shipping backend systems (TypeScript/Deno or similar)

Responsibilities

• Develop AI-generated image & video detection
• Implement reverse image search & copyright risk checks
• Perform duplicate fingerprinting (vector + perceptual hashing)
• Implement copyright risk detection pipelines
• Detect EXIF / metadata tampering
• Build fraud network & device clustering systems
• Create human-in-the-loop verification pipelines

Skills

Computer vision

ML engineering

Production ML deployment

SQL

PostgreSQL

Vector search

Image processing

Backend shipping

Tools

FAISS

pgvector

Pinecone

OpenCV

PIL

TypeScript/Deno

Job description

About Kled

Kled is building the largest opt-in human data network in the world.

We are not a labeling firm. We are not a task marketplace.

We are a consumer application where people upload their real photos, videos, and documents and get paid continuously.

We then filter, standardize, and license that data to frontier AI labs and enterprises that need fresh, rights-aware training data.

Since launching our mobile app in 2026, we have:

• Reached #1 on the App Store (Finance) with 0 paid marketing
• Scaled to 600,000+ active data contributors
• Processed 5M uploads per day
• Raised $15M+ from investors behind SpaceX, Airbnb, Coinbase, xAI, OpenAI, Anthropic, Spotify, Lyft, Uber, and more

Our mission is to let anyone download the app and earn a real living wage from uploading their data.

About The Role

ML Engineer - Fraud Detection & Data Quality

Every day, millions of files hit our system.

Your job is to make sure only authentic, high-signal, human data gets through.

You’ll build:

• AI-generated image & video detection
• Reverse image search & internet plagiarism rejection
• Duplicate fingerprinting (vector + perceptual hashing)
• Copyright risk detection
• EXIF / metadata tampering detection
• Fraud network & device clustering systems
• Human-in-the-loop verification pipelines

This is adversarial ML at scale, not academic benchmarks.

Example:

A user is tasked with uploading a video of themselves taking out the trash. The user uploads a video of their dog. The upload is rejected automatically.

But more complex. More requirements. At scale.

WE’RE LOOKING FOR

• 3+ years in computer vision / ML (PyTorch or TensorFlow)
• Production ML deployment experience
• Strong SQL / PostgreSQL skills
• Experience with vector search (FAISS, pgvector, Pinecone)
• Image processing (OpenCV, PIL)
• Comfort shipping backend systems (TypeScript/Deno or similar)

Bonus

• Deepfake detection
• Reverse image search systems
• Copyright detection pipelines
• Trust & Safety infrastructure

CURRENT STACK

Backend

• PostgreSQL (Supabase) – 100’s of millions of media files
• S3 storage
• Deno / TypeScript edge functions
• Python detection pipelines

Frontend

• SwiftUI (migrating to Flutter)
• Internal verification tooling

Compensation

• Base salary: $150,000 - $250,000
• $750,000 – $1,500,000 equity

GROWTH OPPORTUNITY

You’ll join a team operating at the frontier of applied AI data infrastructure.

In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Own core systems that power one of the largest human data networks in the world
• Design infrastructure that directly influences what data trains next-generation AI models
• Build at real scale - millions of uploads per day, adversarial environments, global contributors
• Ship alongside a team that has built marketplaces, AI systems, and products used by millions

Compensation Range: $150K - $250K