Genies is an avatar technology company powering the next era of interactive digital identity through AI companions. With the Avatar Framework and intuitive creation tools, Genies enables developers, talent, and creators to generate and deploy game-ready AI companions. The company’s technology stack supports full customization, AI-generated fashion and props, and seamless integration of user-generated content (UGC). Backed by investors including Bob Iger, Silver Lake, BOND, and NEA, Genies’ mission is to become the visual and interactive layer for the LLM-powered internet.
We are seeking an Engineering Manager, Machine Learning with a passion for highly configurable digital avatars and intuitive content tools that empower user creativity. In this role, you will be responsible for leading a team of machine learning engineers to execute department strategies and achieve key performance metrics. You will guide the professional development of their direct reports, ensuring the team's skills and knowledge are up-to-date with the latest machine learning technologies and methodologies. The role also involves overseeing the design, development, and deployment of machine learning models and algorithms, and collaborating with other departments to integrate these models into the company's products or services. They are expected to maintain a balance between hands-on technical work and managerial duties.
What You’ll be Doing:
- Lead a team of machine learning engineers to execute department strategies and achieve key performance metrics.
- Guide the professional development of direct reports, ensuring their skills and knowledge are up-to-date with the latest machine learning technologies and methodologies.
- Oversee the design, development, and deployment of machine learning models and algorithms.
- Collaborate with other departments to integrate machine learning models into the company's products or services.
- Maintain a balance between hands-on technical work and managerial duties.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation within the team.
What You Should Have:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in machine learning or related fields.
- 2+ years of experience in a leadership or managerial role
- Insight into the most efficient ways to bring ML technologies to production.
- Experience with data structures, data modeling, and software architecture.
- ML-based optimization techniques for 3D meshes, textures, and rendering.
- Deep learning & generative models (Diffusion, VAEs, GANs, NeRF).
- Experience in the current NLP and LLM technology evolution.
- Experience with real-time graphics engines (Unreal, Unity).
- Strong C++ or CUDA skills for ML-powered rendering acceleration.
- Knowledge of OpenUSD, Houdini, shaders (bonus).
Here's why you'll love working at Genies:
- You'll work with a team that you’ll be able to learn from and grow with, including support for your own professional development
- You'll be at the helm of your own career, shaping it with your own innovative contributions to a nascent team and product with flexible hours and a work from home policy
- You'll enjoy the culture and perks of a startup, with the stability of being well funded
- Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family (Anthem + Kaiser Options Available), Dental and Vision Insurance
- Competitive salaries for all full time employees
- Unlimited paid time off, sick time, and paid company holidays, in addition to paid parental leave, bereavement leave, and jury duty leave for full-time employees
- Health & wellness support through programs such as monthly wellness reimbursement
- Working in a brand new, bright, open-environment and fun office space - there’s even a slide!
- Choice of MacBook or windows laptop
Starting Salary Range: $260K - $300K
Genies is an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting an inclusive work environment free of discrimination and harassment. We value diversity, inclusion, and aim to provide a sense of belonging for everyone.
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What We Do
Genies is the world’s largest avatar technology company, bringing the power of NFTs and crypto to culture through its mission to own the “virtual being identity layer.” The company has set the foundation for swift, widespread adaptation of avatars as virtual beings in society through its consumer-first future vision coined “Decentralized Disney of the metaverse.”
Genies provides consumers and celebrities with the tools to create high-quality avatars, enabling anyone to own their digital identity and express themselves across metaverses. The technology features an avatar wearables/skins marketplace built with Dapper Labs, API integrations, and a consumer app.
Investors include Bond (Mary Meeker), NEA (Rick Yang), Breyer Capital, CAA, and Tull Investment Group.
The company has 99% celebrity avatar market share through its partnerships with Universal Music, Warner Music Group, NFLPA, MLBPI, NBPA, and individually with thousands of celebrities like Justin Bieber, Shawn Mendes, Rihanna, Migos, Cardi B, and J Balvin.
