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.
Genies seeks a talented Senior 3D Software Engineer to join our innovative Avatar Technology team. We are looking for a candidate who blends a passion for digital characters with technical expertise in designing and implementing cross-platform 3D graphics solutions. As a Senior 3D Software Engineer, you will be instrumental in developing technologies that manipulate geometry, textures and shaders to elevate the fidelity and performance of our avatars—setting new benchmarks for digital expression and identity.
Why Genies? You are curious about the future of avatar technology and empowering users to represent their digital selves. You have an underlying passion for encountering complex problems and creating smart, strategic solutions. How avatars will play in the consumer marketplace resonates with you and you see a future where our digital identities help to create a world where people can create, express and be their true authentic selves.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Prototype, build, and debug research-driven tools for 3D content creation on both cloud and mobile computing platforms.
- Architect clean, extensible software and systems, emphasizing open standards and portability.
- Optimize data structures and algorithms for enhanced speed, memory efficiency, storage, and low latency.
- Share expertise in computer graphics with an interdisciplinary team, fostering knowledge exchange.
- Collaborate with technical leaders and cross-functional teams, providing strategic guidance on the development and debugging of research-driven 3D tools.
What You Should Have:
- Computer Science degree or equivalent industry experience, with a proven record of academic and professional excellence.
- 4+ years of experience developing 3D software and/or real-time engines (Unity, Unreal), including a deep understanding of their architectures.
- Advanced understanding of 3D mathematics, including linear algebra, computational geometry, and numerical methods.
- In-depth 3D graphics knowledge, including OpenGL, Vulkan, and shader programming.
- Strong programming skills, with proficiency in C++ and Python.
- Solid expertise in data structures, algorithms, design patterns, and testing frameworks.
- Excellent teamwork and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across cross-functional teams and with various stakeholders.
- Ability to problem-solve and draw from varied technologies to innovate quickly.
Excellent to Have:
- Experience with 3D animation, rigged character systems and physical simulation
- Experience with AI models in the context of 3D
- Experience with open standards, 3D interchange formats (USD, glTF) and compression techniques.
- Experience building tools for DCCs (Blender, Maya, Houdini)
- Experience with cloud orchestration and CI/CDs
- Experience with concurrent programming
- Experience with GPU programming (e.g. CUDA, OpenCL)
How Genies will support you
Genies is a well-funded, growing start-up that cares deeply about each of our employees' growth and success. Our roles and their responsibilities are created with a breadth of scope that introduces each employee to exciting new challenges and opportunities that a growing start-up encounters. The actual base pay is dependent upon a number of factors, including: professional background, training, transferable skills, work experience, education, location, business and product needs, and market demand. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Full-time employees may also be eligible for equity compensation, in addition to a robust health, wellness, and benefits package.
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 and 401K program for all full time employees
- Flexible paid time off, sick time, monthly mental health days 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: $190K - $250K
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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.
