Lead Backend Engineer, Genies
Developer Platform
$200-250k
Office located in San Mateo, CA
Creating avatars
Open for applications
Creating avatars
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$200-250k
Office located in San Mateo, CA
201-500 employees
Company mission
To unlock a more authentic type of human expression, enabling people to be more comfortable with their true selves in the digital world.
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Company mission
To unlock a more authentic type of human expression, enabling people to be more comfortable with their true selves in the digital world.
Our take
Genies is a leading avatar company, bridging the gap between the physical and digital worlds. With the number of users in the digital space growing exponentially, Genies' goal is to help people more accurately depict themselves online.
While avatars have been around for a while, Genies provides users with greater customization options. For example, thanks to a partnership with Gucci, users can now buy digital designer clothing for their avatars.
The fact that Fortnite sold $1B in avatar skins in one year alone highlights how popular avatars still are in the gaming and entertainment industry. Genies has raised nearly $270M in funding and hopes to capitalize on this opportunity moving forward.
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Benefits
- You'll enjoy the culture and perks of a startup, with the stability of being well funded
- Working in a brand new, bright, open-environment and fun office space - there’s even a slide!
- Health & wellness support through programs such as monthly wellness reimbursement
- 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
- Competitive salaries and 401K program for all full time employees
- You'll work with a team that you’ll be able to learn from and grow with, including support for your own professional development
- Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family (Anthem + Kaiser Options Available), Dental and Vision Insurance
- 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
- Choice of MacBook or windows laptop
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Apr 2022
$150m
SERIES C
May 2021
$65m
SERIES B
Total funding: $255.3m
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Leadership
Akash Nigam
(CEO)CEO and founder at Blend, then co-founded Genies in 2017 - has been CEO since. General Partner and Founder at Humans since 2020.
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