ML Engineering Intern, Genies
2025 Fall Image Generation & Editing
Starting Salary: $45/hour
Creating avatars
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Creating avatars
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
Starting Salary: $45/hour
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.
Role
Who you are
- We're looking for someone who is passionate about creating high-quality visuals and has the technical foundation to help us build the next wave of digital identity
- Currently enrolled in or a recent graduate of a PhD or Master degree program in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, or a related field
- Solid understanding of machine learning concepts and recent computer vision
- Familiarity with programming languages such as Python and experience with machine learning libraries (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn, Hugging Face)
- Ability to conduct research and prototype solutions based on academic literature
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present findings clearly and effectively
What the job involves
- Genies is looking for a ML Engineering Intern to join our R&D group this summer
- Based either in our Los Angeles or San Mateo offices (Hybrid), you will work closely with a dedicated and talented team of technical artists, engineers and artists
- Together, you will explore new concepts and technologies to further Genies' mission of empowering users to develop their own avatar ecosystems
- Conduct analysis of stakeholder needs to design a data generation process that fits project goals and business objectives
- Research State-of-the-Art (SOTA) models, implement model architecture and training loops, and run training experiments
- Deploy the model that provides the best performance for styled image generation and editing
- Evaluate model performance to ensure accuracy and effectiveness
- Present the culmination of your work to the team and company
- 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
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.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Apr 2022
$150m
SERIES C
May 2021
$65m
SERIES B
Total funding: $255.3m
Company benefits
- 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
Company HQ
Los Angeles, CA
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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