Genies
Machine Learning Engineer Intern - 3D Texture
Louisiana, USA11h ago
Senior Machine Learning Engineer: 3D Generative AI
Software Engineering, Data Science Louisiana, USA USD 240k-340k / year + Equity Posted on Apr 6, 2026 Apply now Location
Full time
Genies is an AI avatar technology company powering the visual and embodiment layer for AI. Through the Genies SDK, their proprietary avatar framework brings AI to life as fully realized AI personas that look, think, behave, and play like living identities. Genies powers AI companion, NPC, and agent use cases across enterprise, consumer, creator, entertainment, and gaming. Genies has raised $200M from Silver Lake, BOND, and Bob Iger. Genies is built on the belief that every website, app, game, brand, and human will have an AI persona.
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 Machine Learning Engineer to join our growing team and contribute to our R&D initiatives. In this role, you will be instrumental in designing, developing, and deploying machine learning models that produce high-quality 3D assets for our avatar creation ecosystem. Collaborating closely with our engineering and creative teams, you will incorporate AI and machine learning capabilities into our creator tools and product offerings. This opportunity not only allows you to join a dynamic startup at the forefront of a new industry and emerging technologies, but also to become one of the pioneering engineers shaping the future of consumer self-expression and creativity. We believe that the future of consumer social experiences will be consumer, creator and developer driven, and we are looking for a thought partner who can assist us in accomplishing our vision of transforming digital identity, representation, and social experiences.
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.
Collaborate with R&D and Application teams to integrate AI/ML solutions into our avatar creation ecosystem, leveraging advanced 3D computer vision (CV) and computer graphics (CG) techniques.
Design, train, fine-tune, accelerate, optimize, and deploy ML models and technical frameworks.
Utilize a strong understanding of computer graphics pipelines, computational geometry, and 3D principles to synthesize meshes, images, and/or motion.
Apply practical expertise in implementing white paper concepts to develop user-facing creative technologies.
Manage ML framework resources and infrastructure, including dataset management, client/cloud computing options, experiment tracking and model deployment techniques.
Partner with Product and Creative teams to refine AI/ML-powered creation tools and interfaces.
Communicate technical decisions and project updates to stakeholders such as engineers, designers, and product managers.
Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies in AI and advise on their strategic integration into innovative solutions.
Master’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Computer Graphics, or a related field with a strong emphasis on machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Minimum of 3 years of professional industry / research experience in machine learning, computer vision, or computer graphics.
Proficiency in Python programming and extensive experience with AI/DL Frameworks (e.g. PyTorch, TensorFlow)
Generative models (e.g., diffusion, GANs, VAEs, flow-based)
Advanced architectures like Transformers, Vision Transformers (ViT), Diffusion Transformers (DiT), and Mixture of Experts (MoE).
Excellent teamwork skills, effective in working with cross-functional teams and engaging stakeholders.
Ability to communicate complex ideas to non-technical audiences.
Background in computer graphics, computational geometry, and 3D principles is a plus.
3D reconstruction
Object and body tracking
3D geometry analysis (segmentation & tagging)
Generative models for avatars and textures
Avatar behavioral systems.
Experience with volumetric differentiable rendering techniques using Neural Radiance Fields (NeRF) or Gaussian Splatting, including scene representation learning, novel view synthesis, and integration with neural rendering pipelines.
Experience training and scaling large machine learning models, including optimizing training pipelines,managing compute resources and deploying models to production.
Hands-on experience with ML infrastructure, such as distributed training, data pipelines, model versioning, and experiment tracking.
Publication track record at top conferences (e.g., SIGGRAPH, CVPR, NeurIPS, ECCV, ICCV, ICML).
Contributions to popular open-source machine learning projects.
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.
Starting Salary Range: $240K to $340K USD depending on experience
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
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, 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
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.
How Genies will support you
Competitive salary and equity packages
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
Parental leave
Hybrid work structure (minimum 4 days in office weekly)
Monthly wellness reimbursement
Genies is a well-funded, fast-growing start-up that values innovation, creativity, and ownership. 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.
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