Genies is culture’s avatar technology company empowering developers and artists to create their own interoperable gamified consumer experiences. The company has raised $250 million from investors including Silver Lake, BOND, NEA, and Bob Iger. Initially, Genies were adopted by thousands of Hollywood icons including Justin Bieber and Rihanna through partnerships with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group. Today, the company is also delivering avatars to the masses through experiences built with its Developer Kit and artist crowdsourced platform, The Workshop. These experiences all integrate together to form one avatar social network, Genies Party.
Genies is on the lookout for an experienced Senior Backend Engineer to join our inventive team. Seated in our new Bay Area office (San Mateo), you will contribute significantly to the current and future growth of our backend services, our core mobile experience, and the development of the foundations of AI for our products, including our Developer Kit and our Mobile Apps.
The ideal candidate has extensive experience with languages like Golang and Python, developing, designing and working with APIs for both internal and external consumption, and thrives in solving really fun and challenging technical problems. You’ll be working with the latest technologies in LLM, APIs and computation that will define avatar experiences and identity while partnering with our product and design teams as we scale our products and platform; introducing solutions that will deliver a world class, one of a kind consumer experience.
Join us in shaping the future of avatar technology!
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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.
Starting Salary Range: $160,000.00 to $190,000.00 USD
Here's why you'll love working at Genies:
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.