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title: 'Research Engineer (New Grad) at Genmo'
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# Research Engineer (New Grad) at Genmo

- **Company:** Genmo
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Posted:** 2026-07-30
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-12
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/genmo/9b5477f4-97af-4aaa-b855-910c982ce191

## Job description

We are Genmo, a research lab developing the world’s most sophisticated video world models to understand, simulate, and interact with the physical world. Our mission is to unlock the right brain of AGI. Join us in advancing physical intelligence and enabling robots to learn and act in a changing world.

## About the Role

We're seeking an exceptional Software Engineer to join our research team in advancing the frontiers of visual generative AI. As a Research Engineer, you'll work alongside experienced researchers to develop and improve generative models while ensuring their safe and effective deployment.

## What You'll Do

- Contribute to the development of novel machine learning techniques for visual generative modeling
- Implement and experiment with various generative architectures (Diffusion Models, GANs, Transformers)
- Help optimize model performance and scaling capabilities
- Assist in ensuring safe and robust model deployment
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate research innovations
- Participate in research discussions and contribute to technical documentation

Required Qualifications

- BS or MS in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or related field (recent graduates welcome)
- 2+ years of experience in Machine Learning
- Strong foundation in machine learning, particularly generative models
- Solid programming skills in Python and PyTorch/TensorFlow
- Experience with deep learning frameworks and model training
- Understanding of fundamental concepts in computer vision and generative AI
- Project experience (academic or personal) with generative models
- Clear communication skills and ability to work in a research team

## Preferred Qualifications

- Research projects or thesis work in generative AI
- Experience with different types of generative models:
- Diffusion Models
- GANs
- Transformer architectures
- Large Language Models
- Familiarity with distributed computing and GPU optimization
- Contributions to open-source ML projects
- Academic publications or workshop papers
- Experience with ML infrastructure and deployment

This position is onsite at our San Francisco office (4–5 days per week). We are a fast-paced startup, and our team works very hard to build impactful products quickly. We’re looking for equally driven and hardworking individuals who thrive in an environment where learning is constant, challenges are exciting, and collaboration is key. Genmo is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates are evaluated without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, disability, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal or state law. Genmo, Inc. is an E-Verify company and you may review the [Notice of E-Verify Participation](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1urlF3XKQTw83aJfpMKMwrUP1E1mUlNTO/view?usp=sharing) and the [Right to Work posters in English and Spanish](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZD4zax6Li8oTN_VHd9w3rpFPoWeaeGVO/view?usp=drive_link).

## About Genmo

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Genmo is an AI research lab developing open-source state-of-the-art video generation models to unlock visual understanding for artificial general intelligence.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series A, raised $58.4M total)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2022 (GitHub organization created December 2022) [github.com](https://github.com/genmoai)
- **Founders**: Paras Jain (Co-founder and CEO) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/genmoai)

## Core Business
- Primary industry: Artificial intelligence / Generative media
- Target customers: B2B & B2C – developers, researchers, and content creators who use open-source models or the company’s interactive playground
- Mission or purpose: “Building open, state-of-the-art models for video generation towards unlocking the right brain of AGI.” [genmo.ai/careers](https://www.genmo.ai/careers)

## Products & Services
- **Mochi 1**: Open-source text-to-video model that turns written concepts into visual stories. Available via GitHub and ComfyUI for local customization and inference. [genmo.ai](https://www.genmo.ai/)
- **Playground**: Interactive web platform for testing and exploring the capabilities of Mochi without needing to run the model locally.
- **Research Publications**: The lab publishes interpretability and performance research on video diffusion models (e.g., internal behavior analysis of open-source video models). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/genmoai)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric (Funding)**: $58.4M total funding across two rounds – a $30M venture round (Feb 2024) and a $28.4M Series A (Oct 2024), both led by New Enterprise Associates (NEA). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/genmoai)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: New Enterprise Associates (NEA)
- **Growth Signals**: 
  - Rapidly growing GitHub stars – Mochi repository has over 3,600 stars. [github.com](https://github.com/genmoai)
  - Recently hired several PhD-level researchers (Yue Fan, Yao Fu, Shyam) and a Member of Technical Staff. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/genmoai)
  - Active job postings for research, engineering, and design roles (5 open positions as of mid-2025). [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/genmo)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Open‑source leadership**: Mochi 1 is considered a new state‑of‑the‑art in open text‑to‑video, offering a transparent alternative to closed models.
- **Research‑first culture**: The team focuses on fundamental advances in video world models, with published interpretability work.
- **Early mover in open‑source video generation**: Few competitors offer a comparable open‑source video model with active community and playground.

## Strategic Focus
- Continue advancing the capabilities of video world models to understand the physical world.
- Expand the open‑source ecosystem around Mochi, enabling broader customization and community contributions.
- Hire top research scientists (diffusion, post‑training) and engineering talent (GPU performance, research engineering) to accelerate model development. [genmo.ai/careers](https://www.genmo.ai/careers)

## Why Work Here
- **Benefits**: Fully paid health, dental, and vision insurance; 4% 401(k) matching; unlimited PTO and sick time; daily free lunch and dinner; commuter subsidy. [genmo.ai/careers](https://www.genmo.ai/careers)
- **Culture**: Small, research‑driven team (approx. 11 employees) with a flat structure and direct impact on cutting‑edge AI.
- **Office & Remote**: San Francisco HQ; roles listed as “San Francisco HQ · Full Time” – likely requires in‑office presence with commuter support.
- **Engineering culture**: Opportunity to work on large‑scale distributed training, GPU optimization, and open‑source contributions. Recent hires from top labs (Cohere, Leonardo.Ai, Microsoft, NVIDIA). [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/genmoai)

## Sources
1. [genmo.ai](https://www.genmo.ai/) – Company homepage, product overview, open source details
2. [genmo.ai/careers](https://www.genmo.ai/careers) – Careers page, benefits, open roles
3. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/genmoai) – Company financials, headcount, recent hires, office locations
4. [github.com](https://github.com/genmoai) – GitHub organization, Mochi repository stars and description
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/genmo) – Active job listings (Research Scientist, GPU Engineer, Founding Product Designer)

## Other roles at Genmo

- [Research Scientist (post-training)](https://feeny.ai/job/research-scientist-post-training-genmo-san-francisco-34hk5d2bfb26) — San Francisco, CA
- [Research Scientist (diffusion)](https://feeny.ai/job/research-scientist-diffusion-genmo-san-francisco-7d4n8smdbgqd) — San Francisco, CA
- [GPU Performance Engineer](https://feeny.ai/job/gpu-performance-engineer-genmo-san-francisco-5bh8v1qprvfz) — San Francisco, CA
- [Founding Product Designer](https://feeny.ai/job/founding-product-designer-genmo-san-francisco-sats5vbhy81z) — San Francisco, CA