Backend Engineer Intern (LLM)

Remote, USA
Posted Jun 12, 2026
Full-time

Genies is an avatar technology company focused on interactive digital identities through AI companions. They are seeking a Backend Software Engineer Intern to develop the backend infrastructure for their Avatar AI framework, collaborating with senior engineers and contributing to software solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and deploy LLM agent systems within our AI-powered avatar framework
  • Design and implement scalable and efficient backend systems to support AI applications
  • Collaborate with AI and NLP experts to integrate LLM, and LLM-based systems and algorithms into our avatar ecosystem
  • Work with Docker, Kubernetes, and AWS for AI model deployment and scalability
  • Contribute to code reviews, debugging, and testing to ensure high-quality deliverables

Skills

  • Currently pursuing OR a recent graduate from a Master's degree or Bachelor's in Computer Science, Engineering, Machine Learning, or related field
  • Course or internship experience related to the following areas : Operating Systems, Data Structures & Algorithms, Machine Learning
  • Strong programming skills in Python, Java, or C++
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Basic understanding of AI/LLM concepts and enthusiasm for learning advanced techniques
  • Experience in building ML /LLM powered software systems
  • Previous Computer Science/Software Engineering Internship experience
  • Solid understanding of LLM agents, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and prompt engineering
  • Experience with AWS, Docker and Kubernetes
  • Experience with CI/CD pipelines
  • Experience with API design, schema design

Benefits

  • Flexible paid time off
  • Sick time
  • Paid company holidays
  • Paid parental leave
  • Bereavement leave
  • Jury duty leave for full-time employees
  • Health & wellness support through programs such as monthly wellness reimbursement
  • Choice of MacBook or windows laptop

Company Overview

  • Genies is an Avatar Technology Company creating an avatar experiences for their users. It was founded in 2011, and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://genies.com.

  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • Genies has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 11 in 2025, 6 in 2024, 7 in 2023, 2 in 2022, 2 in 2021, 2 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.

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