Research Engineer Intern, Speech Generation - Spring 2026

GeniesSan Francisco, CA
26d$45 - $55Onsite

About The Position

Genies is looking for a passionate Research Engineer Intern to join our core AI team at our Bay Area office in San Francisco, CA. You will solve fundamental technical challenges in creating socially-aware, autonomous, and creative AI characters and companions. Working closely with a dedicated team of engineers and researchers, you will bridge the gap between cutting-edge research and real-world product impact.

Requirements

  • Currently pursuing a Master's or PhD degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Electrical Engineering, or a related quantitative field.
  • Demonstrated experience with deep learning frameworks (e.g., PyTorch) and Python programming.
  • Solid understanding of digital signal processing (DSP) fundamentals and audio synthesis concepts.
  • Experience with at least one relevant area: Speech Synthesis, Voice Clone, or Generative Modeling.

Nice To Haves

  • First-author publications in top-tier venues such as ICASSP, Interspeech, NeurIPS, ICML, or ICLR.
  • Familiarity with model optimization techniques (quantization, distillation) and inference acceleration.
  • Knowledge or experience integrating machine learning models into production environments.
  • Previous internship or research experience in audio AI or related domains.

Responsibilities

  • Research, design, and implement state-of-the-art Generative AI models for speech generation, including Text-to-Speech (TTS) and Voice Clone.
  • Investigate and apply novel architectures such as Flow Matching, or Autoregressive Transformers to improve audio fidelity and voice cloning capabilities.
  • Develop techniques for disentangled representation learning to separate speaker identity from prosody and emotion, enabling highly controllable and expressive character voices.
  • Optimize deep learning models for real-time inference, focusing on latency reduction and throughput improvement.

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, 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!

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What This Job Offers

Career Level

Intern

Industry

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

Number of Employees

101-250 employees

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