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Genmo AI

Genmo AI

Software Engineering
San Francisco, CA, USA
Posted on Nov 11, 2025

Location

Remote (SF)

Employment Type

Full time

Location Type

Remote

Department

Engineering

We are Genmo, a research lab dedicated to building open, state-of-the-art models for video generation towards unlocking the right brain of AGI. Join us in shaping the future of AI and pushing the boundaries of what's possible in video generation.

This is a full-time or part-time remote contract position.

We’re hiring a senior contract engineer to fully own our Windows client. You’ll be responsible for the Rust codebase and the DirectX/Win32 pipeline.

What You’ll Do

  • Own feature delivery and maintenance for the Windows desktop client end-to-end.

  • Tune DirectX/Win32 capture paths and GPU encoders (NVENC/AMF/QSV) for low-latency recording/streaming.

  • Implement secure integrations with backend API.

Required Skills

  • Expert Rust systems programming on Windows, including tokio, egui, and libobs

  • Deep knowledge of DirectX and Win32 internals. Ideal candidates have a background in game development.

  • Strong debugging/profiling skills for Windows graphics, networking, and runtime issues.

Nice to Have

  • Solid grasp of video streaming technologies/codecs and C++ interop.

  • Hands-on experience with OBS and other streaming tools.

  • Experience shipping high-reliability Windows agents or instrumentation tools.

  • Past experience with game development.

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 and the Right to Work posters in English and Spanish.