Research Intern

Ritual is seeking a Research Intern to join our team dedicated to building a sovereign execution layer for AI. Our private testnet is live, and we are pioneering the Ritual chain, the first blockchain custom-built to support AI-native operations. This role offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of cryptography and artificial intelligence, contributing to innovative applications that bridge these transformative technologies.

As a Research Intern, you will prototype new mechanisms and work towards productionizing your research. You will collaborate closely with our engineering and product teams to ensure your research has a tangible impact. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to release your work into the open-source community and build alongside the Ritual community.

The ideal candidate is intellectually curious about the latest advancements in machine learning and cryptography and how they intersect. You should have a desire to see your research go beyond academic papers and have a tangible impact. Experience with taking research projects or experiments from ideation to prototype code or implementation, either independently or in coordination with engineering teams, is essential. Quick iteration and development cycles on writing and/or proof-of-concept are also important.

We are open to exceptional individuals from all backgrounds for this research role, including high school, undergraduate, and graduate degrees. Joining Ritual means becoming part of a passionate group of engineers, researchers, and operators on a mission to build the next generation of AI infrastructure hardened by cryptographic schemes. We work completely in open-source and ship weekly, providing an environment where you can maximize your knowledge gradient around fields that typically would not intersect.