Research Intern

Stack

Responsibilities

• ▹Prototype new mechanisms, then work to productionize your research
• ▹Work at the frontier of modern cryptographic schemes and open-source AI
• ▹Collaborate closely with the engineering and product team to ensure your research has real-world impact
• ▹Release your work into the open-source world and build alongside the Ritual community

Requirements

• ▹Intellectually curious about the latest advancements in machine learning and cryptography
• ▹Desire to see your research go beyond academic papers and have a tangible impact
• ▹Experience taking research projects or experiments from ideation to prototype code or implementation, alone or with engineering teams
• ▹Quick iteration and development cycles in writing and/or proof-of-concept

Nice to have

• ▹Existing research or writing in conferences or journals
• ▹Some level of comfort with algebraic structures, distributed systems, mechanism design, or statistical modeling

Soft skills

About the company

Ritual is building a sovereign execution layer for AI — a blockchain custom-built for AI-native operations, enabling access to AI models both on-chain and off-chain.