Ritual
Ritual is building a sovereign, execution layer for AI, with our private testnet already live and running. The Ritual chain is the first blockchain custom-built to support AI-native operations, designed from the ground up to enable a new class of applications at the intersection of crypto and AI. Our first product, Infernet, is pioneering new ground as the first solution to enable developers to access AI models both on-chain via smart contracts and off-chain, demonstrating our commitment to bridging these transformative technologies.
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About Ritual
Ritual is building a sovereign, execution layer for AI, with our private testnet already live and running. The Ritual chain is the first blockchain custom-built to support AI-native operations, designed from the ground up to enable a new class of applications at the intersection of crypto and AI. Our first product, Infernet, is pioneering new ground as the first solution to enable developers to access AI models both on-chain via smart contracts and off-chain, demonstrating our commitment to bridging these transformative technologies.
About the role
We’re looking for a hands-on Controller to build and oversee our financial operations as we scale.
You’ll work directly with the founders and leadership team to manage all accounting, financial reporting, and compliance functions across both fiat and crypto assets.
This is a high-ownership role for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment and wants to help shape the financial foundation of a next-generation technology company.
- Oversee all financial operations and serve as the internal owner for accounting, treasury, and financial reporting, while coordinating execution with external accounting and tax partners.
- Maintain robust internal controls over fiat and digital assets, ensuring proper reconciliation, documentation, and authorization processes.
- Manage company treasury, including crypto and fiat holdings, stablecoin liquidity, and vendor payments.
- Monitor and report financial position, cash runway, and budget-to-actual performance for management and investors.
- Own financial systems and process design, implementing efficient tools for expense tracking, payments, and internal reporting.
- Coordinate financial reporting cycles (monthly/quarterly/annual close) with external partners to ensure timely and accurate statements.
- Support token operations, including warrant tracking, token vesting, treasury management, and coordination with token administration platforms.
- Collaborate with leadership on budgeting, forecasting, and scenario planning for both fiat and crypto assets.
- Ensure compliance and risk management across all financial operations, including custody, KYC/AML practices, and digital asset handling.
- Prepare investor and board materials, summarizing key financial metrics, burn, and strategic initiatives.
- Partner with legal and finance teams to support fundraising, audits, and due diligence processes.
About you
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or related field (CPA or equivalent preferred).
- 5+ years of accounting/finance experience, ideally including early-stage startups or fast-growth environments.
- Strong understanding of US GAAP and accounting best practices.
- Experience managing or reconciling crypto transactions and digital assets (DeFi, tokens, stablecoins, etc.).
- Familiarity with crypto-native tooling.
- Knowledge of AI or technology sector financial operations (e.g., cloud compute, SaaS, R&D capitalization).
- Proven ability to design and implement accounting processes in a startup setting.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills; able to explain complex financial topics clearly.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and comfortable working independently.
Why join us
- Join a passionate group of engineers, researchers, and operators on a mission to build the next generation of AI infrastructure
- Highly competitive compensation package, including annual discretionary bonus & optimized tax structure compared to the vast majority of web3 startups
- Top 1% of benefits across the web3 startup space
- 100% of premiums covered on highest quality healthcare
- Aggressive company 401k match
- Fully remote and/or hybrid, up to you!
- Participate in virtual and in-person events
- Much much more!
Ready to apply?
Apply to Ritual
About Ritual
Ritual is building a sovereign, execution layer for AI, with our private testnet already live and running. The Ritual chain is the first blockchain custom-built to support AI-native operations, designed from the ground up to enable a new class of applications at the intersection of crypto and AI. Our first product, Infernet, is pioneering new ground as the first solution to enable developers to access AI models both on-chain via smart contracts and off-chain, demonstrating our commitment to bridging these transformative technologies.
About the role
As a Validator Engineer, you will own the uptime, performance, and reliability of Ritual’s validators. You’ll be responsible for managing upgrades, snapshots, and sync performance, while also serving as the primary technical point of contact for validator operators — owning deployment tooling, documentation, and support to ensure seamless participation across testnet and mainnet.
- Build and automate bare-metal & cloud deployments for our validators using our existing full-fledged simulation framework
- Orchestrate client upgrades, parameter changes, and hard-forks with zero downtime across staging and mainnet
- Profile and patch critical paths for optimal performance of the execution and consensus clients
- Produce run-books, maintain clear documentation, and actively support validator operators via Discord to keep staking participation healthy
About you
- 4+ years operating high-availability distributed systems, including direct experience running PoS validators on EVM-based chains
- Proficient in Go and Rust, with the ability to read, debug, and extend both Execution Layer (EL) and Consensus Layer (CL) client code
- Strong grasp of protocol-level concepts such as fork-choice, evidence handling, slashing conditions, and state sync
- Expertise in Kubernetes/Helm, Terraform, and CI/CD workflows — automating everything from container builds to canary deployments
- Advanced Linux user with deep networking knowledge and a strong focus on system hardening and security
- Passionate about observability — logs, metrics, and traces are at the core of every operational decision
Nice to have
- Direct experience supporting external validator operators — including writing documentation, maintaining snapshots, and answering integration questions during testnet or mainnet launches
- Upstream contributions to both execution and consensus clients
- Experience orchestrating GPU workloads or other compute-intensive pipelines
- Familiarity with deploying, maintaining, and tuning open-source AI models
- Experience interfacing with infrastructure partners, custodians, and auditors in high-uptime environment
Why join us
- Join a passionate group of engineers, researchers, and operators on a mission to build the next generation of AI infrastructure
- Highly competitive compensation package, including annual discretionary bonus & optimized tax structure compared to the vast majority of web3 startups
- Top 1% of benefits across the web3 startup space
- 100% of premiums covered on highest quality healthcare
- Aggressive company 401k match
- Fully remote and/or hybrid, up to you!
- Participate in virtual and in-person events
- Much much more!
Ready to apply?
Apply to Ritual
About Ritual
Ritual is building a sovereign, execution layer for AI, with our private testnet already live and running. The Ritual chain is the first blockchain custom-built to support AI-native operations, designed from the ground up to enable a new class of applications at the intersection of crypto and AI. Our first product, Infernet, is pioneering new ground as the first solution to enable developers to access AI models both on-chain via smart contracts and off-chain, demonstrating our commitment to bridging these transformative technologies.
About the role
As the first in-house legal hire, you will be responsible for setting up and managing all aspects of the legal framework for the company. This is a hands-on role requiring a proactive problem-solver with a deep understanding of corporate, employment, and regulatory legal matters, especially in Web3 and AI. You will provide strategic legal advice to the executive team while ensuring compliance and mitigating risks as the company scales.
- Legal Strategy and Operations: Build the legal function from the ground up, including creating policies, processes, and templates to support the company’s growth. Serve as a trusted advisor to the executive team and board on legal, regulatory, and business matters
- Corporate Governance: Oversee corporate governance, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations and best practices. Draft and manage board resolutions, minutes, and shareholder agreements
- Contract Management: Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of agreements, including commercial, vendor, partnership, and employment contracts. Establish a contract management system to streamline workflows and improve efficiency
- Compliance: Develop and maintain compliance programs, particularly in areas related to GDPR, AML, OFAC, etc. Ensure adherence to data privacy, employment law, and intellectual property laws
- Regulatory Matters: Stay updated on regulatory developments that impact the company, particularly within blockchain/AI. Partner with cross-functional teams to address compliance risks proactively
- Risk Mitigation: Identify potential legal and regulatory risks and recommend risk mitigation strategies. Handle disputes, litigation, and external counsel engagement as needed
- Equity and Fundraising: Support fundraising activities by providing legal guidance on term sheets, stock issuance, and investor agreements. Oversee equity administration in partnership with internal teams
About you
- J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar
- 3+ years of relevant legal experience, including time at a top-tier law firm and/or as in-house counsel
- Experience working with early-stage or high-growth companies, particularly in web3/AI
- Strong expertise in corporate governance, contract law, regulatory compliance, and risk management
- Familiarity working with web3 teams
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and proactively in a fast-paced environment
- Strong business acumen with the ability to balance legal and business priorities
Why join us
- Join a passionate group of engineers, researchers, and operators on a mission to build the next generation of AI infrastructure
- Highly competitive compensation package, including annual discretionary bonus & optimized tax structure compared to the vast majority of web3 startups
- Top 1% of benefits across the web3 startup space
- 100% of premiums covered on highest quality healthcare
- Aggressive company 401k match
- Fully remote and/or hybrid, up to you!
- Participate in virtual and in-person events
- Much much more!
Ready to apply?
Apply to Ritual
About Ritual
Ritual is building a sovereign, execution layer for AI, with our private testnet already live and running. The Ritual chain is the first blockchain custom-built to support AI-native operations, designed from the ground up to enable a new class of applications at the intersection of crypto and AI. Our first product, Infernet, is pioneering new ground as the first solution to enable developers to access AI models both on-chain via smart contracts and off-chain, demonstrating our commitment to bridging these transformative technologies.
About the role
We're seeking a TEE Specialist to pioneer the next generation of on-chain compute verifiability solutions. You'll be at the forefront of integrating TEE technology with GPU compute for AI workloads, working on immediate, high-impact initiatives that are crucial for making fully onchain AI practical.
- Design and implement TEE - based solutions for secure AI model execution
- Develop and optimize TEE + GPU integration patterns for high-performance AI workloads
- Build verification mechanisms for computational integrity using TEE capabilities
- Design and implement secure network traffic attestation systems for bridging off-chain data
- Utilize secure enclaves for sensitive operations within our distributed network
- Work with our core team to implement practical, market-ready TEE solutions
- Collaborate on architecture decisions balancing security, performance, and time-to-market
- Maintain and optimize TEE environments in production systems
About you
- Deep expertise in TEE technologies (SGX, TDX, SEV-SNP), with practical implementation experience
- Strong background in systems programming (C++, Rust), with focus on secure enclave development
- Experience with GPU integration in TEE environments
- Solid understanding of Linux systems and kernel-level programming
- Expertise in network security protocols and traffic attestation mechanisms
- Familiarity with EVM-based blockchain systems and distributed computing
- Track record of shipping production TEE implementations
- Experience with TEE SDKs (Gramine, Open Enclave, etc.)
- Strong security mindset and understanding of threat models in distributed systems
- Ability to make pragmatic technical decisions balancing security and time-to-market requirements
- Ability to act quickly under high pressure scenarios and context switch at a high frequency
- A high level of end-to-end ownership and self-direction, with excellent communication skills
- Hungry, high-energy and ability to work within and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Nice to have
- Experience with AI/ML systems and their computational requirements
- Knowledge of blockchain node operation or development
- Background in cryptography and secure systems design
Experience with network verification protocols (zkTLS, TLSNotary, etc.) - Experience with zero-knowledge proofs or other verification systems
- Contributions to open-source TEE or security projects
Why join us
- Join a passionate group of engineers, researchers, and operators on a mission to build the next generation of AI infrastructure
- Highly competitive compensation package, including annual discretionary bonus & optimized tax structure compared to the vast majority of web3 startups
- Top 1% of benefits across the web3 startup space
- 100% of premiums covered on highest quality healthcare
- Aggressive company 401k match
- Fully remote and/or hybrid, up to you!
- Participate in virtual and in-person events
- Much much more!
Ready to apply?
Apply to Ritual
About Ritual
Ritual is building a sovereign, execution layer for AI, with our private testnet already live and running. The Ritual chain is the first blockchain custom-built to support AI-native operations, designed from the ground up to enable a new class of applications at the intersection of crypto and AI. Our first product, Infernet, is pioneering new ground as the first solution to enable developers to access AI models both on-chain via smart contracts and off-chain, demonstrating our commitment to bridging these transformative technologies.
About the role
As an Ecosystem Engineer at Ritual, you will be at the forefront of emerging AI and blockchain technologies, building compelling proof-of-concepts that showcase Ritual's capabilities. You'll identify and leverage cutting-edge frameworks and tools—particularly in autonomous agents, AI infrastructure, and cross-chain interactions—to demonstrate what's possible with Ritual's platform. Your work will directly inspire and enable developers to build the next generation of AI-native blockchain applications.
- Drive and own ecosystem growth experiments to optimize developer onboarding and product adoption
- Track and deeply understand emerging technologies at the intersection of AI and blockchain, particularly in areas like autonomous agents, AI orchestration, and decentralized compute
- Build exciting proof-of-concepts that demonstrate Ritual's capabilities using the latest frameworks and tools
- Rapidly prototype and validate new integration patterns as novel AI + blockchain technologies emerge
- Create reference implementations that showcase how developers can leverage Ritual's infrastructure
- Drive technical partnerships by building demos that highlight unique integration possibilities
- Develop sample applications and tutorials that make it easy for partners to get started
- Maintain a deep understanding of the developer ecosystem's needs and emerging use cases
- Create technical content and resources to educate developers about Ritual's capabilities
About you
- Strong engineering foundation with expertise in TypeScript and/or Python
- Demonstrated ability to rapidly prototype and validate new technologies
- Deep understanding of the AI + blockchain ecosystem and emerging frameworks
- Experience building with autonomous agent frameworks and AI orchestration tools
- Hands-on experience with Solidity and EVM smart contract development
- Proficiency with web3 development tools and libraries (Ethers, Viem, Foundry, etc.)
- Strong product intuition and ability to identify compelling use cases
- Experience building and shipping user-facing products with demonstrable impact
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work autonomously while collaborating effectively across teams
- Passion for staying current with bleeding-edge technology trends
- Ability to act quickly under high pressure scenarios and context switch at a high frequency
- A high level of end-to-end ownership and self-direction, with excellent communication skills
- Hungry, high-energy and ability to work within and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Nice to have
- Background in developer relations or developer advocacy
- Track record of contributing to or maintaining open-source projects
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, CloudFormation)
- Understanding of distributed systems and blockchain architecture
- Previous experience at a web3 company
- Experience with data analysis and experimentation frameworks
- History of successful technical content creation
Why join us
- Join a passionate group of engineers, researchers, and operators on a mission to build the next generation of AI infrastructure
- Highly competitive compensation package, including annual discretionary bonus & optimized tax structure compared to the vast majority of web3 startups
- Top 1% of benefits across the web3 startup space
- 100% of premiums covered on highest quality healthcare
- Aggressive company 401k match
- Fully remote and/or hybrid, up to you!
- Participate in virtual and in-person events
- Much much more!
Ready to apply?
Apply to Ritual
About Ritual
Ritual is building a sovereign, execution layer for AI, with our private testnet already live and running. The Ritual chain is the first blockchain custom-built to support AI-native operations, designed from the ground up to enable a new class of applications at the intersection of crypto and AI. Our first product, Infernet, is pioneering new ground as the first solution to enable developers to access AI models both on-chain via smart contracts and off-chain, demonstrating our commitment to bridging these transformative technologies.
About the role
As a Frontend Engineer at Ritual, you'll build sophisticated interfaces that enable developers to interact with our AI and blockchain infrastructure, as well as rapidly build prototypes built on top of Ritual Chain. You'll create intuitive dashboards and monitoring tools that make complex distributed systems accessible and manageable, from tracking cross-chain transactions to monitoring AI compute nodes, and much more.
- Design and implement transaction monitoring interfaces that visualize the complete lifecycle across Ritual's infrastructure, including broker status, node operations, and cross-chain interactions
- Build and maintain dashboard interfaces for things like node deployment, monitoring, and management across cloud providers
- Develop web applications that enable users to provision and manage customized node infrastructure through intuitive interfaces
- Create responsive dashboards for real-time monitoring of distributed compute resources and container management
- Design and implement DeFi-style interfaces for protocol interactions, similar to DEX and vault management experiences
- Work closely with product, design, and backend teams to create seamless user experiences
- Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members
- Writing efficient, high-quality code that maintains our high standards for user experience
About you
- Robust fundamental understanding of HTML/CSS, TypeScript, and React
- Strong experience productionizing user interfaces for decentralized applications that interact directly with various EVM-based blockchains
- Strong experience with popular Web3 wallet integration libraries (wagmi, ethers, etc.) and blockchain interaction patterns
- Proven full-stack experience, with the ability to diagnose and resolve end-to-end issues independently from frontend to backend, including familiarity with API design and server-side architectures
- Proficiency with Linux and command-line environments for development and debugging
- Experience building responsive monitoring dashboards and data visualization interfaces
- Expertise in state management patterns and real-time data handling
- Strong understanding of cross-chain transaction flows and blockchain infrastructure
- Experience with modern frontend build tools and deployment pipelines
- Ability to act quickly under high pressure scenarios and context switch at a high frequency
- A high level of end-to-end ownership and self-direction, with excellent communication skills
- Hungry, high-energy and ability to work within and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Nice to have
- Proven track record developing multi-platform applications (web, desktop, mobile)
- Experience building interfaces for distributed systems or node management
- Background with AI/ML infrastructure monitoring and management
- Familiarity with container orchestration and cloud provider interfaces
- Experience with Electron or similar desktop application frameworks
- Knowledge of GraphQL and real-time data subscriptions
- Contributions to open-source projects in the web3 space
Why join us
- Join a passionate group of engineers, researchers, and operators on a mission to build the next generation of AI infrastructure
- Highly competitive compensation package, including annual discretionary bonus & optimized tax structure compared to the vast majority of web3 startups
- Top 1% of benefits across the web3 startup space
- 100% of premiums covered on highest quality healthcare
- Aggressive company 401k match
- Fully remote and/or hybrid, up to you!
- Participate in virtual and in-person events
- Much much more!
Ready to apply?
Apply to Ritual
About Ritual
Ritual is building a sovereign, execution layer for AI, with our private testnet already live and running. The Ritual chain is the first blockchain custom-built to support AI-native operations, designed from the ground up to enable a new class of applications at the intersection of crypto and AI. Our first product, Infernet, is pioneering new ground as the first solution to enable developers to access AI models both on-chain via smart contracts and off-chain, demonstrating our commitment to bridging these transformative technologies.
About the role
As a Developer Experience Engineer at Ritual, you will architect and build the foundational tools that enable developers to efficiently build on our infrastructure. You'll create the development frameworks, testing environments, and automation tools that make it seamless for developers to integrate with Ritual's AI and blockchain capabilities. Your work will directly shape how developers interact with and build on Ritual's platform.
- Design and implement best-in-class development frameworks that do for AI-enabled chains what Foundry did for the EVM
- Identify friction points in the developer journey and build solutions to address them
- Build lightning-fast local development environments that make testing against Ritual as seamless as working with tools like anvil
- Create elegant CLIs and SDKs that make complex AI and blockchain interactions feel natural
- Craft developer tooling that makes deploying and testing AI-enabled smart contracts a joy
- Design and implement powerful debugging and simulation capabilities for AI-blockchain interactions
- Write clear, engaging documentation and tutorials that get developers from zero to hero
- Run workshops and hackathons to energize the developer community and gather direct feedback
- Build and nurture an active open-source community around our development tools
About you
- Strong experience with at least one of Rust, TypeScript, or Python
- Past experience contributing to open-source projects and libraries
- Proven ability to build developer tools that developers love to use
- Deep understanding of EVM architecture and smart contract development
- Experience with modern AI development workflows and MLOps tools across different compute environments
- Strong knowledge of container technologies and deployment patterns
- Proven ability to explain complex technical concepts through writing and speaking
- Ability to act quickly under high pressure scenarios and context switch at a high frequency
- A high level of end-to-end ownership and self-direction, with excellent communication skills
- Hungry, high-energy and ability to work within and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Nice to have
- Track record of maintaining or significantly contributing to popular blockchain tools (e.g., Foundry, Anvil, wagmi, viem, etc)
- Experience building compiler toolchains or language infrastructure
- Background in AI infrastructure and model deployment tooling
- Experience with build systems and package management
- Track record of growing developer communities through content and evangelism
- Deep knowledge of distributed systems and consensus mechanisms
- Experience designing intuitive APIs and developer interfaces
Why join us
- Join a passionate group of engineers, researchers, and operators on a mission to build the next generation of AI infrastructure
- Highly competitive compensation package, including annual discretionary bonus & optimized tax structure compared to the vast majority of web3 startups
- Top 1% of benefits across the web3 startup space
- 100% of premiums covered on highest quality healthcare
- Aggressive company 401k match
- Fully remote and/or hybrid, up to you!
- Participate in virtual and in-person events
- Much much more!
Ready to apply?
Apply to Ritual
About Ritual
Ritual is building a sovereign, execution layer for AI, with our private testnet already live and running. The Ritual chain is the first blockchain custom-built to support AI-native operations, designed from the ground up to enable a new class of applications at the intersection of crypto and AI. Our first product, Infernet, is pioneering new ground as the first solution to enable developers to access AI models both on-chain via smart contracts and off-chain, demonstrating our commitment to bridging these transformative technologies.
About the role
As a Distributed Systems Engineer at Ritual, you'll be instrumental in building and scaling our heterogeneous blockchain infrastructure. You'll work on innovative solutions for node specialization, consensus mechanisms, and distributed AI execution while ensuring the reliability and performance of our network.
- Design and implement distributed systems components for Ritual's heterogeneous compute network
- Develop and optimize peer-to-peer networking protocols optimized for AI model execution and blockchain consensus
- Build and maintain infrastructure for node monitoring, metrics collection, and system observability
- Architect solutions for efficient state management and synchronization across specialized nodes
- Collaborate with the research team to implement novel distributed systems algorithms
- Create robust testing frameworks for distributed system components
About you
- Deep expertise in Go and/or Rust, with a track record of building production-grade distributed systems
- Strong understanding of peer-to-peer systems, networking, and messaging protocols
- Proven experience operating and developing blockchain nodes, with deep knowledge of node architecture and consensus mechanisms
- Experience optimizing high-throughput systems and implementing performance improvements at scale
- Advanced Linux expertise, with strong command line proficiency and system administration skills
- Proficiency with infrastructure orchestration tools like Kubernetes
- Mastery of monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana and Prometheus
- Experience designing and implementing fault-tolerant, high-performance distributed applications
- Strong background in system design, with the ability to make architectural decisions that balance performance, reliability, and scalability
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to debug complex distributed systems issues
- Ability to act quickly under high pressure scenarios and context switch at a high frequency
- A high level of end-to-end ownership and self-direction, with excellent communication skills
- Hungry, high-energy and ability to work within and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Nice to have
- Familiarity with AI/ML systems and their distributed computing requirements
- Knowledge of cryptography and secure systems design
- Contributions to open-source distributed systems projects
Why join us
- Join a passionate group of engineers, researchers, and operators on a mission to build the next generation of AI infrastructure
- Highly competitive compensation package, including annual discretionary bonus & optimized tax structure compared to the vast majority of web3 startups
- Top 1% of benefits across the web3 startup space
- 100% of premiums covered on highest quality healthcare
- Aggressive company 401k match
- Fully remote and/or hybrid, up to you!
- Participate in virtual and in-person events
- Much much more!
Ready to apply?
Apply to Ritual
About Ritual
Ritual is building a sovereign, execution layer for AI, with our private testnet already live and running. The Ritual chain is the first blockchain custom-built to support AI-native operations, designed from the ground up to enable a new class of applications at the intersection of crypto and AI. Our first product, Infernet, is pioneering new ground as the first solution to enable developers to access AI models both on-chain via smart contracts and off-chain, demonstrating our commitment to bridging these transformative technologies.
About the role
We're seeking a Core Protocol Engineer with deep expertise with Ethereum execution clients to help us extend the EVM for next-generation compute capabilities. You'll work on expanding the execution layer to support novel precompiles, implement parallel execution patterns, and design systems for heterogeneous compute orchestration.
- Design and implement extensions to EVM clients (Geth/Reth) for supporting stateful precompiles
- Implement novel mechanism design primitives, collaborating with our research team, into the execution layer
- Develop and optimize transaction processing pipelines for heterogeneous workloads
- Research and implement solutions for state access conflicts
- Contribute to core protocol development and EIP implementations
- Collaborate with the research team on protocol specifications and mechanism design improvements
- Design and implement robust testing frameworks for execution client modifications
About you
- Deep understanding of EVM internals and Ethereum execution clients (Geth/Reth)
- Strong experience implementing and optimizing precompiles
- Expertise in Go and/or Rust for systems programming, and Solidity
- Thorough knowledge of Ethereum's roadmap and active participation in protocol discussions
- Experience with parallel execution patterns in blockchain systems
- Strong understanding of consensus mechanisms and blockchain architecture
- Ability to read, understand, and implement EIPs and protocol specifications
- Proven track record of shipping production-grade blockchain systems
- Ability to act quickly under high pressure scenarios and context switch at a high frequency
- A high level of end-to-end ownership and self-direction, with excellent communication skills
- Hungry, high-energy and ability to work within and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
Nice to have
- Knowledge of mempool dynamics, transaction ordering and the mev-boost implementation
- Background in mechanism design or market systems
- Deep knowledge of proof systems and their trade-offs around prover time, verifier time, and proof size
- Experience optimizing proof generation and verification pipelines
- Experience with cross-chain bridges or interoperability protocols
- Contributions to Ethereum client codebases
- Background in distributed systems and concurrent programming
Why join us
- Join a passionate group of engineers, researchers, and operators on a mission to build the next generation of AI infrastructure
- Highly competitive compensation package, including annual discretionary bonus & optimized tax structure compared to the vast majority of web3 startups
- Top 1% of benefits across the web3 startup space
- 100% of premiums covered on highest quality healthcare
- Aggressive company 401k match
- Fully remote and/or hybrid, up to you!
- Participate in virtual and in-person events
- Much much more!
Ready to apply?
Apply to Ritual
About Ritual
Ritual is building a sovereign, execution layer for AI, with our private testnet already live and running. The Ritual chain is the first blockchain custom-built to support AI-native operations, designed from the ground up to enable a new class of applications at the intersection of crypto and AI. Our first product, Infernet, is pioneering new ground as the first solution to enable developers to access AI models both on-chain via smart contracts and off-chain, demonstrating our commitment to bridging these transformative technologies.
About the role
We are looking for a talented and motivated Machine Learning Product Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will work on a variety of projects related to applied machine learning, including working with the product team on automating Data ETL pipelines, deploying machine learning models, and shipping customer-facing products.
- Scale up model inference and running predictions at scale on cutting-edge models
- Work end to end to connect ML models to human interfaces (e.g. APIs, browsers, and applications)
- Designing and implementing large-scale data and ML pipelines through a full end-to-end product development lifecycle
- Collaborate with a cross-functional team of engineers, researchers, product managers, designers, and operations teammates to create cutting-edge products
About you
- Experience as a software engineer
- Experience building and serving machine learning models
- Familiarity with Python and related ML frameworks such as PyTorch, Tensorflow, Jax, and other open-source stacks such as HuggingFace
- Ability to reason through machine learning system tradeoffs
- A high level of end-to-end ownership and self-direction
Extras
- Familiarity with basic machine learning system stacks e.g. TinyML, Triton, CUDA, ROCm, Exo, MLIR, Halide, etc
- Familiarity with DataOps, MLOps, and ML orchestration pipelines
- Understanding of modern ML architectures and intuition for inference performance tradeoffs
- Experience or interest in working on open-source ML products
- Interest in building tech aligned with user privacy, computational integrity, and/or censorship resistance
- Experience at fast-growing companies or startups
Why join us
- Join a passionate group of engineers, researchers, and operators on a mission to build the next generation of AI infrastructure
- Highly competitive compensation package, including annual discretionary bonus & optimized tax structure compared to the vast majority of web3 startups
- Top 1% of benefits across the web3 startup space
- 100% of premiums covered on highest quality healthcare
- Aggressive company 401k match
- Fully remote and/or hybrid, up to you!
- Participate in virtual and in-person events
- Much much more!
Ready to apply?
Apply to Ritual
About Ritual
Ritual is building a sovereign, execution layer for AI, with our private testnet already live and running. The Ritual chain is the first blockchain custom-built to support AI-native operations, designed from the ground up to enable a new class of applications at the intersection of crypto and AI. Our first product, Infernet, is pioneering new ground as the first solution to enable developers to access AI models both on-chain via smart contracts and off-chain, demonstrating our commitment to bridging these transformative technologies.
About the role
- Prototype new mechanisms, then work to productionize your research
- Work at the frontier of modern cryptographic schemes and open-source AI
- Collaborate closely with our 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
About you
- Intellectually curious about the latest advancements in machine learning, cryptography, and how they intersect
- 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 on your own or coordinating with engineering teams
- Quick iteration and development cycles on writing and/or proof-of-concept
Extras
- Bonus points if you have existing research or writing in conferences or journals
- Have some level of comfort with algebraic structures, distributed systems, mechanism design, or statistical modeling
Why join us
- Join 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
- Maximize your knowledge gradient around fields that typically would not intersect
We’re open to exceptional people of all backgrounds for research (e.g. high school, undergraduate and graduate degrees).
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About Ritual
Ritual is building a sovereign, execution layer for AI, with our private testnet already live and running. The Ritual chain is the first blockchain custom-built to support AI-native operations, designed from the ground up to enable a new class of applications at the intersection of crypto and AI. Our first product, Infernet, is pioneering new ground as the first solution to enable developers to access AI models both on-chain via smart contracts and off-chain, demonstrating our commitment to bridging these transformative technologies.
About the role
We are looking for an experienced smart contract engineer to join our team to help build and maintain our open-source smart contract libraries and frameworks. Working closely with product, engineering, and research, you will play a critical role in architecting and implementing the core protocol, useful libraries and tooling, and adjacent prototypes.
We are a lean and agile organization. The ideal candidate thrives in autonomous environments, has a mastery of smart-contract engineering, and enjoys building new products from scratch.
- Building and maintaining core smart contract frameworks and libraries
- Managing smart-contract release lifecycles; from architecting to audit to post-release
- Spearheading research into novel smart contract functionality beyond the EVM
- Collaborating with a cross-functional team of engineers, designers, researchers, product managers, and operations teammates to create best-in-class products
About you
- General mastery of software engineering principles
- Strong proficiency in Solidity and at least one other non-smart-contract language
- Deep understanding of the EVM and differences across L1/L2/L3 environments
- Familiarity with network node architectures (geth, reth, op-stack, orbit, etc.)
- Experience participating in past smart contract code audits (maintainer or auditor)
- Desire to dive in at the lowest level; experience to know when not to
- Strong communication and collaboration abilities; emphasis on written communication
Extras
- Experience with alternative, non-EVM-based execution environments
- Past experience in contributing to or maintaining open-source projects
Why join us
- Join a passionate group of engineers, researchers, and operators on a mission to build the next generation of AI infrastructure
- Highly competitive compensation package, including annual discretionary bonus & optimized tax structure compared to the vast majority of web3 startups
- Top 1% of benefits across the web3 startup space
- 100% of premiums covered on highest quality healthcare
- Aggressive company 401k match
- Fully remote and/or hybrid, up to you!
- Participate in virtual and in-person events
- Much much more!
Ready to apply?
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About Ritual
Ritual is building a sovereign, execution layer for AI, with our private testnet already live and running. The Ritual chain is the first blockchain custom-built to support AI-native operations, designed from the ground up to enable a new class of applications at the intersection of crypto and AI. Our first product, Infernet, is pioneering new ground as the first solution to enable developers to access AI models both on-chain via smart contracts and off-chain, demonstrating our commitment to bridging these transformative technologies.
About the role
- Prototype rapidly, iterate and execute quickly based on technical guidance
- Work at the frontier of modern cryptographic schemes and open-source AI
- Release your work into the open-source world and build alongside the Ritual community
About you
- Intellectually curious around intersections of interdisciplinary fields ranging from game theory to cryptography to machine learning
- Quick iteration and development cycles on writing and/or proof-of-concept
Extras
- Experience in cryptography, machine learning software projects, ideally in open-source land
Why join us
- Join 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
- Maximize your knowledge gradient around fields that typically would not intersect
We’re open to exceptional people of all backgrounds for research (e.g. high school, undergraduate and postgraduate degree).
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About Ritual
Ritual is building a sovereign, execution layer for AI, with our private testnet already live and running. The Ritual chain is the first blockchain custom-built to support AI-native operations, designed from the ground up to enable a new class of applications at the intersection of crypto and AI. Our first product, Infernet, is pioneering new ground as the first solution to enable developers to access AI models both on-chain via smart contracts and off-chain, demonstrating our commitment to bridging these transformative technologies.
About the role
As a Growth Engineer at Ritual, you will spearhead integration of Ritual’s cutting-edge AI infrastructure with partner applications and protocols, expanding the network's reach and impact. Your efforts will allow technology partners in the web3 space and beyond to take advantage of Ritual’s AI infrastructure stack, in creating novel, first-of-their-kind applications.
- Support the full-scale partner integration lifecycle: including initial scoping, product integration and development, deployment, and maintenance
- Provide technical support to partners, develop reusable best practices and standards, and work with partners to identify and build new products and usage patterns tailored to their use cases
- Extend and maintain comprehensive documentation for our integration APIs and SDKs
- Interface with various technologies, including AI/ML, distributed systems, and blockchain, to deliver robust integration solutions
- Evaluate and adopt new tooling and technologies to improve any of the functionalities detailed above
About you
This role is for you if you have:
- Expertise in blockchain engineering, particularly in forward-deployed environments; familiarity with common web3 development libraries and tooling (think, Ethers, Viem, Foundry, etc.) is a strong signal
- Well-rounded understanding of the web3 landscape; experience interacting with protocols across the stack including in DeFi, different L1/L2 environments, bridges, and more is preferred
- Strong engineering foundation; fluency in at least one of Python or TypeScript and hands-on experience working with Solidity and EVM smart contract environments as well as Unix familiarity
- Desire to dive in at the lowest level; experience to know when not to
- Strong communication and collaboration abilities; emphasis on written communication
Extras
- Experience deploying scalable, secure, high-performance infrastructure and applications on AWS/GCP, especially using infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform
- Past experience in contributing to or maintaining open-source projects
Why join us
- Join a passionate group of engineers, researchers, and operators on a mission to build the next generation of AI infrastructure
- Highly competitive compensation package, including annual discretionary bonus & optimized tax structure compared to the vast majority of web3 startups
- Top 1% of benefits across the web3 startup space
- 100% of premiums covered on highest quality healthcare
- Aggressive company 401k match
- Fully remote and/or hybrid, up to you!
- Participate in virtual and in-person events
- Much much more!
Ready to apply?
Apply to Ritual
About Ritual
Ritual is building a sovereign, execution layer for AI, with our private testnet already live and running. The Ritual chain is the first blockchain custom-built to support AI-native operations, designed from the ground up to enable a new class of applications at the intersection of crypto and AI. Our first product, Infernet, is pioneering new ground as the first solution to enable developers to access AI models both on-chain via smart contracts and off-chain, demonstrating our commitment to bridging these transformative technologies.
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Why join us
- Join a passionate group of engineers, researchers, and operators on a mission to build the next generation of AI infrastructure
- Highly competitive compensation package, including annual discretionary bonus & optimized tax structure compared to the vast majority of web3 startups
- Top 1% of benefits across the web3 startup space
- 100% of premiums covered on highest quality healthcare
- Aggressive company 401k match
- Fully remote and/or hybrid, up to you!
- Participate in virtual and in-person events
- Much much more!
Ready to apply?
Apply to Ritual