Research Intern

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Oct 11

Ritual is a pioneering company at the forefront of merging artificial intelligence with blockchain technology. Their initial offering, Infernet, stands as a groundbreaking product enabling developers to access AI models both on-chain via smart contracts and off-chain environments. As they progress to their next phase, Ritual Chain, the company is focused on establishing a sovereign layer meticulously crafted to support AI-native operations. This innovation aims to facilitate a new class of applications that sit at the dynamic intersection of cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence.

Ritual boasts a collaborative environment where a team of expert engineers, researchers, and operators work closely to build and refine large-scale decentralized systems and applications. With an emphasis on utilizing tools such as Python, PyTorch, Rust, and GCP, the company fosters a culture of innovation and exploration in domains like distributed systems, AI/ML, and blockchain technology. They offer a highly competitive compensation package, exceptional benefits, and a flexible working arrangement, making it an attractive place for those eager to advance AI infrastructure and applications.

About Ritual 

Ritual is building a sovereign layer for AI. Our first phase, Infernet, is the first product of its kind to enable developers to access models both on-chain via smart contracts and off-chain. Our next phase, the Ritual chain, will be a sovereign layer custom-built to support AI-native operations and enable a new class of applications at the intersection of crypto and AI.

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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$120k-180k/year
200 applications

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