About Ritual

Ritual is building a sovereign, execution 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 an execution 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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