About the role#
As a Research Intern, you will prototype new mechanisms and move them toward production. You will work at the frontier of modern cryptographic schemes and open-source AI. This role involves close collaboration with our engineering and product teams to ensure your research has real-world impact. You will release your work into the open-source world and build alongside the Ritual community.
What you'll do#
- Prototype new mechanisms and productionize research.
- Work at the intersection of cryptographic schemes and open-source AI.
- Collaborate with engineering and product teams.
- Release work into the open-source world.
What you'll need#
- Intellectual curiosity about machine learning and cryptography.
- Experience taking research projects from ideation to prototype.
- Experience with implementation and proof-of-concept development.
- Ability to work in quick iteration cycles.
- Backgrounds in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, or Computer Engineering.
Location & details#
- This is a remote, full-time, paid internship.
- We accept applications on a rolling basis.
- We do not provide visa sponsorship.
About Ritual
Ritual operates as an open execution layer for artificial intelligence. The company builds tools that allow developers to integrate AI models into protocols and applications on various blockchains. It provides methods for users to fine-tune and monetize models through cryptographic schemes. Ritual functions as a private organization with a team size of 11 to 50 employees.
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