Research Intern
Content + Source + Freshness • 12 Dec 2025 • 95% confidence
Offer value
Solid opportunity for those passionate about AI and cryptography, with development experience. However, lack of defined compensation limits attractiveness.
- Opportunity to work in AI and cryptography fields.
- Flexible fully remote role.
- Hands-on research experience with industry implications.
Pros
- Work at the forefront of AI and cryptography.
- Opportunity to engage in open-source projects.
- Flexible remote work arrangement.
Cons
- Unclear compensation structure.
- Early-stage company with typical startup risks.
- Limited experience requirements may lead to a broad candidate pool.
Who it's for
Intern / Entry-level • Fully Remote
Good fit
- Curious recent graduates in AI or related fields.
- Research-oriented individuals eager for real-world applications.
- Tech-savvy interns wanting a flexible work environment.
Not recommended for
- Established professionals seeking career stability.
- Non-technical candidates.
- Individuals who prefer traditional office work.
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
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).
