Ecosystem Engineer

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!