Software Engineer Intern
- Level
- Intern
- Work type
- Remote
Not stated in the posting: salary, visa.
Open. First seen 2 October 2026.
About the role
Ritual's standard text
About Ritual
Ritual is building a sovereign, execution layer for AI, with our private testnet already live and running. The Ritual chain is the first blockchain custom-built to support AI-native operations, designed from the ground up to enable a new class of applications at the intersection of crypto and AI. Our first product, Infernet, is pioneering new ground as the first solution to enable developers to access AI models both on-chain via smart contracts and off-chain, demonstrating our commitment to bridging these transformative technologies.
About the role
- Prototype rapidly, iterate and execute quickly based on technical guidance
- Work at the frontier of modern cryptographic schemes and open-source AI
- Release your work into the open-source world and build alongside the Ritual community
About you
- Intellectually curious around intersections of interdisciplinary fields ranging from game theory to cryptography to machine learning
- Quick iteration and development cycles on writing and/or proof-of-concept
Extras
- Experience in cryptography, machine learning software projects, ideally in open-source land
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 postgraduate degree).
What this role asks for
In most of Ritual's ads
Blockchain
Named in most of its open postings, whatever the role.
62% of this description is written for the role. The rest is Ritual's standard text, folded away below.
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The team: Engineering
This role is one of 10 open in Engineering.
WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS
Blockchain (10 of 10), Python (4 of 10), Rust (4 of 10), Solidity (4 of 10), TypeScript (4 of 10), Golang (3 of 10), Linux (3 of 10)
OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM
- Validator Engineer posted Aug 6
- Ecosystem Engineer posted Jan 3
- Developer Experience Engineer posted Jan 3
- Distributed Systems Engineer posted Jan 3
- Core Protocol Engineer posted Jan 3
- Growth Engineer posted Mar 25
- Smart Contract Engineer posted Nov 8
- Machine Learning Engineer posted Nov 7
- Frontend Engineer posted Nov 7
From the team and dates on Ritual's own job board.
Salary context
10 other open postings titled Software Engineer Intern state a salary: median USD 122,400 to USD 124,800 a year.
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