Ritual is hiring a Ecosystem Engineer in Engineering — Remote. The overview below is synthesized from the employer posting on job-boards.greenhouse.io: factual requirements and scope are preserved, but prose is rewritten with editorial context. Verify details and apply via the employer link.
About Ritual
Company context from the listing:
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.
About the role
Day-to-day scope for the Ecosystem Engineer as described in the posting:
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.
- 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
Company context from the listing:
- 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
Additional experience noted as a plus:
- 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
What the posting highlights about the offer:
- 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!