Ritual
Smart Contract Engineer
Remote work allowed only within certain countries or regions.
Added 5 days ago
First listed 5 days ago and still open.
Salary
Not stated
Location
Timezone
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Contract
Full-time
Experience
Mid
Category
Software
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Remote flexibility
Region Restricted
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About the role
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
We are looking for an experienced smart contract engineer to join our team to help build and maintain our open-source smart contract libraries and frameworks. Working closely with product, engineering, and research, you will play a critical role in architecting and implementing the core protocol, useful libraries and tooling, and adjacent prototypes.
We are a lean and agile organization. The ideal candidate thrives in autonomous environments, has a mastery of smart-contract engineering, and enjoys building new products from scratch.
Building and maintaining core smart contract frameworks and libraries
Managing smart-contract release lifecycles; from architecting to audit to post-release
Spearheading research into novel smart contract functionality beyond the EVM
Collaborating with a cross-functional team of engineers, designers, researchers, product managers, and operations teammates to create best-in-class products
About you
General mastery of software engineering principles
Strong proficiency in Solidity and at least one other non-smart-contract language
Deep understanding of the EVM and differences across L1/L2/L3 environments
Familiarity with network node architectures (geth, reth, op-stack, orbit, etc.)
Experience participating in past smart contract code audits (maintainer or auditor)
Desire to dive in at the lowest level; experience to know when not to
Strong communication and collaboration abilities; emphasis on written communication
Extras
Experience with alternative, non-EVM-based execution environments
Past experience in contributing to or maintaining open-source projects
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
Requirements
- ·General mastery of software engineering principles
- ·Strong proficiency in Solidity and at least one other non-smart-contract language
- ·Deep understanding of the EVM and differences across L1/L2/L3 environments
- ·Familiarity with network node architectures (geth, reth, op-stack, orbit, etc.)
- ·Experience participating in past smart contract code audits (maintainer or auditor)
Benefits
- ·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
How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, region restricted, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at Ritual, mentioning your remote working experience.
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
Found 5d ago. Last checked 23 Sept. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.
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