Ecosystem Engineer
Ritual
WorldwideremotePosted 16 days ago
Skill Required
Blockchain-DevelopmentDeveloper-RelationsWeb3-DevelopmentEcosystem-EngineeringSmart-Contract-EngineeringEcosystem-ArchitectEcosystem-ManagerTechnical-Ecosystem-ManagerEcosystem-LeadHead-Of-EcosystemSystem DesignSolidityAWSEngineeringTypeScriptBlockchainTerraformbuildingwrittenetc.)HardhatPythonWeb3.jsandEthereumAIFulltime
Key highlights
- Highly competitive compensation package with annual discretionary bonus
- 100% coverage of healthcare premiums
- Aggressive company 401k match
- Hands‑on Solidity & EVM smart contract development required
- Deep understanding of AI + blockchain ecosystem essential
- Fully remote / hybrid work flexibility
Role overview
As an Ecosystem Engineer at Ritual, you will spearhead the development of proof‑of‑concepts, reference implementations, and technical resources that showcase Ritual’s AI‑native blockchain platform. Your role involves driving ecosystem growth experiments, staying on top of emerging AI and blockchain technologies, and building demos and tutorials to enable developers and partners to rapidly adopt and innovate on the Ritual chain.
Responsibilities
- 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 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
Requirements
- 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
Benefits
- 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!
Additional details
- 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.