Backend Engineer

Join to apply for the Backend Engineer role at Ritual Join to apply for the Backend Engineer role at Ritual 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 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 Your responsibilities will include designing prototypes, analyzing solution trade-offs, formalizing technical decisions, and implementing novel research. You will work closely with engineers and operators with deep experience building and shipping products in the ML and blockchain space. Partner closely with Ritual product, and research teams to design prototypes and iterate with the engineering team towards production-grade solutions Review code and technical proposals with feedback for other team members Work in domains such as distributed/p2p systems, AI/ML, and blockchain/cryptocurrency Use tools and languages such as Python/Pytorch, Rust, GCP Use your experience to build, test, debug, and deploy large-scale decentralized systems across hundreds of nodes About You Be fluent in a systems' language such as Rust, C, C++, assembly languages, shell scripting, DSLs etc Have a level of expertise in one or more of networking, distributed systems, storage, databases, operating systems, and runtimes to be able to read research papers in the field and design systems based on them Experience building and shipping production-level systems or applications; emphasis for systems involving ML or incentive design Strong communication and collaboration abilities 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! Seniority level Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Employment type Full-time Job function Job function Engineering and Information Technology Industries Technology, Information and Internet Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Ritual by 2x Sign in to set job alerts for “Back End Developer” roles. New York, NY $110,000.00-$240,000.00 3 months ago Full Stack Software Engineer (PST or MST timezones) New York, NY $125,000.00-$175,000.00 2 weeks ago React JS Developer (Full Time) - 100% Remote Full-Stack Engineer - Help Us Build the Future of AI Team Development Full stack engineer - React/Node/Mongo (Remote) Latin America $80,000.00-$280,000.00 1 year ago New York, NY $115,000.00-$185,000.00 2 months ago Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Fintech New York, NY $156,000.00-$170,000.00 1 day ago New York City Metropolitan Area $200,000.00-$240,000.00 2 weeks ago New York, NY $75,000.00-$120,000.00 3 weeks ago New York, NY $170,000.00-$205,000.00 8 months ago Senior Full Stack Engineer (NYC, Austin or Remote US) New York, NY $120,000.00-$190,000.00 1 year ago New York, NY $150,000.00-$200,000.00 2 days ago Senior Software Engineer, Backend - Fintech We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI. #J-18808-Ljbffr