Ritual · 5 months ago
Developer Experience Engineer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid LevelRitual is building a sovereign execution layer for AI, and they are seeking a Developer Experience Engineer to architect and build foundational tools for developers. This role involves creating development frameworks, testing environments, and automation tools to enhance the integration of AI and blockchain capabilities on Ritual's platform.
BlockchainInformation TechnologyInternet
Responsibilities
Design and implement best-in-class development frameworks that do for AI-enabled chains what Foundry did for the EVM
Identify friction points in the developer journey and build solutions to address them
Build lightning-fast local development environments that make testing against Ritual as seamless as working with tools like anvil
Create elegant CLIs and SDKs that make complex AI and blockchain interactions feel natural
Craft developer tooling that makes deploying and testing AI-enabled smart contracts a joy
Design and implement powerful debugging and simulation capabilities for AI-blockchain interactions
Write clear, engaging documentation and tutorials that get developers from zero to hero
Run workshops and hackathons to energize the developer community and gather direct feedback
Build and nurture an active open-source community around our development tools
Qualification
Required
Strong experience with at least one of Rust, TypeScript, or Python
Past experience contributing to open-source projects and libraries
Proven ability to build developer tools that developers love to use
Deep understanding of EVM architecture and smart contract development
Experience with modern AI development workflows and MLOps tools across different compute environments
Strong knowledge of container technologies and deployment patterns
Proven ability to explain complex technical concepts through writing and speaking
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
Preferred
Track record of maintaining or significantly contributing to popular blockchain tools (e.g., Foundry, Anvil, wagmi, viem, etc)
Experience building compiler toolchains or language infrastructure
Background in AI infrastructure and model deployment tooling
Experience with build systems and package management
Track record of growing developer communities through content and evangelism
Deep knowledge of distributed systems and consensus mechanisms
Experience designing intuitive APIs and developer interfaces
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!
Company
Ritual
Ritual is a reaction to the aforementioned issues.
Founded in 2023
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$25MKey Investors
PolychainArchetype
2024-06-13Undisclosed
2024-04-08Series Unknown
2023-11-08Series A· $25M
Recent News
Archetype
2025-04-25
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