Ecosystem Engineer

Ritual is building a sovereign execution layer for AI with a focus on blockchain technology. As an Ecosystem Engineer, you will create proof-of-concepts and optimize developer onboarding while leveraging cutting-edge frameworks in AI and blockchain.

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 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

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
• 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