At Ripple, we’re building a world where value moves like information does today. Through our crypto solutions for financial institutions, businesses, governments and developers, we are improving the global financial system and creating greater economic fairness and opportunity for more people, in more places around the world. If you’re ready to see your impact and unlock incredible career growth opportunities, join us, and build real world value.
The Cryptography Research Intern will be joining the RippleX Research team.
RippleX is helping more people participate in the digital economy through:
Practical support and capabilities to develop applications that move digital value faster and more easily
Empowering a community that’s democratizing the digital economy
The expertise of a technology company that is known for vision and pragmatism
Blockchain infrastructure that is supported by RippleX and owned by everyone
Explore the next generation of cryptographic algorithms and protocols to support the latest advancements required to further the state-of-art of XRPL and more broadly the crypto ecosystem
Collaborate with engineers and product teams to drive critical projects into a tangible roadmap
Design and write technical specifications and academic papers for innovative projects and independently develop proof of concepts to validate your research
Closely collaborate with the engineering team and be responsible for the implementation of your research
Set milestones for timely and on-budget completion of high-quality work
Be a representative of Ripple research in the community via active participation in standards bodies, academic conferences, social media, organizing and participating in workshops, hackathons, etc.
Work with the teams across the broader organization, including engineering, product, legal, compliance, finance, and business development to think beyond the technical design in delivering the best experience for our developers’ community
Strong familiarity of the latest blockchain cryptography and security
Skilled in Python, C/C++, Rust or Go and familiarity with cryptographic libraries
An open-minded research approach and genuine intellectual curiosity with a mindset of continuous learning
Currently enrolled in PhD program (Cryptography, Computer Security, Computer Science, Mathematics).
Direct experience working in Crypto/Blockchain
Blockchain Researcher, Cryptography Researcher
A professional development budget to support other modes of learning.
In-office collaboration for moments that matter is important to our culture, and we give managers and teams the flexibility to decide which 10+ days a month they come in.
Competitive salary, bonuses, and equity
Competitive benefits that cover physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support
Mobile phone stipend
Generous wellness reimbursement and weekly onsite & virtual programming
Generous vacation policy - work with your manager to take time off when you need it
Industry-leading parental leave policies. Catered lunches, fully-stocked kitchens with premium snacks/beverages, and plenty of fun events
Benefits listed above are for full-time employees.
We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We do not discriminate against qualified employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, gender identity, sex, sexual identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, marital status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military status, or any other characteristic protected by local law or ordinance.