Research Intern (AI)

Location: Remote

Company

hirify.global is building a sovereign execution layer for AI, including a blockchain designed for AI-native operations and Infernet for accessing AI models through on-chain smart contracts and off-chain systems.

What you will do

• Prototype new research mechanisms and help productionize successful approaches.
• Explore modern cryptographic schemes and open-source AI at the intersection of crypto and machine learning.
• Develop research experiments, proof-of-concept code, and implementations through rapid iteration.
• Collaborate with engineering and product teams to connect research with real-world applications.
• Release research and implementations as open-source work alongside the hirify.global community.

Requirements

• Curiosity about advances in machine learning, cryptography, and their intersection.
• Experience taking research projects or experiments from ideation to prototype code or implementation.
• Ability to work through quick writing and development cycles.
• Research experience is open to exceptional candidates from high school through undergraduate and graduate education.

Nice to have

• Research or writing published in conferences or journals.
• Comfort with algebraic structures, distributed systems, mechanism design, or statistical modeling.

Culture & Benefits

• Work completely in open source and ship weekly.
• Collaborate with engineers, researchers, and operators building AI infrastructure hardened by cryptographic schemes.
• Develop expertise across fields that typically do not intersect.