Research Internship

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Blockchain • Internet of Things • Payments • Cryptocurrency • Web3
Chainlink Labs is where the bold belong.
The Role
Research Interns will support the development of decentralized oracle technologies through collaboration with experts and studying relevant research areas.
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About Us 

Chainlink Labs is one of the primary contributing developers of Chainlink, the industry-standard oracle platform bringing the capital markets onchain and powering the majority of decentralized finance. The Chainlink stack provides the essential data, interoperability, compliance, and privacy standards needed to power advanced blockchain use cases for institutional tokenized assets, Decentralized Finance (DeFi), payments, stablecoins, and more. Many of the world’s largest financial services institutions have also adopted Chainlink’s standards and infrastructure, including Swift, Euroclear, Mastercard, Fidelity International, UBS, ANZ, Aave, GMX, Lido, and many others.

Chainlink Labs is a world-class team of over 600 developers, researchers, and capital markets experts, and has ranked among Fortune's Best Workplaces in Technology, Fortune's Best Medium Workplace, and the Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces. Learn more at chain.link or chainlinklabs.com.

About the Role

Chainlink Labs is seeking Research Interns to support its mission of building the world’s most secure and flexible decentralized oracle technologies. Research Engineers will work directly with top domain experts in applied cryptography, mechanism design (cryptoeconomics), distributed systems, and other disciplines to identify and solve key research challenges and build production solutions that keep Chainlink at the forefront of oracle system deployment and fuel the success of the smart contract ecosystem. 

Your Impact

  • Working with Chainlink core engineering to identify short- and long-term research challenges critical to the company’s success and to transition innovations from Chainlink Labs into production.

  • Working with research scientists and technical advisors to study, invent, and build cutting-edge oracle technologies for the benefit of the company and community.

  • Staying abreast of the evolution of relevant technology ecosystems and participating in relevant technical communities for more effective application development and to guide research toward practical and impactful work.

Required Qualifications:

  • B.S. in computer science or equivalent professional experience along with coursework in algorithms and data structures and discrete math.

  • Familiarity with academic process and ability to engage with existing literature on relevant research topics, e.g. by performing literature searches and comprehending papers in a wider context.

  • Professional software development experience is required.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Advanced computer science or related degree, coursework in applied and theoretical cryptography, mechanism design, distributed systems, or related fields.

  • Familiarity with Go or Rust.

  • Broad knowledge of blockchain technologies and familiarity specifically with smart contracts.

Our Stack

  • We use Go, Typescript, Solidity, Python, LATEX, git, and Linux/Unix.

All roles with Chainlink Labs are global and remote-based. Unless otherwise stated, we ask that you try to overlap some working hours with Eastern Standard Time (EST).

We carefully review all applications and aim to provide a response to every candidate within two weeks after the job posting closes. The closing date is listed on the job advert, so we encourage you to take the time to thoughtfully prepare your application. We want to fully consider your experience and skills, and you will hear from us regarding the status of your application shortly after the closing date.

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Chainlink Labs is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment in compliance with applicable laws, regulations, or ordinances. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need when applying for a role or in our recruitment process, please contact us via this form.

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Top Skills

Git
Go
Latex
Linux/Unix
Python
Rust
Solidity
Typescript
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The Company
680 Employees
Year Founded: 2017

What We Do

Chainlink Labs is one of the primary contributing developers of Chainlink, the backbone of blockchain. Chainlink is unifying liquidity across global markets and has enabled over $20 trillion in transaction value across the blockchain economy. Major financial market infrastructures and institutions, such as Swift, Fidelity International, and ANZ Bank, as well as top DeFi protocols including Aave, GMX, and Lido, use Chainlink to power next-generation applications for banking, asset management, and other major sectors.

Why Work With Us

Chainlink Labs is designed for the bold—those who aren’t afraid to challenge the status quo and drive innovation. Here, you're not just stepping into your next role; you're becoming part of a seismic shift in how the world operates.

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