Overview

IOHK is a technology company focused on blockchain research and development. We are renowned for our scientific approach to blockchain development, emphasizing peer‑reviewed research and formal methods to ensure security, scalability, and sustainability. Our projects include DeFi, governance, and identity management, aiming to advance the capabilities and adoption of blockchain technology globally. We invest in curiosity and positive change to fuel creativity, innovation, and progress within our teams.

What the role involves

You are part of the Technical Intelligence team. The team recon the blockchain industry and feed the company with new trends and projects. The TechInt team uses a data lake and machine learning (ML) to automate the reconnaissance process. You will increase the capabilities of our automated system by applying artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs), integrating AI/LLMs into our reconnaissance pipeline.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop predictive intelligence models using AI and LLMs to identify early signals of blockchain technological shifts. Translate signals from open-source developer activity, protocol popularity, and adoption into actionable technical intelligence
• Combine LLMs for knowledge discovery and symbolic AI for reasoning to identify limitations and vulnerabilities in competing projects by analyzing them against state-of-the-art references
• Develop and apply AI models to analyze competitors\' source code, focusing on technical architecture and engineering quality
• Develop text classification models to categorize blockchain projects
• Drive customizations of LLMs with RAG from multiple data sources, including knowledge graph databases and search APIs; iterate, optimize, and evaluate LLM metrics
• Collaborate with leadership, data engineers, and domain experts to define requirements and align with department strategy and roadmap
• Deploy, monitor, and continuously optimize AI models in production environments

Key Competencies

• Critical thinking, research, and problem-solving skills with the ability to quickly grasp new technical fields
• Programming skills covering algorithms, data structures, design patterns, asynchronous programming, and relational databases
• Software development practices including version control, testing, and continuous integration
• Foundations in ML, NLP, and deep learning
• Knowledge of the blockchain domain and a drive to deepen domain breadth and depth

Education/Experience

• PhD/MSc in Computer Science, AI, or related field is a strong plus
• 3+ years of work experience in engineering ML or AI solutions
• Experience with cloud platforms, preferably AWS
• Experience with Python data stack focusing on NLP (e.g., Spark, Spark-NLP, Regex, Pandas, Polars, TensorFlow, PyTorch, SpaCy, Transformers, Hugging Face)
• Experience with augmenting LLMs with open-source tooling (Langchain, LlamaIndex, vector databases, or graph databases)
• Experience with AI agent systems (e.g., Autogen or CrewAI)

Are you an IOGer?

Do you question the status quo, tinker with ideas, and turn those ideas into solutions? Are you excited by continuous growth and sparking thoughtful debates? If so, you may be a good fit for IOG.

Benefits

• Remote work
• Laptop reimbursement
• New starter package to buy hardware essentials (headphones, monitor, etc.)
• Learning & Development opportunities
• Competitive PTO

At IOHK, we value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Senioriry level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Non-profit Organizations and Primary and Secondary Education