If you’re ready to see your impact and unlock incredible career growth opportunities, join us, and build real world value.

THE WORK

As a Ripple intern, you will work on challenges that impact our mission and shape our company. With support from your team, access to learning and development resources, and opportunities for fun along the way, our program will give you the foundation to start your career journey.

Ripple Impact is helping to develop a more scalable, sustainable, ethical and inclusive global blockchain ecosystem by supporting education, research and technical innovation in blockchain and FinTech through its flagship university partnerships program, the University Blockchain Research Initiative (UBRI). UBRI now includes more than 55 universities from 26 countries worldwide.

As a Research Associate for Ripple Impact, you will play an instrumental role in helping to grow UBRI’s program, through both employee driven efforts and collaboration with leading universities. This is a rare and exciting opportunity to be involved in delivering an innovative program at a phenomenal place to work with the potential to have a tremendous, positive impact globally.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• Work with the head of the University Blockchain Research Initiative to ensure all partnerships are adequately supported and highly productive
• Analyze interim reports and present findings to highlight success metrics
• Monitor progress of research projects and track major developments and milestones of UBRI to represent and share program success
• Identify and support subject matter experts and University alma mater internally and connect to partners
• Be a champion for UBRI inside Ripple’s culture
• Educate global employees on regional partner highlights and connect them to opportunities to get involved with local faculty and students on projects or events

WHAT YOU'LL BRING

• Currently enrolled in a Graduate or PhD degree preferably in a Computer Science or related field.
• Available to work for 12 weeks during Summer 2026, beginning in May or June.
• Intent to return to degree-program after the completion of the internship.
• Strong understanding of blockchain, cryptocurrency and/or related fields.
• Experience working with engineers within an engineering driven culture with a desire to innovate, build and grow things.
• Strong literature review and data analysis skills with proficiency with metrics, tracking and reporting.
• Ability to bring people together around a common goal and lead by example.
• Exceptional communicator with strong writing and presentation skills.
• Proficient relationship management skills; ability to reach out, initiate and cultivate relationships with both internal and external contributors.
• Experience bridging industry and academic worlds.
• Serious attention to detail and a commitment to excellence.
• Smart, energetic and steadfast in the pursuit of moving the needle / doing something new and innovative.
• Enjoy mentoring and inspiring the people that you work with and see diverse teams as an asset.

For positions that will be based in NY, the hourly range for this position is below. Actual rates may vary based on numerous factors including, among other things, an individual applicant’s experience and qualifications for the position. This range does not include equity or additional compensation, such as bonuses or commissions.

NY Hourly Rate Range: $28 USD - $34.50 USD

WHO WE ARE:

Do Your Best Work

• The opportunity to build in a fast-paced start-up environment with experienced industry leaders
• A learning environment where you can dive deep into the latest technologies and make an impact.  A professional development budget to support other modes of learning.
• Thrive in an environment where no matter what race, ethnicity, gender, origin, or culture they identify with, every employee is a respected, valued, and empowered part of the team.
• 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.
• Bi-weekly all-company meeting - business updates and ask me anything style discussion with our Leadership Team
• We come together for moments that matter which include team offsites, team bonding activities, happy hours and more!

Take Control of Your Finances

• Competitive salary, bonuses, and equity
• Competitive benefits that cover physical and mental healthcare, retirement, family forming, and family support
• Employee giving match
• Mobile phone stipend

Take Care of Yourself

• R&R days so you can rest and recharge
• 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. Family planning benefits.
• Catered lunches, fully-stocked kitchens with premium snacks/beverages, and plenty of fun events

Benefits listed above are for full-time employees.

Ripple is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 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.   Please find our UK/EU Applicant Privacy Notice and our California Applicant Privacy Notice for reference.