Summer Fellowship 2026

Eigen Labs is building the infrastructure for a more trustworthy internet.

Today’s digital world runs on trust-me promises: “Trust that this AI model is giving you unbiased results.” “Trust that this platform isn’t manipulating your feed.” “Trust that this service will honor its commitments.” These trust assumptions create massive friction and limit what’s possible online.

EigenCloud changes this by making any digital service verifiable. Built on our EigenLayer protocol, which has attracted billions in economic security, EigenCloud lets developers build applications with mathematical trust guarantees instead of pinky promises.

For developers, this means the best of both worlds: Use familiar cloud tools and programming environments while gaining blockchain-level verifiability. No need to rewrite your application in specialized blockchain languages or accept the limitations of smart contract environments.

For the world, this unlocks transformative applications:

• AI systems with economic accountability for their outputs

• Social platforms with verifiable, manipulation-resistant algorithms

• Prediction markets that can resolve on any real-world event

• Financial services with cryptographic transparency

• Any application where trust and correctness matter

We’re moving beyond crypto’s current focus on digital money to make all digital interactions more trustworthy. With the fastest-growing developer ecosystem in crypto and backing from top-tier investors, we’re at the inflection point where verifiable computing goes mainstream.

Ready to build the trust layer for the internet? We’re looking for builders who want to solve hard problems and create technology that makes the digital world fundamentally more reliable.

The Role

You’ll own the development of EigenCloud-native applications and product prototypes during our intensive 8-week summer program. You’ll ship in rapid milestones, build in public (where appropriate), and produce real, usable artifacts that help developers adopt EigenCloud.

As part of a highly selective cohort of builders, you’ll work closely with our engineers and mentors to create real-world solutions that advance our mission: building humanity’s coordination engine for open innovation. Your work will directly accelerate ecosystem growth through reference apps, tooling, and launchable products. You will have access to industry leaders who will serve as mentors.

This program will be on-site in San Francisco. We will consider applicants with valid US work authorization only.

What You Will Do

• Choose a problem space and either build solo or form a small team with other fellows

• Rapidly prototype ideas and bring them to a working POC in 3–5 days

• Build products that showcase what EigenCloud enables (apps, developer tools, templates, integrations, workflows)

• Iterate in weekly milestones: ship → get feedback → refine

• Work closely with mentors/engineers through reviews, office hours, and async feedback loops (no structured bootcamp)

• Present progress in weekly standups and deliver a polished demo at the Hackathon Finale / Demo Day

• Produce high-quality deliverables that help others build (e.g., open-source repo, docs, demo video, sample deployment)

• If there’s strong traction, you may extend the project beyond the program and/or transition to a full-time role

What You Will Bring

• Creative thinking ability to brainstorm strong and unique ideas that solve real problems

• Proficiency with modern development tools like Cursor to accelerate your workflow

• An all-in attitude and willingness to put your best effort into every aspect of your work

• Ability to move fast and bring products to proof-of-concept in less than 3-5 days

• High agency and self-direction to take ownership of projects and drive them to completion

• Passion for blockchain technology and alignment with our mission of permissionless innovation

• Strong technical foundation and eagerness to learn new technologies quickly

• Collaborative spirit and ability to thrive in a fast-paced team environment

The pay range for this position is $5,000 USD/month. The fellowship will last 8 weeks. Other compensation for the fellowship includes covered meals Monday through Friday.

Equal Opportunity Employment

There’s one more, very important thing. We are an equal opportunity employer. We search for amazing people of diverse backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We take care of each other to create an inclusive work environment where we love to come to work every day. We hope you can join us.