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Chief Research & Development Scientist - US

Anime Universe

Austin (TX)

Remote

USD 150,000 - 250,000

Full time

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Job summary

Anime Universe is looking for a Chief Research & Development Scientist to lead their R&D team. This role requires a visionary with extensive experience in AI, cryptography, and systems design who is ready to define innovative frontiers and build foundational technologies. As an equity partner, you will have a significant impact on shaping the future of human-machine synergy and pioneering groundbreaking systems and methodologies.

Benefits

Founding partner-level equity
Future token-based rewards
Remote-first work culture

Qualifications

  • 10+ years of experience in high-level research and engineering.
  • Experience leading or co-architecting novel frameworks, languages, or protocols.
  • Proven track record of shipping R&D outcomes into production-grade infrastructure.

Responsibilities

  • Define and evolve R&D vision, protocols, and research priorities.
  • Build foundational IP in proprietary computation, cryptography, and symbolic AI.
  • Lead the R&D Core team through vision, thought leadership, and decisive execution.

Skills

Abstract thinking
Cryptographic design
Systems programming
Game theory

Education

PhD in Computer Science or related field

Job description

Chief Research & Development Scientist


– Equity Partner –
Location: Remote
Jurisdiction: Global
Minimum Commitment: 20 hours per week
Department: R&D Core
Reports To: CEO



This is not a job. It’s a stake.


What You Put In Is What You Get Out



This is afounding-level scientific command role focused on developing breakthrough technologies that push the boundaries of what’s possible—across AI, simulation, cryptography, entropy, and future-facing infrastructure.



AsChief R&D Scientist, you are the guardian of invention and the architect of possibility. Your mission is to imagine and realize the next layer of human-machine synergy through radically original code, methods, and systems.



Minimum commitment: 20 hours/week. If that isn’t sustainable, this isn’t your lab.



This is an equity partner role. That means:



  • No upfront cash compensation
  • Equity (shares) at founding partner level (vesting standard)
  • Future token-based rewards (pending legal review)
  • Salary activates with revenue-based milestones
  • Remote-first, async-native, velocity-driven execution model


Let’s Be Absolutely Clear


This is not an R&D oversight role with roadmaps handed to you.
This is not a low-risk lab appointment inside a legacy structure.



You willdefine our research frontier—across logic, data, simulation, and post-blockchain security.
You willbuild from zero: languages, frameworks, entropy models, and cognition engines.
You willlead a future-defining team of scientific and algorithmic pioneers.



Overview


We are recruiting aChief Research & Development Scientist to lead theR&D team at Anime Universe.



You will be responsible for architecting the systems, theories, and frameworks behind:



  • Post-blockchain, high-entropy infrastructure
  • Proprietary protocols for secure communication and dynamic consensus
  • Custom file standard for ultra-secure data expression
  • Our native meta-language for simulation and AI
  • High-complexity authentication + resistance systems
  • Dynamic, self-evolving logic engines


What You’ll Own


  • Define and evolve Anime Universe’s R&D vision, protocols, and research priorities
  • Build foundational IP in proprietary computation, consensus, cryptography, and symbolic AI
  • Prototype next-generation algorithms, entropy models, and self-simulating frameworks
  • Oversee development of our compiler, format standards, and zero-dependency tech stacks
  • Translate speculative research into scalable tech infrastructure with measurable impact
  • Establish rigorous, creative, and async-native R&D methods
  • Lead the R&D Core team through vision, thought leadership, and decisive execution
  • Recruit, align, and scale a world-class team of engineers, scientists etc.


What We’re Looking For


  • 10+ years of experience in high-level research and engineering (CS, AI, cryptography, or systems design)
  • Experience leading or co-architecting novel frameworks, languages, or protocols
  • Mastery of abstract thinking: symbolic systems, formal logic, game theory, entropy, and cryptographic design
  • Proven track record of shipping R&D outcomes into production-grade infrastructure or simulation tools
  • Deep knowledge of compiler construction, systems programming, or next-gen AI architectures
  • Demonstrated ability to scale and lead elite teams through clarity of vision, technical credibility, and decision-making under complexity
  • Visionary mindset with a ruthless execution engine—zero-dependency, originality-first thinking
  • Background in narrative computation, simulation AI, or mathematical aesthetics


Compensation


  • Equity (Shares): Founding partner-level equity
  • Token-Based Rewards: Future layer pending legal compliance
  • Future Salary: Activates with key revenue triggers
  • Remote First: Fully distributed team; async-native execution


Our Promise


You will define the technological soul of Anime Universe.
You’ll prototype the code that powers our philosophy—and the systems that outlast time.
You’ll lead R&D not as a support function—but as a source of narrative, structure, and technical awe.



If you’ve been waiting to inventwhat comes after today’s architecture,this is your moment.

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