Senior Backend Engineer
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Daylight is a crypto DePIN for distributed energy ($75M Framework-led raise, Oct 2025).
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About Daylight
Daylight (godaylight.com) is a decentralized physical-infrastructure network for distributed energy, raising a $75M Framework-led round (Oct 2025) and hiring Solidity/DeFi engineers.
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About the Role
Develop and maintain Django-based backend services, GraphQL and REST APIs, internal CRM tools, and infrastructure supporting Daylight's decentralized energy platform. The role includes architecture, DevOps, testing, automation, performance optimization, and mentoring junior engineers. This is an in-person role in New York City.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience developing APIs and backend services
- Experience with Python and Django
- Experience with PostgreSQL and Redis
- Experience with REST APIs and GraphQL
- Proficiency in writing clean, readable, and well-documented code
- Familiarity with Git and version control workflows
- Knowledge of backend performance profiling and optimization
- Experience with testing and managing AWS infrastructure and Kubernetes
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing requirements
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
- Experience with Celery
- Experience customizing Django admin sites
- Familiarity with smart contracts and EVM
- Experience with continuous integration and delivery processes
- Contributions to open-source projects
- Understanding of energy markets and renewable energy systems
Responsibilities
- Design and build GraphQL queries and mutations optimized for mobile performance
- Develop scalable API endpoints for vendor and partner integrations
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver features
- Monitor performance and resolve endpoint bottlenecks and bugs
- Champion code quality, automation, and comprehensive testing
- Extend Django admin to build internal CRM and administration portals
- Refine internal processes and administrative workflows
- Contribute to architecture and technical design decisions
- Optimize the application stack for speed and reliability
- Implement CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure-as-code
- Evaluate and integrate emerging backend technologies
- Mentor junior developers and provide technical guidance
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Equity package
- Opportunity to shape a category-defining product
- Comprehensive health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Wellhub membership
- Monthly wellness stipend
