Daylight
About Daylight
Daylight is the decentralized energy company. We're building a protocol that converts distributed solar and storage systems into yield‑bearing infrastructure. These assets are deployed behind the meter in American homes and businesses, generating electricity revenues that flow onchain as a single, liquid yield token. Our ambition is to build the economic engine for energy abundance—where capital fuels power, and power fuels everything. Role Overview
As a Protocol Engineer at Daylight, you will lead the development of our core smart contracts and decentralized backend systems that underpin our onchain energy network. Our protocol interacts with energy hardware in the real world and tokenizes the value of flexible energy capacity into crypto‑native incentives—bridging digital and physical infrastructure through verifiable smart contracts, oracles, and data integrations. Responsibilities
Design and implement Solidity smart contracts that underpin Daylight's decentralized energy markets Lead architecture decisions for our EVM‑based systems across mainnet and L2s Manage cross‑chain deployments and integrations using LayerZero, Wormhole, or similar technologies Develop core logic for staking, token issuance, energy capacity verification, and rewards Architect secure offchain data flows to feed real‑world energy data into onchain systems Work with oracles and custom data infrastructure to bridge between energy hardware, APIs, and contracts Design and maintain trust assumptions, verification mechanisms, and upgrade paths Support Daylight's core backend team as needed with Python/Django development Help design and maintain APIs that interact with contracts and power our frontend applications Participate in DevOps, testing, and deployment of protocol‑related services Lead internal security reviews and coordinate third‑party audits of smart contracts Stay up‑to‑date on known exploits and best practices in DeFi and cross‑chain architecture Contribute to protocol incentive design, economic modeling, and simulations Evaluate new technologies, frameworks, and cryptoeconomic primitives to inform the protocol strategy Qualifications
3+ years of experience developing and deploying Solidity smart contracts in production Deep familiarity with DeFi protocols—especially stablecoins, lending markets, staking, or yield systems Experience with cross‑chain development (LayerZero, Wormhole, Axelar, etc.) Proven experience integrating offchain data via oracles (Chainlink, Chronicle, custom feeds) Understanding of EVM security, auditing practices, and gas optimization Comfortable writing and reviewing Python code and supporting traditional backend engineering tasks Passion for clean energy, decentralization, and building systems with real‑world impact Based in NYC, excited to collaborate in‑office Benefits
Competitive salary and equity package Medical, dental, and vision insurance Monthly wellness and Wellhub stipend Opportunity to shape a category‑defining protocol from the ground up Work in‑person with a deeply motivated team in New York City Equal Opportunity
Daylight values diversity and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. We’re building technology that serves everyone, and we believe diverse perspectives make our team and our product stronger.
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Daylight is the decentralized energy company. We're building a protocol that converts distributed solar and storage systems into yield‑bearing infrastructure. These assets are deployed behind the meter in American homes and businesses, generating electricity revenues that flow onchain as a single, liquid yield token. Our ambition is to build the economic engine for energy abundance—where capital fuels power, and power fuels everything. Role Overview
As a Protocol Engineer at Daylight, you will lead the development of our core smart contracts and decentralized backend systems that underpin our onchain energy network. Our protocol interacts with energy hardware in the real world and tokenizes the value of flexible energy capacity into crypto‑native incentives—bridging digital and physical infrastructure through verifiable smart contracts, oracles, and data integrations. Responsibilities
Design and implement Solidity smart contracts that underpin Daylight's decentralized energy markets Lead architecture decisions for our EVM‑based systems across mainnet and L2s Manage cross‑chain deployments and integrations using LayerZero, Wormhole, or similar technologies Develop core logic for staking, token issuance, energy capacity verification, and rewards Architect secure offchain data flows to feed real‑world energy data into onchain systems Work with oracles and custom data infrastructure to bridge between energy hardware, APIs, and contracts Design and maintain trust assumptions, verification mechanisms, and upgrade paths Support Daylight's core backend team as needed with Python/Django development Help design and maintain APIs that interact with contracts and power our frontend applications Participate in DevOps, testing, and deployment of protocol‑related services Lead internal security reviews and coordinate third‑party audits of smart contracts Stay up‑to‑date on known exploits and best practices in DeFi and cross‑chain architecture Contribute to protocol incentive design, economic modeling, and simulations Evaluate new technologies, frameworks, and cryptoeconomic primitives to inform the protocol strategy Qualifications
3+ years of experience developing and deploying Solidity smart contracts in production Deep familiarity with DeFi protocols—especially stablecoins, lending markets, staking, or yield systems Experience with cross‑chain development (LayerZero, Wormhole, Axelar, etc.) Proven experience integrating offchain data via oracles (Chainlink, Chronicle, custom feeds) Understanding of EVM security, auditing practices, and gas optimization Comfortable writing and reviewing Python code and supporting traditional backend engineering tasks Passion for clean energy, decentralization, and building systems with real‑world impact Based in NYC, excited to collaborate in‑office Benefits
Competitive salary and equity package Medical, dental, and vision insurance Monthly wellness and Wellhub stipend Opportunity to shape a category‑defining protocol from the ground up Work in‑person with a deeply motivated team in New York City Equal Opportunity
Daylight values diversity and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. We’re building technology that serves everyone, and we believe diverse perspectives make our team and our product stronger.
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