Protocol Engineer - DeFi Energy Systems (NYC)

Daylight; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity package

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Monthly wellness and Wellhub stipend

In-person collaboration with motivated team

Job summary

A decentralized energy company in New York City is seeking a Protocol Engineer to lead the development of core smart contracts and decentralized backend systems. The ideal candidate has over 3 years of experience in Solidity, deep familiarity with DeFi protocols, and is comfortable with offchain data integration. This role offers a competitive salary, equity, and the opportunity to shape a groundbreaking protocol.

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 crosschain development (e.g., LayerZero, Wormhole).
• Proven experience integrating offchain data via oracles (Chainlink, Chronicle).
• Understanding of EVM security, auditing practices, and gas optimization.
• Comfortable writing and reviewing Python code.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Solidity smart contracts that underpin Daylight’s decentralized energy markets.
• Manage crosschain deployments and integrations using LayerZero, Wormhole, or similar technologies.
• Architect secure offchain data flows to feed real-world energy data into onchain systems.
• Participate in DevOps, testing, and deployment of protocol-related services.
• Lead internal security reviews and coordinate third-party audits of smart contracts.

Skills

Solidity smart contracts

DeFi protocols

Crosschain development

Offchain data integration

EVM security

Python

Job description

A decentralized energy company in New York City is seeking a Protocol Engineer to lead the development of core smart contracts and decentralized backend systems. The ideal candidate has over 3 years of experience in Solidity, deep familiarity with DeFi protocols, and is comfortable with offchain data integration. This role offers a competitive salary, equity, and the opportunity to shape a groundbreaking protocol.