Lead Backend Engineer (Python/ Django)
- $165,000 - $230,000
- San Francisco, CA
- Remote
Web3 Energy Innovator is looking for a Senior to lead level Backend Engineer to join their growing team!
A bit about us:
Backed by top-tier investors, this startup is transforming how energy infrastructure is financed—digitizing physical assets like solar farms and batteries through tokenization and smart contracts. The company is building a programmable, capital-efficient platform where DeFi, institutional, and retail investors can co-finance the next generation of clean energy. With over $10M raised to date, they’re scaling fast and looking for engineers ready to shape the user experience at the frontier of energy and finance.
Why join us?
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain user-facing features in a Next.js + React + TypeScript stack
- Design, build, and refine UX for both DeFi-native and institutional user personas
- Create dApp components that interact with EVM-compatible smart contracts
- Push MVPs fast using AI coding tools while maintaining clean, maintainable code
- Stay on the bleeding edge of UX, Web3, and energy finance trends
- Collaborate closely with design, product, and blockchain engineering
Job Details
Requirements:
Bonus:
- Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of experience building React + TypeScript applications
- At least 2 years of hands-on experience with Web3 dApp development
- Strong design sensibility and a track record of crafting intuitive user experiences
- Demonstrated use of AI coding tools to prototype and build quickly
- High ownership, detail-orientation, and a proactive, self-directed work style
- Familiarity with Next.js, Django/Flask/FastAPI, and Python
Bonus:
- Experience with Django, GCP, or Postgres
- Exposure to Solidity, LLM workflows, or other AI-native/DeFi-native systems
- Previous experience working at a crypto exchange or DeFi company
Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.