Lead Backend Engineer (Python/ Django)

Overview Web3 Energy Innovator is looking for a Senior Backend Engineer to join their growing team. Salary: $165,000 - $230,000 per year. This range is provided by Jobot. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. 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 and role focus include leading backend design, development, and deployment of systems and APIs using Python; architecting scalable, secure, high-performance infrastructure for crypto-based energy solutions; collaborating with product, frontend, and blockchain teams; owning technical decisions and guiding backend engineering best practices; driving code quality through reviews, automated testing, and documentation; optimizing for reliability, scalability, and performance in a fast-paced startup environment; and staying current with emerging technologies in crypto and distributed systems. Responsibilities Lead the design, development, and deployment of backend systems and APIs using Python Architect scalable, secure, and high-performance infrastructure to support crypto-based energy solutions Collaborate closely with product, frontend, and blockchain teams to define and deliver new features Own technical decision-making and guide backend engineering best practices across the team Drive code quality through code reviews, automated testing, and documentation Optimize backend systems for reliability, scalability, and performance in a fast-paced startup environment Stay current with emerging technologies in crypto, distributed systems, and backend architecture Requirements Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience developing backend software applications in Python, ideally within SaaS, fintech, startup, or product-driven environments High ownership, detail-orientation, and a proactive, self-directed work style Experience with Django is preferred, also open to Flask or FastAPI Experience setting up CI/CDs and managing Cloud experience with GCP or AWS Experience working with databases such as Postgres Experience building APIs and Microservices Interest in crypto Bonuses Previous experience working at a crypto exchange or DeFi company is a plus Exposure to LLM workflows, or other AI-native systems is a plus Node, TypeScript, React are a plus 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr Jobot