Company details

HEADCOUNT

1-24

ORG TYPE

Startup

SECTOR

Energy & Climate

WEBSITE

http://www.godaylight.com/

About the company

Daylight Energy is building what the company calls a decentralized electric utility, pairing home solar and batteries with software that coordinates generation, storage, and grid participation. Public materials position the product as a subscription that covers installation and upfront costs, with backup power and below-market rates as the customer hook. The company also talks openly about a finance layer that connects distributed energy assets to onchain incentives. In October 2025, Daylight announced a $75M fundraise to expand the network.

Locations and presence

Daylight Energy hires primarily in New York, NY, with several roles listed as in-person in the New York City office. At least one energy analytics role is listed as remote with a preference for the NYC metro area and periodic in-person meetups.

Palpable Score

56.7

/ 100

Daylight Energy looks credible and well-capitalised for an early-stage company, and the hiring basics are solid through a structured ATS and clear role scopes. The score is limited by a thin set of early-career entry points and a lack of public, verifiable outcomes on junior progression and retention.

Pillar 1: Early-career access

Score

7.0

/ 20

The company’s current openings skew specialist and senior, including roles like Protocol Engineer and multiple senior engineering positions.
Daylight lists an “Analyst, Energy Storage Optimization & Analytics” role, but the requirements ask for 2+ years of relevant experience, which sits above true graduate entry.
The company does not show a visible internship, apprentice, or recurring 0–1 year hiring route on the public job board.

Pillar 2: Hiring fairness and transparency

Score

15.0

/ 20

The company runs hiring through Greenhouse with consistent postings, clear location expectations (in-person vs remote), and structured responsibilities.
Daylight’s job descriptions name specific tools and domains (for example Solidity/DeFi architectures, Python/Django support, or ISO/RTO market concepts), which reduces guesswork for applicants.
The company does not consistently publish salary bands on the official postings, which lowers transparency for early-career candidates who need pay clarity upfront.

Pillar 3: Learning and support

Score

12.0

/ 20

The company frames several roles as high-ownership work with direct exposure to the founding team, which can accelerate learning for the right hire.
Daylight includes benefit signals that support sustainable performance (wellness stipend and Wellhub membership), but this is not the same as structured coaching.
The company rarely spells out onboarding mechanics like a 30-60-90 ramp plan, mentoring, or a review cadence inside the job descriptions.

Pillar 4: Pay fairness and stability

Score

13.0

/ 20

The company lists a real benefits package in postings, including health, dental, and vision insurance plus wellness support.
Daylight references equity as part of compensation across roles, which can be meaningful if the company explains how grants work for early-career hires.
The company’s official job ads do not consistently show pay ranges, even though some third-party mirrors include estimated ranges, so compensation confidence is capped.

Pillar 5: Early-career outcomes

Score

9.7

/ 20

The company has a strong growth signal via the publicly announced $75M raise, which suggests runway and a likelihood of new roles as the company scales.
Daylight Energy’s LinkedIn footprint indicates a very small team, and public profiles do not show enough repeated junior hiring to infer a reliable progression pattern.
The company does not publish early-career outcomes such as intern conversion, promotion examples, or retention metrics over 12–24 months, which limits how high this pillar can go.