Staff Software Engineer

About Damisa Damisa is building a hi-tech global B2B payments and treasury platform. We are a tech-led organization where the leadership team remains deeply technical and understands the nuances of high-scale engineering. We are a remote-first team focused on ownership, autonomy, and solving real problems efficiently. Our core infrastructure is built around a high-tech, cross-functional engine that integrates distributed ledger technology (blockchain) with traditional banking rails to solve liquidity and settlement latency. Role Summary As a Staff Software Engineer at Damisa, you own complex technical problems end to end. You shape system design, influence technical direction, and help the team make strong technical and product decisions. You are highly product-oriented and skilled with AI-assisted development, using modern AI tools to move faster while maintaining high standards for quality, reliability, and security. This role offers a unique opportunity to gain deep, hands-on experience with blockchain protocols and decentralized finance (DeFi) primitives within a production environment. Responsibilities • Architect secure, resilient systems capable of handling high-stakes financial operations • Lead the architectural design and evolution of mission-critical distributed systems • Drive technical strategy and long-term roadmap for core platform services • Design high-concurrency, low-latency APIs and backend infrastructure • Mentor and unblock other engineers • Partner closely with product and business stakeholders • Use modern LLMs and techniques to accelerate coding, debugging, testing, and design exploration • Apply sound judgment to AI-generated output • Improve reliability, testing, and developer experience Technical Focus • Node.js, PostgreSQL (Prisma) • React, Next.js, TailwindCSS, shadcn/ui • AWS, Kubernetes • Jest, Playwright • AI-assisted development as a core part of the workflow Bonus points for: Payments or fintech experience, Temporal, security, DevOps What We Offer • High ownership and autonomy • Remote-first work • Work environment managed by engineers • Modern tooling • 25 paid days off