Argumentorik-Akademie GmbH is hiring a Lead Engineer to take ownership of our high-traffic WordPress stack as it evolves toward a hybrid architecture. You will be responsible for keeping the current system fast and stable while leading the incremental transition to a more modern front-end layer. This is a hands-on leadership role for a small development team.

What You'll Do

Own the technical direction of our WordPress stack, ensuring stability, scalability, and site performance.
Improve stability, performance, caching, and deployment workflows.
Define coding standards, code review practices, and basic automated testing.
Architect and document interfaces between WordPress and React/Next.js components.
Lead incremental transition to a hybrid stack, not a full rebuild.
Ensure technical SEO remains intact during changes.
Plan and oversee development work with Product and Design teams.
Mentor developers and help shape team structure over time.

What We're Looking For

Strong experience operating large-scale WordPress environments (not brochure sites).
Solid skills in PHP 8, JS, MySQL, caching layers, and scalable hosting setups.
Experience with modern JS frameworks like React/Next.js.
Ability to balance legacy stability with pragmatic modernization.
Comfortable leading small teams and enforcing technical discipline.
Familiar with technical SEO considerations.
Comfortable working in a product space that blends crypto, iGaming, and on-chain analytics.
Demonstrated use of AI-assisted development tools to accelerate work in a disciplined way.

Nice to Have

Experience with headless or hybrid WordPress architectures.
CI/CD, staging parity, and QA workflow setup experience.
Interest in data transparency, fairness mechanics, probabilistic systems, or on-chain analysis.