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.
Technical Stack
- WordPress
- PHP 8
- JavaScript
- MySQL
- React
- Next.js
Team & Environment
You will lead and mentor a small dev team.
Benefits & Compensation
- Workation: Once a year, we find a cool place to work and have fun together.
- Alts Ville: A house in Madeira Island available for all employees.
- Health Insurance.
- 1.000€ / year financial support for professional development.
- 100€ monthly voucher for co-working spaces.
Work Mode
This role is fully remote.
Argumentorik-Akademie GmbH is an equal opportunity employer.
