Lead Engineer (Architecture) CMS

is a B2B supplier of iGaming solutions with a rapidly growing number of clients and partnerships in emerging markets. We offer a state-of-the-art iGaming platform turnkey solutions and standalone products that allow operators to enter or expand into emerging markets quickly and easily.

WA Platform is a fully scalable and customizable solution featuring over 75 game providers 15.000 games and multi-currency support with 80 payment methods. WA Technology enables operators to build their own Casino Sportsbook Lottery and Fantasy business precisely how they envision it. We have offices across Europe and Latin America supporting our clients with on-the-ground presence and regional expertise.

We currently have teams based in Malta Lisbon (PT) Sofia (BG) London (UK) and Bucharest (RO). Our hybrid work model encourages regular in-person collaboration while also allowing flexibility to work remotely.

Were looking for a Lead Engineer (Architecture) - CMS who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and wants to make a real impact on a high-scale platform.

This is a hands-on technical leadership role where youll combine software architecture with active development. Youll lead the design and evolution of our CMS platform and backend services make key architectural decisions and work closely with other engineers to build scalable reliable and high-performing solutions.

Youll play a central role in shaping our backend ecosystemimproving platform resilience designing efficient data flows and ensuring our systems can scale as the business grows. Working across engineering and product teams youll help turn technical vision into robust production-ready solutions while staying close to the code and mentoring those around you.

• Lead technical and architectural discussions translating business needs into scalable backend solutions.

• Design build and maintain secure high-performing backend systems with a strong focus on hands-on development.

• Drive architectural decisions coding standards and engineering best practices to ensure high-quality maintainable code.

• Develop and maintain APIs backend services and system integrations that power reliable scalable applications.

• Own code quality through testing debugging performance optimisation and technical reviews.

• Collaborate with engineers and cross-functional teams to improve platform resilience system performance and delivery.

• Enhance CI/CD pipelines deployment processes and production support to enable faster more reliable releases.

• Identify and implement architectural improvements that support the long-term evolution of the platform.

• Explore and champion modern engineering practices including AI-assisted development tools to boost developer productivity and delivery efficiency.

Your areas of knowledge and expertise:

• Experience with Content Management Systems (CMS) including greenfield development content modelling migrations and re-platforming to modern solutions.

• 7 years of backend development experience ( or similar) including senior or lead roles with ownership of architecture and technical design decisions.

• Deep understanding of modern backend engineering practices with experience building scalable high-availability systems.

• Hands-on experience with and its frameworks such as NestJS or similar.

• Proven track record designing REST APIs microservices and integrations with frontend and backoffice systems.

• Solid experience with databases such as SQL MongoDB or Redis including data modelling optimisation and performance tuning.

• Good understanding of event-driven and asynchronous architectures as well as API performance best practices.

• Experience working in Agile environments (Scrum or Kanban).

• Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools (e.g. Claude Code Cursor OpenAI Codex) is a strong plus.

• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex cross-system issues.

• Clear communicator able to explain technical decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Comfortable taking ownership and driving work independently in a collaborative team environment.
  

Nice to have:

• Experience in the iGaming industry

• Experience with cloud platforms (Google Cloud Azure)

• Experience with containers (Docker Kubernetes)

• Experience with PHP (Symfony)

• Flexible work environment with a hybrid work setup

• Opportunity to work with well-connected industry leaders.

• A leadership approach that fosters innovation creativity and trust.

• Opportunity to experience the buzz of highly driven and motivated work colleagues.

• Experience a start-up feel in a fast-paced growth-driven environment.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that values and promotes diversity. Our aim is to create a vibrant accessible and welcoming environment for individuals of all backgrounds experiences and perspectives. We believe in equal opportunity for everyone and encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply including those from underrepresented groups. Our hiring decisions are made based on the merits of skills experience and potential ensuring fairness and equality for all applicants.

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