Senior Technical Lead

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Job description:
- Senior Technical Lead
Platform Modernization & AI Systems
Type -Full-Time
Location-Remote
Reports To -VP of Product
Level -Senior / Tech Lead
- About the Role:
We run a marketing agency serving 20+ active clients on a WordPress and Kadence-based platform.
It works — and it's actively serving customers — but we've outgrown it.
We're moving toward a Laravel + Filament central hub that gives us multi-tenant control, reliable data ingestion, and AI-assisted content workflows.
This is not a greenfield project, and it's not a quick one.
It's a deliberate, multi-phase migration that will unfold over months — with real clients on the line the entire time.
You will be responsible for keeping production stable while progressively building the system that replaces it.
The person we're looking for doesn't just know how to build the destination.
They understand where we're coming from, how to get from here to there without dropping anything, and how to do it as a small team with limited overhead — prioritizing the right work at the right time.
Where We Are Today:
Current Stack -_Serving customers in production today_
WordPress Multisite
Kadence Theme / Blocks
CSV-based content ingestion
20+ active client accounts
- Target State -_Migrated progressively — no big bang_
Laravel + Filament central hub
Multi-tenant architecture
Queue-based ingestion pipelines
AI-assisted content workflows
- How We're Getting There:
This role owns the migration path.
We expect a phased approach that keeps clients live at every step:
Phase 1 - Audit & Design
Assess current WP/Kadence architecture, content structures, and CSV workflows.
Design multi-tenant data model and migration strategy.
Phase 2 - Parallel Build
Develop Laravel/Filament hub alongside existing WP system.
No client disruption — new platform builds in parallel.
Phase 3 - Pilot Migration
Migrate 1-2 internal or low-risk clients.
Validate ingestion pipelines, environment tooling, and content parity.
Phase 4 - AI Layer
Introduce AI-assisted content workflows with structured prompts, brand voice configs, and human-in-the-loop approval.
Phase 5 - Progressive Rollout
Migrate remaining clients in cohorts.
Maintain WP fallback until each client is fully validated on new platform.
- What You'll Own:
- The migration strategy — how we move from WordPress/Kadence to Laravel/Filament without service disruption
- Laravel + Filament hub development: client environment management, content ops, data ingestion
- Multi-tenant architecture design and implementation
- CSV/data ingestion pipelines: queue-based, fault-tolerant, and auditable (replacing current WP ingest)
- AI-assisted content workflows: LLM API integration, prompt design, brand voice config, approval flows
- WordPress environment stewardship during transition — keeping 20+ client sites stable
- The technical roadmap, with real input into sequencing and priorities
- Day-to-day technical leadership of the existing team — supporting active client website builds on WP/Kadence while the new platform takes shape
- Establishing and enforcing development standards, code review practices, and build processes that work across both the current WP environment and the emerging Laravel platform
- Defining and implementing repeatable processes for new client site builds — templating, onboarding checklists, handoff documentation, and quality gates
- Mentoring and guiding the existing development team through the transition — building their capability on the new stack without stalling current client delivery
- What We're Looking For:
Platform & Migration Experience
- Proven experience migrating live production systems — not just greenfield builds
- Deep WordPress knowledge: content architecture, plugin ecosystem, multisite, data structures
- Familiarity with Kadence theme/blocks — enough to audit and replicate frontend behavior
- 5+ years of Laravel; hands-on Filament or equivalent admin panel experience
- Ability to design multi-tenant systems with a clear opinion on shared vs. isolated data models
Reliability Engineering
- Experience building background job pipelines (Laravel Horizon, Redis, queues)
- Thinks about rollback, failover, and data integrity from day one
- Knows how to run two systems in parallel and cut over safely
AI & Automation**
- Production LLM API integration (Anth