Technical Lead (Remote)

We are an Experience design and trusted creative technology partner to some of the world’s most ambitious brands such as Google, Amazon, Meta and Uber. We believe in the power of storytelling, human-centric design, and the intersection of creativity with code to further humanity’s relationship with technology. We operate fully remote, and our team members enjoy the flexibility of working from anywhere within the U.S. and Canada time zones while keeping a balanced relationship with their personal life.

At Left Field Labs, our curiosity drives us to seek out uncommon solutions to our shared challenges. Our purpose is to positively impact the human experience with everything we invent. We’re looking for those who can craft unique solutions through empathy.

Interested in joining a culture that celebrates diversity, encourages curiosity, and creates with purpose? Are you the kind of person who obsesses over details, thrives in a collaborative environment, and jumps at the opportunity to take on new challenges? Confident that you’re at the top of your game and ready to invent with others who are at the top of theirs? Check out our open position and let’s talk.

Who We Are Seeking

Left Field Labs is seeking a talented Technical Lead to join our team. You will work alongside a group of dedicated and multi-disciplined technologists and designers to bring high quality solutions to market. You will work on multiple projects at all stages – from conception to delivery, and be expected to provide technical leadership both to the team and to our clients.

Responsibilities

• Develop solutions to business problems with code that includes user interfaces, interactivity, multimedia, communication with APIs, and authentication using both web frameworks and vanilla Javascript
• Participate in project planning sessions with team members to analyze development requirements, provide work breakdown and estimates of work
• Collaborate with UX and UI designers to validate wireframes and high-resolution design comps
• Author documentation on projects (such as Technical Design Documents) and for department knowledge sharing
• Communicate directly with clients in meetings, presentations, and technical discussions.
• Support all aspects of day-to-day project management, including ownership of specified project deliverables and workstreams
• Lead agile product development workflow, including writing and managing JIRA tickets
• Manage a small team of developers that report to you

The hourly range for this role is $75 – 90/hour. This range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in Culver City, California. This is the lowest to highest salary we reasonably and in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

What You’ll Need To Be Successful

• At least 8 years of experience building web-based applications.
• Advanced level expertise with React, JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Professional experience doing backend development with Python and/or Node.js and an understanding of concepts including databases, APIs, authentication and serverless architecture.
• Experience building sites with an enterprise CMS (eg, Contentful, Brightspot, Sitecore etc..)
• Experience acting as project manager or scrum master using JIRA
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with direct client interaction and technical project leadership.