Job Posting Title Freelance Software Engineer, Frontend

Left Field Labs; Culver City (CA); Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Left Field Labs is seeking a Mid-Level Freelance Frontend Software Engineer to join a remote team and deliver high‑quality, scalable web experiences for enterprise clients. You will craft polished interfaces with clean HTML/CSS/TS, emphasize accessibility, and collaborate across designers and developers to ship on deadlines.

You should bring 4+ years of hands-on web development, strong React expertise, and a good eye for micro-interactions and UX.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional web development experience with HTML, CSS, and TS/JS.
• Strong React or similar framework experience delivering scalable web apps.
• Solid WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility knowledge and implementation.
• Experience shipping for external clients on fixed deadlines, preferably agency.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and optimize production-grade frontend code for diverse client sites.
• Engage in peer code reviews, uphold best practices, and write technical docs.
• Collaborate within an agile, multidisciplinary team including UI/UX designers.

Skills

HTML

CSS

TypeScript/JavaScript

React

Accessibility

Animation/UX polish

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Design, or equivalent practical work experience

Tools

Framer Motion

GSAP

Responsive Web Design

Job description

About Us

Who We Are

Left Field Labs is the creative technology agency that builds what’s next. We partner with the world’s most ambitious brands to transform breakthrough technology into extraordinary human experiences. Since 2008, we’ve delivered end-to-end digital transformation services—from strategy to platform development to immersive experiences—for the biggest companies in the world, including Google, Amazon, and Meta.

What We Do

• Digital Experience: We architect seamless digital ecosystems that simplify complexity and drive measurable impact. Whether launching new platforms or evolving legacy systems, we strike the perfect balance between innovation and pragmatism
• Product Innovation: We build scalable platforms and products in lockstep with organizations, identifying and seizing new technology opportunities.
• Immersive: We create immersive, cross-media experiences that move beyond omnichannel thinking, blending digital, social, AI, and physical spaces to engage and delight.
• Applied AI: We transform AI from a tech tool to the infrastructure for business evolution—enhancing decision-making, unlocking new efficiencies, and expanding human capacity Our AI solutions power predictive intelligence, sharper decision-making, and game-changing innovation.

Overview

Who We Are Seeking

We are seeking a Mid-Level Freelance Frontend Software Engineerto join our remote team. You will work alongside a group of dedicated, multi-disciplined technologists and designers to bring high-quality, scalable solutions to market.

We count on our developers to write elegant, maintainable, and well-documented code with a strict eye toward separation of concerns. Our developers are creatives at heart—we expect an eye for polished design, active collaboration on micro-interactions, and a deep understanding of the overall user experience when building our software.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Do

• Develop, maintain, and optimize production-grade frontend code across a portfolio of enterprise websites for our clients, utilizing modern web technologies
• Active participation in peer code reviews, adhering to best practices, maintaining high standards for code maintainability, and authoring comprehensive technical documentation
• Collaborate closely within an agile, multi-disciplinary team comprising developers, UI/UX

Required Skills

• 4+ years of professional web development experience writing clean, production-ready HTML, CSS, and TypeScript or JavaScript
• Strong, hands-on experience with at least one modern Javascript framework (React, Angular, etc) building structured, maintainable, and scalable web experiences
• Working knowledge of WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility rules and optimization
• Experience building smooth, performant animation with CSS, GSAP, Framer Motion or similar

• Experience shipping for external clients on fixed deadlines, ideally at an agency
• Ability to work independently in a remote environment while demonstrating proactive communication, creative problem-solving, and team-first collaboration.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Design, or equivalent practical work experience.
• Bonus points for experience with backend code (Python, Typescript, Go) and integrating AI into experiences

Equal Opportunities

Left Field Labs is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and team members regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, handicap, veteran status, marital status, criminal history, or any other category protected by applicable federal and state law, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance relating to an applicant's criminal history (LAMC 189.00). Left Field Labs makes reasonable accommodations for handicapped and disabled team members.

Left Field Labs is an E-Verify employer. E-Verify is an Internet based system operated by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in partnership with the Social Security Administration (SSA) that allows participating employers to electronically verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees in the United States.

Compensation

The hourly rate for this role is $60.00-$100.00. 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.