Job Posting Title Frontend Tech Lead, Freelance

Left Field Labs; Culver City, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 124,000 - 172,000; Full time

Job summary

Left Field Labs seeks a Freelance Frontend Tech Lead to drive a large-scale platform development effort for a major tech client in Culver City, CA. You will lead and code on frontend UI components in Angular, while guiding enterprise-grade systems under aggressive timelines.

You will partner with client engineering leadership, set up DevOps pipelines, ramp on internal tools, and collaborate with design teams to unblock progress. Strong backend familiarity with Java is a plus.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of hands-on experience building structured, maintainable web applications using Angular.
• Proven people leadership and team management to deliver high-quality projects under tight deadlines.
• Experience setting up build pipelines, CI/CD, content ingestion, or data migration workflows.
• Comfortable navigating complex, proprietary internal ecosystems and developer documentation platforms.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience managing direct client interactions and technical project leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and work hands-on alongside development teams to build, recreate, and optimize frontend UI components using Angular.
• Partner with client engineering leadership to set up, manage, and optimize continuous development and DevOps pipeline flows.
• Ramp up quickly on proprietary internal tools, workflows, and access protocols.
• Collaborate with design teams to unblock tasks as assets are finalized.
• Provide technical direction with hands-on experience building maintainable web apps using Angular.
• Experience with Java/Kotlin backend services or platform logic.
• Set up build pipelines, CI/CD, content ingestion, or data migration workflows.
• Navigate complex internal ecosystems and developer documentation platforms.

Skills

Angular

Leadership

CI/CD pipelines

UI development

Client communications

Java backend

Tools

CI/CD tooling

DevOps pipelines

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 an adaptable, high-reliability Freelance Frontend Tech Lead to drive a large-scale platform development effort for a major tech client.

This is a platform and infrastructure-heavy leadership role. We need an experienced technical leader who thrives on solving complex problems, guiding teams through enterprise-grade ecosystems, and delivering utility-focused web applications under aggressive timelines.

Responsibilities

What You’ll Do

• Lead and work hands-on alongside development teams to directly build, recreate, and optimize frontend UI components using Angular to correctly parse and display complex technical documentation.
• Partner with client engineering leadership to set up, manage, and optimize continuous development and DevOps pipeline flows within robust internal infrastructure.
• Quickly ramp up on proprietary internal tools, workflows, and strict access protocols
• Partner directly with design/digital teams to unblock development tasks as design assets are finalized
• Provide technical direction and oversight with strong, hands-on experience building structured, maintainable web applications using standard Angular
• Practical experience working with Java/Kotlin backend services or platform logic
• Background in setting up build pipelines, CI/CD, content ingestion, or data migration workflows
• Comfortable navigating complex, proprietary internal ecosystems and developer documentation platforms

Required Skills

What You’ll Need to be Successful

• 8–10 years of hands-on technical experience building structured, maintainable web applications using standard Angular.
• Proven people leadership and team management track record, to deliver high-quality technical projects under aggressive timelines and tight deadlines.
• Background in setting up build pipelines, CI/CD, content ingestion, or data migration workflows.
• Comfortable navigating complex, proprietary internal ecosystems and developer documentation platforms
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience managing direct client interactions and technical project leadership.
• Comfortable delivering solid, utility-focused systems rather than creative/aesthetic digital campaigns

Nice-to-Have

• Practical experience working with Java backend services or platform logic

Equal Opportunities

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

Compensation

The hourly rate for this role is $90.00-$125.00. 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.