Technical Lead – Freelance

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🕒 March 20

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $96 - $117 / hour

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟠 Senior

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Instrument

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201 - 500 employees

Instrument is a values-driven, integrated digital agency working virtually together across the US.Follow us on social media @instrument.

📋 Description

• Lead backend development for a Wagtail CMS implementation, ensuring scalable and maintainable architecture • Customize and extend **Wagtail internals**, including render logic, StreamFields, and admin configurations • Partner closely with frontend engineers to enable complex UI patterns through **custom Blocks and templates** • Model content structures that support flexible, component-driven design systems • Own and support deployments on **Google Cloud Platform**, ensuring stability and performance • Collaborate on technical planning, proactively identifying risks and proposing solutions • Contribute to a high-velocity development environment, supporting sprint execution and delivery

🎯 Requirements

• Strong experience with **Python and Django**, with deep expertise in **Wagtail CMS** • Proven ability to work within Wagtail internals (custom Blocks, StreamFields, rendering logic, templates) • Experience deploying and maintaining Wagtail projects on **Google Cloud Platform (GCP)** • Familiarity with **App Engine**, **Cloud SQL (PostgreSQL)**, and **Cloud Storage** • Strong understanding of backend architecture, CMS modeling, and API design • Experience collaborating closely with frontend teams on component-based builds • Ability to move quickly, unblock teams, and provide technical leadership in a short-term engagement