Technical Lead – Freelance

Job not on LinkedIn

🕒 March 20

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $96 - $117 / hour

⏳ Contract/Temporary

🟠 Senior

🧑‍💻 Full-stack Engineer

🦅 H1B Visa Sponsor

This company has sponsored H1B visas in the past.

👻 Ghost score 36%

What it means: how likely this posting is sitting open without active hiring.How to read it: 60% or higher means we think this is a ghost. Lower scores are less of a worry.How we score it: age, reposts, open roles vs team size, how fast jobs close, and whether pay is listed.Fine print: an estimate from public data, not a judgment of the company. Real jobs can score high, so treat it as a hint, not a fact.

Apply Now

Find Similar Remote Jobs

Set Up Email Alert For New Jobs

📊 Check your resume score for this job

Improve your chances of getting an interview by checking your resume score before you apply.

Upload Resume

Instrument

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

201 - 500 employees

🤝 B2B

👥 B2C

📣 Marketing

B2B • B2C • Marketing

Instrument is a values-driven, integrated digital agency that specializes in user experience design, video and motion graphics, web development, e-commerce, digital campaigns, mobile and tablet solutions, branding, and social media. The company operates virtually across the US, providing a range of digital services tailored to meet the needs of clients.

📋 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