Technical Lead – Creative Technology
Location
California
Posted
29 days ago
Salary
$135K - $165K / year
Bachelor Degree7 yrs expEnglishAWSAzureCloudGoogle Cloud PlatformJava ScriptPythonUnity
Job Description
• Serve as the lead developer and technical decision-maker on projects, owning execution from prototype through deployment
• Proactively move work forward, making pragmatic technical decisions under real-world constraints
• Ensure quality, maintainability, and scalability of delivered solutions through code reviews and technical oversight
• Translate business, creative, and experiential requirements into clear technical approaches and implementation plans
• Design and document system architectures, data flows, integrations, and deployment strategies
• Apply strong systems thinking to balance speed, risk, and long-term maintainability
• Prototype quickly to validate ideas, de-risk approaches, and inform stakeholder decisions
• Build and integrate AI-driven systems, including LLM-based workflows, RAG pipelines, conversational interfaces, and automation tools
• Learn and apply new technologies, platforms, and hardware as project needs evolve
• Collaborate cross-discipline with Product, Creative, Production, and external partners to ensure alignment and momentum
• Support vendor selection and act as technical lead for specialty development partners when needed
• Participate in on-site installations, testing, and live deployments, representing Left Field Labs professionally
Job Requirements
- 7+ years of professional software development experience in interactive, experiential, or emerging technology contexts or equivalent senior-level experience
- Strong systems thinking and solution architecture skills, with the ability to document and diagram complex systems clearly
- Proven ability to work independently, take ownership, and move projects forward without constant direction
- Comfort making pragmatic technical decisions under time, budget, and real-world constraints
- Experience leading small development teams or acting as a technical lead across disciplines
- Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical collaborators
- Ability to travel and be on-site for installations, rehearsals, and live events as needed
- Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and follow-through
- Collaborative, respectful leadership style with internal teams and external partners
- Proficiency in Python and JavaScript
- Strong experience with AI systems, including working with LLMs, RAG architectures, conversational AI pipelines, and automation tools (e.g., n8n)
- Familiarity with creative AI tools (e.g., ComfyUI) is a strong plus
- Solid web development experience (front-end, back-end, or full-stack)
- Experience integrating software with hardware systems, such as: Sensors, cameras, and computer vision setups
- Microcontrollers (e.g., Arduino or similar)
- LED panels, lighting, audio, and physical installations
- Comfort working across UI paradigms (web-based, Unity-based, or custom interfaces)
- Experience with cloud infrastructure and deployed systems (AWS, GCP, Azure, or similar)