Instrument · 1 month ago
Technical Lead (Freelance)
United States
Contract
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$84/hr - $103/hr
7+ years expInstrument is a digitally native design and technology company that helps brands unlock their full potential. They are seeking a hands-on Technical Lead to architect and deliver the technical foundation for a new web platform centered around a retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) search experience, while leading a small development team to build a secure and scalable AI-powered application.
AdvertisingCreative AgencyMarketing
Responsibilities
Architect the end-to-end technical solution for a new web platform featuring a RAG-based search engine
Design the infrastructure and system blueprint on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including Vertex AI Search, Vector Search, and supporting services
Define the data ingestion, embedding, and indexing strategies to ensure accurate and high-performing search capabilities
Establish and maintain DevOps foundations including CI/CD pipelines, Cloud Build, environment setup, cross-project IAM, and deployment workflows
Partner with the Backend Developer to ensure APIs, endpoints, and middleware effectively connect the frontend application to AI services
Conduct architectural reviews, provide technical mentorship, lead code reviews, and ensure engineering best practices across the team
Collaborate with production partners to translate technical strategy into actionable plans, estimates, and milestones
Diagnose and resolve technical blockers swiftly to maintain development momentum
Ensure security, observability, scalability, and performance are core to the system design and implementation
Qualification
Required
7+ years of hands-on engineering experience, including technical leadership on complex cloud-based builds
Deep expertise with Google Cloud Platform, including Vertex AI, Vertex AI Search, Google Cloud Storage (GCS), App Engine, service accounts, IAM, and GCP networking fundamentals
Proven experience designing or implementing RAG, vector search, or AI-powered search workflows
Strong system design skills—capable of turning ambiguous goals into clear, actionable technical architectures
Proficiency with DevOps tooling, CI/CD pipelines, automated deployments, and modern cloud infrastructure practices
Ability to guide developers, review code for quality and alignment with architecture, and mentor teams toward technical excellence
Clear communication skills and the ability to partner cross-functionally with producers, designers, and engineers
Preferred
Experience working with Brightspot CMS is a nice to have. Including implementing custom content models, integrations, or frontend delivery workflows
Company
Instrument
Instrument is a marketing and advertising company offering web development and brand marketing services.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
unknown2018-04-02Acquired
Leadership Team
Kara Place
CEO
Laurel Burton
Chief Executive Officer
Recent News
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