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Join Our Team as a Billable Professional
Have you got the chops and the time?
We engage in full time, part time and even gig sized projects with qualified members of the Variable Lift ecosystem.
Our team is built on trust, competence, professionalism and reliability. Folk who have proven themselves will have access to quality, scoped projects as they become available.
If you think that's you, send us your details.
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Current Roles Available
Web Developer
Contract RemoteWe're looking for a skilled, self-directed, and communicative Web Developer to support the web development needs of a small technology consulting firm and its clients. This role is ideal for someone who is comfortable moving across a variety of projects — from polished client-facing sites to internal tools and integrations — and who can operate independently with minimal hand-holding while still being a reliable collaborator.
| Engagement | Flexible scheduling with up to 15h per week |
| Compensation | $80/h CAD |
| Duration | Initial 3–6 months, with strong likelihood of extension |
| Availability Requirements | Consistent overlap with Eastern Time (ET) business hours |
| Communication | Fluent English (spoken and written) |
Senior Software Developer
Contract RemoteVariable Lift is seeking a Remote Senior Software Developer to support delivery across modern, cloud-native web platforms.
You will work across frontend, backend, and infrastructure layers, contributing directly to production systems while helping establish and uphold technical standards.
| Engagement | Flexible scheduling with up to 15h per week |
| Compensation | $85-$95/h CAD |
| Duration | Initial 3–6 months, with strong likelihood of extension |
| Availability Requirements | Consistent overlap with Eastern Time (ET) business hours |
| Communication | Fluent English (spoken and written) |
Intermediate Software Developer
Contract RemoteVariable Lift is seeking an Intermediate Software Developer to contribute to modern, cloud-native web platforms. This is a hands-on role suited to developers who are ready to take on meaningful feature work within established technical patterns and with guidance from senior team members.
You will work primarily on frontend development with growing exposure to backend and infrastructure layers, building production features while developing your skills in a consulting environment.
| Engagement | Flexible scheduling with up to 15h per week |
| Compensation | $70-$80/h CAD |
| Duration | Initial 3–6 months, with strong likelihood of extension |
| Availability Requirements | Consistent overlap with Eastern Time (ET) business hours |
| Communication | Fluent English (spoken and written) |
Sales / Business Development
Contract RemoteWe're looking for a calm, self-directed, and relationship-driven Sales and Business Development professional to support pipeline growth for a small but active technology consulting firm. This role is ideal for someone who understands how to sell expertise and trust — not features and pricing tiers — and who can represent a technical practice credibly without needing a script or a sales team behind them.
| Engagement | Flexible scheduling with up to 15h per week |
| Compensation | $55-$70/h CAD |
| Duration | Initial 3–6 months, with strong likelihood of extension |
| Availability Requirements | Consistent overlap with Eastern Time (ET) business hours |
| Communication | Fluent English (spoken and written) |
Business Analyst
Contract RemoteWe're looking for a thorough, adaptable, and analytically sharp Business Analyst to bridge the gap between what clients need and what our technical teams build. This role is ideal for someone who is comfortable sitting in ambiguous conversations with non-technical stakeholders, asking the right questions, and producing clear, structured documentation that technical teams can actually work from. You'll need to hold context across multiple active engagements and keep the work grounded in what clients are actually trying to accomplish.
| Engagement | Flexible scheduling with up to 15h per week |
| Compensation | $55-$70/h CAD |
| Duration | Initial 3–6 months, with strong likelihood of extension |
| Availability Requirements | Consistent overlap with Eastern Time (ET) business hours |
| Communication | Fluent English (spoken and written) |
Affiliated Jobs
Shopify Developer / Store Manager
Full Time RemoteA premium direct-to-consumer supplements brand is looking for a hands-on Shopify Developer / Store Manager to build the storefront and own it end to end. This is a hybrid role — part developer, part store manager — spanning theme development, app integrations, checkout and payments, analytics, and day-to-day store operations.
| Engagement | Full Time |
| Compensation | 125–150k USD; rate commensurate with experience |
| Location | Remote, with meaningful daily overlap with North American (Pacific) hours |
| Communication | Fluent English (spoken and written) |
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