Upwork is hiring. 18 roles open right now.
Scoutify monitors Upwork's career page directly and notifies you within minutes when a new role goes live, hours before it hits LinkedIn or Indeed.
[00] STOCK
INTERVIEW PREP
20 interview questions for Upwork
[01] HIRING NOW
Live from their career page.
Numbers refresh daily. Every role tracked here was pulled straight from Upwork's ATS, not an aggregator.
Open roles
18
Posted (30d)
8
-20% vs prior
Posted (7d)
3
Posted range
$171K – 277K
Base, from posted ranges
Most-hired roles · last 90 days
[02] HIRING PULSE
Upwork's hiring pulse.
We re-scan Upwork's career page every few minutes and keep the full posting history, so these counts come from the board itself, not an aggregator.
Posted (7d)
3
Posted (30d)
8
Posted (90d)
18
Scanned every few minutes · newest tracked posting May 21, 2026
[03] COMPENSATION
What Upwork pays.
Solid but rarely exceptional. Senior engineers might see $200K to $350K at successful enterprise companies.
Concrete perks mentioned in job postings
- competitive benefits
- annual bonus plan
- sales incentive plan
- long term equity incentive program
- remote/hybrid work
[04] VISA SPONSORSHIP
U.S.-only hiring history.
Upwork has no H-1B petition history we can find.
No H1B sponsorship history
Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. Classifications: yes (5+ approvals), conditional (1-4), no (0).
[05] WHERE THEY'RE HIRING
The cities Upwork is hiring in.
Every active role mapped to its posted city. Use this to gauge whether Upworkis actually hiring where you live, or skewed somewhere you'd need to relocate.
Top cities by open roles
Remote: 9 positions
[06] LAYOFF HISTORY
What past rounds looked like.
Upwork has had 1 reported layoff round on public record since 2020. We list these because candidates routinely tell us they wish they had known before applying. Context, not a verdict.
Source: Layoffs.fyi, public record
[07] KEY FACTS
Founded
2015
Employees
630
2024
Listed on
UPWK
Nasdaq
Data: Wikidata (CC0) · Q3344170
[08] IN THE NEWS
Upwork in the headlines.
Recent press coverage, pulled from Google News. Worth a scan before an interview or a cold email: funding rounds, launches, and leadership changes are the fastest way to sound current.
Source: Google News. Last 12 months.
[09] ABOUT
What Upwork does, and who fits.
Upwork connects businesses with global, AI-enabled talent for contingent work.
Upwork Inc. offers a portfolio of services including the Upwork Marketplace for freelance talent and Lifted for enterprise solutions. They enable businesses to source, contract, manage, and pay talent across various work types, leveraging AI to enhance workforce transformation and efficiency.
[10] AT UPWORK
The honest take.
Upwork promotes a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workforce with a focus on collaboration and innovation.
[11] SECURITY PROGRAM
Upwork accepts vulnerability reports.
A public bug bounty signals that Upwork treats outside security researchers as collaborators, not threats. Coordinated disclosure happens through the channel below.
[12] CAREER GROWTH
Where Upwork takes you next.
Good learning environment for building production systems at scale.
[13] INTERVIEW PREP
Going through their loop?
We collect real questions reported by candidates plus likely questions inferred from Upwork's open roles. Skim the process, prep the questions, save the timing for actually applying.
[14] HOW TO APPLY
Your resume lands in Greenhouse.
Upwork uses Greenhouse as their applicant tracking system. When you apply, your resume drops directly into their Greenhouse pipeline where recruiters review candidates in arrival order.
Scoutify watches Upwork's career page continuously. New openings show up here within minutes of posting. Early applicants get more attention because most recruiters review applications in the order they arrive.
One-tap coverage: Greenhouse is one of the portals Scoutify's auto-apply fills end to end. On an Auto-Apply plan, your saved profile and resume are submitted to Upwork the moment a matching role goes live.
ATS identified from the application URLs on Upwork's recent postings
[16] SIMILAR COMPANIES
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[17] FAQ
Questions people ask about Upwork.
Not covered here? Email support@scoutify.com.
Upwork does not explicitly state its visa sponsorship policy for international candidates. However, given its active hiring for roles like Lead AI Engineer and various analyst positions, it may be worth inquiring directly during the application process. Many tech companies in similar sectors often consider sponsorship for skilled roles, especially in cities like Toronto and Austin where they have a presence.
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