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Upwork is excited to announce that we are opening our first international hub, located in Lisbon, Portugal. This expansion marks a significant milestone in Upwo...
Upwork is excited to announce that we are opening our first international hub, located in Lisbon, Portugal. This expansion marks a
significant milestone in Upwork’s evolution into an AI-native platform, creating a new base for product development and technical
hiring outside the U.S. It underscores the company’s commitment to investing in the infrastructure and talent needed to shape the
future of work.
We have immediately begun hiring! The roles will be focused on technical talent (product, design, product engineering, AI/ML
engineering) in addition to more general back-office roles such as Finance and HR. While our office plans are still in
development, we are excited to begin hiring immediately.
Apply here to learn more about our opportunities!
Come change how the world works.
Upwork is establishing its first international operational hub in Lisbon, Portugal. The new office is expected to be fully
operational by Q4 2026. This role will require 3 days in office once we have an office open.
This position will initially be employed through a partner to ensure a seamless hiring process while we establish the hub. Once
the hub is established, there may be opportunities to transition to employment with Upwork, depending on business needs and other
requirements. While employed by the partner, you’ll work as part of Upwork’s team, with access to our resources, culture, and
growth opportunities.
Our partner will offer competitive benefits. When Upwork’s hub is established, we will be excited to offer employment and benefits
directly as business needs require.
Upwork is committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workforce. Employment decisions are made without regard to
race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other status protected by
applicable law.
We use BrightHire, an AI-enabled tool, to record interviews and summarize interview transcripts. The tool allows the interviewer
to focus on the discussion and does not score or evaluate candidates or make recommendations. The interview transcripts are
reviewed, and decisions are only made by humans. Candidates who prefer not to have their interview recorded through BrightHire can
opt out when the interview is scheduled.
To learn more about how Upwork processes and protects your personal information as part of the application process, please review
our Global Job Applicant Privacy Notice and the Applicant Privacy Addendum (EEA, UK, and Switzerland).
To learn more about how Upwork processes and protects your personal information as part of the application process, please review
our Global Job Applicant Privacy Notice
Upwork Inc.’s (Nasdaq: UPWK) family of companies connects businesses with global, AI-enabled talent across every contingent work type including freelance, fractional, and payrolled. This portfolio includes the Upwork Marketplace, which connects businesses with on-demand access to highly skilled talent across the globe, and Lifted, which provides a purpose-built solution for enterprise organizations to source, contract, manage, and pay talent across the full spectrum of contingent work. From Fortune 100 enterprises to entrepreneurs, businesses rely on Upwork Inc. to find and hire expert talent, leverage AI-powered work solutions, and drive business transformation. With access to professionals spanning more than 10,000 skills across AI & machine learning, software development, sales & marketing, customer support, finance & accounting, and more, the Upwork family of companies enables businesses of all sizes to scale, innovate, and transform their workforces for the age of AI and beyond. Since its founding, Upwork Inc. has facilitated more than $30 billion in total transactions and services as it fulfills its purpose to create opportunity in every era of work. Learn more about the Upwork Marketplace at Upwork.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and X; and learn more about Lifted at Go-Lifted and follow on LinkedIn. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- As a Senior Software Engineer on the tax engineering team, you will build and improve the services that power tax calculation across VAT, sales tax, and withholding for a global platform. You'll own meaningful pieces of the backend, contribute to frontend workflows, and collaborate closely with engineers, product, finance, and compliance partners to ship reliable, well-tested systems. This is a strong fit for someone who enjoys working through detailed business logic, integrating third-party providers, and steadily raising the quality of complex financial software. RESPONSIBILITIES: * Build, extend, and maintain backend services for tax calculation and payments, focusing on accuracy, reliability, and clean, testable code. * Contribute to frontend workflows using Vue.js or similar modern JavaScript frameworks to support internal tools and customer-facing experiences. * Develop and maintain APIs and integrations with external payment processors and tax engines, improving performance, observability, and error handling. * Partner with product, finance, tax, and compliance stakeholders to translate business and regulatory requirements into well-scoped technical work. * Improve code quality through thoughtful testing, code reviews, and AI-assisted development workflows that increase velocity without sacrificing rigor. * Investigate production issues, identify root causes, and deliver durable fixes that strengthen the reliability of tax and payments systems. WHAT IT TAKES TO CATCH OUR EYE: * Solid backend engineering experience with Java, including building RESTful APIs, working with relational databases, and deploying services on AWS. * Working experience contributing to frontend applications using Vue.js or another modern JavaScript framework. * Track record of owning project-level work end to end and collaborating effectively with cross-functional partners. * Exposure to tax, fintech, payments, or another compliance-heavy domain is a plus, paired with a willingness to learn complex business rules quickly. * Practical fluency with AI-enabled engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot or Cursor, with the judgment to review and validate outputs and a habit of sharing useful AI techniques with teammates. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Come change how the world works. Upwork is establishing its first international operational hub in Lisbon, Portugal. The new office is expected to be fully operational by Q4 2026. This role will require 3 days in office once we have an office open. This position will initially be employed through a partner to ensure a seamless hiring process while we establish the hub. Once the hub is established, there may be opportunities to transition to employment with Upwork, depending on business needs and other requirements. While employed by the partner, you’ll work as part of Upwork’s team, with access to our resources, culture, and growth opportunities. Our partner will offer competitive benefits. When Upwork’s hub is established, we will be excited to offer employment and benefits directly as business needs require. Upwork is committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workforce. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law. We use BrightHire, an AI-enabled tool, to record interviews and summarize interview transcripts. The tool allows the interviewer to focus on the discussion and does not score or evaluate candidates or make recommendations. The interview transcripts are reviewed, and decisions are only made by humans. Candidates who prefer not to have their interview recorded through BrightHire can opt out when the interview is scheduled. To learn more about how Upwork processes and protects your personal information as part of the application process, please review our Global Job Applicant Privacy Notice and the Applicant Privacy Addendum (EEA, UK, and Switzerland). The annual base salary range for this position is displayed below. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum salary for this position, and individual base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Additionally, this position is eligible for the annual bonus plan or sales incentive plan and eligibility to participate in our long term equity incentive program. Annual Base Compensation €53.500—€77.000 EUR To learn more about how Upwork processes and protects your personal information as part of the application process, please review our Global Job Applicant Privacy Notice
Upwork Inc.’s (Nasdaq: UPWK) family of companies connects businesses with global, AI-enabled talent across every contingent work type including freelance, fractional, and payrolled. This portfolio includes the Upwork Marketplace, which connects businesses with on-demand access to highly skilled talent across the globe, and Lifted, which provides a purpose-built solution for enterprise organizations to source, contract, manage, and pay talent across the full spectrum of contingent work. From Fortune 100 enterprises to entrepreneurs, businesses rely on Upwork Inc. to find and hire expert talent, leverage AI-powered work solutions, and drive business transformation. With access to professionals spanning more than 10,000 skills across AI & machine learning, software development, sales & marketing, customer support, finance & accounting, and more, the Upwork family of companies enables businesses of all sizes to scale, innovate, and transform their workforces for the age of AI and beyond. Since its founding, Upwork Inc. has facilitated more than $30 billion in total transactions and services as it fulfills its purpose to create opportunity in every era of work. Learn more about the Upwork Marketplace at Upwork.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and X; and learn more about Lifted at Go-Lifted and follow on LinkedIn. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Upwork’s Marketing Analytics team is focused on optimizing our growth engines through rigorous experimentation and data-driven decision making. This role sits at the intersection of product and marketing, driving measurement and experimentation across the customer funnel to improve acquisition, engagement, and conversion. You will partner cross-functionally with product, marketing, SEO, and data science teams to design experiments, analyze user behavior, and build frameworks that inform growth strategy. This role also supports understanding organic discovery, including traditional search and emerging AI-driven discovery surfaces. YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES: * Organic & AI Discovery Analytics: Support analysis of organic channels, including SEO and emerging AI-driven discovery (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini). Evaluate performance signals such as engagement, traffic, and visibility. * Strategic Communication: Present insights and recommendations to marketing leadership, influencing growth strategy and prioritization. * Experimentation & Testing: Design, execute, and analyze A/B and incrementality tests. Define hypotheses, success metrics, and test duration, and conduct deep post-test analysis to inform decisions. * Drive insights that improve conversion, engagement, and overall growth. * Data Extraction & Technical Analysis: Extract and analyze large datasets using SQL, Python, or R to support experimentation, user behavior analysis, and growth initiatives. * Experimentation Tooling: Utilize platforms such as Statsig, Optimizely, VWO, or similar tools to implement and monitor experiments across experiences. * SEO Tooling: Leverage tools such as Google Search Console, SEMrush, Ahrefs, or similar to explore keyword performance and on-site engagement trends. WHAT IT TAKES TO CATCH OUR EYE: * A degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field. * Proven experience designing and executing experiments (A/B, multivariate, incrementality), including hypothesis development, metric definition, sample sizing, and post-test analysis. * Experience in marketing or growth analytics, with a strong focus on customer funnels, acquisition, and conversion optimization. Experience with organic search and SEO analytics. * Technical Proficiency: Strong SQL skills and proficiency in Python or R for analyzing large datasets and supporting experimentation and analytics workflows. * Experimentation Tools: Experience with platforms such as Statsig, Optimizely, VWO, or similar tools used to run and monitor experiments. * BI tools such as Looker or Tableau. (SEO-specific tools are a plus, e.g., Google Search Console, SEMrush, Ahrefs, Botify, Screaming Frog) * Testing & Statistical Knowledge: Strong foundation in experimental design, statistical significance, and methods to measure incremental impact. * Marketplace Context: Previous experience in a two-sided marketplace or consumer tech environment will be highly regarded. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Come change how the world works. Upwork is establishing an operational hub in Toronto, Canada. The new office is expected to be fully operational by Q4 2026. This role will require 3 days in office once we have an office open. This position will initially be employed through a partner to ensure a seamless hiring process while we establish the hub. Once the hub is established, there may be opportunities to transition to employment with Upwork, depending on business needs and other requirements. While employed by the partner, you’ll work as part of Upwork’s team, with access to our resources, culture, and growth opportunities. Our partner will offer competitive benefits. When Upwork’s hub is established, we will be excited to offer employment and benefits directly as business needs require. Upwork is committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workforce. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law. We use BrightHire, an AI-enabled tool, to record interviews and summarize interview transcripts. The tool allows the interviewer to focus on the discussion and does not score or evaluate candidates or make recommendations. The interview transcripts are reviewed, and decisions are only made by humans. Candidates who prefer not to have their interview recorded through BrightHire can opt out when the interview is scheduled. To learn more about how Upwork processes and protects your personal information as part of the application process, please review our Global Job Applicant Privacy Notice and the Applicant Privacy Addendum (Canada). The annual base salary range for this position is displayed below. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum salary for this position, and individual base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Additionally, this position is eligible for the annual bonus plan or sales incentive plan and eligibility to participate in our long term equity incentive program. Annual Base Compensation $135,500—$212,000 CAD To learn more about how Upwork processes and protects your personal information as part of the application process, please review our Global Job Applicant Privacy Notice
Upwork Inc.’s (Nasdaq: UPWK) family of companies connects businesses with global, AI-enabled talent across every contingent work type including freelance, fractional, and payrolled. This portfolio includes the Upwork Marketplace, which connects businesses with on-demand access to highly skilled talent across the globe, and Lifted, which provides a purpose-built solution for enterprise organizations to source, contract, manage, and pay talent across the full spectrum of contingent work. From Fortune 100 enterprises to entrepreneurs, businesses rely on Upwork Inc. to find and hire expert talent, leverage AI-powered work solutions, and drive business transformation. With access to professionals spanning more than 10,000 skills across AI & machine learning, software development, sales & marketing, customer support, finance & accounting, and more, the Upwork family of companies enables businesses of all sizes to scale, innovate, and transform their workforces for the age of AI and beyond. Since its founding, Upwork Inc. has facilitated more than $30 billion in total transactions and services as it fulfills its purpose to create opportunity in every era of work. Learn more about the Upwork Marketplace at Upwork.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and X; and learn more about Lifted at Go-Lifted and follow on LinkedIn. SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST, CORPORATE FP&A The Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis team partners closely with the VP of Finance, CFO, and executive leadership to shape Upwork’s financial strategy and long-term direction. As a Senior Analyst based in our Toronto hub, you will play a critical role in owning monthly and quarterly forecasting for the corporate balance sheet and cash flow statements. This is a highly visible position with regular exposure to senior leadership, where your structured thinking, financial rigor, and clear communication will directly influence decision-making at the highest levels of the company. In this role, you will lead forecasting and analysis across fixed assets, intangible assets, equity and share-based compensation, integrated cash flows, and provisions for transaction losses. You will translate complex financial data into clear insights and executive-ready materials, including monthly forecast presentations and quarterly Board of Directors decks. Working from our Toronto hub, you will collaborate cross-functionally with global stakeholders while contributing to a strong local finance presence and community. RESPONSIBILITIES * Own end-to-end monthly and quarterly forecasting for the corporate balance sheet and cash flow statements, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and alignment with company targets * Lead variance analysis against budget and prior forecasts, delivering clear insights and actionable recommendations to executive stakeholders * Develop and maintain financial models across fixed assets, intangible assets, equity and share-based compensation, integrated cash flows, and transaction loss provisions * Prepare executive-ready reporting, including monthly forecast presentations and quarterly Board of Directors materials, with concise commentary on key drivers, risks, and opportunities * Partner cross-functionally with Accounting, Investor Relations, Tax, and business leaders to ensure consistency between actuals, forecasts, and long-term plans * Leverage AI tools to streamline reporting, summarize complex data sets, and enhance forecasting efficiency, while reviewing outputs for accuracy and financial integrity * Identify and implement process improvements in forecasting workflows that increase scalability, transparency, and operational effectiveness WHAT IT TAKES TO CATCH OUR EYE * 2 to 4 years of experience in FP&A, investment banking, consulting, or a related analytical role with exposure to public company financials * Strong financial acumen with demonstrated experience analyzing 10-Ks, balance sheets, and cash flow statements in a public company or SaaS environment * Advanced Excel and financial modeling skills, with a structured approach to problem solving and comfort navigating ambiguity * Clear and concise communication skills, with experience preparing materials for senior leadership or executive audiences * Demonstrated ability to use AI tools to support financial analysis, reporting, or planning workflows, applying structured prompting and reviewing outputs critically to ensure accuracy and relevance ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Come change how the world works. Upwork is establishing an operational hub in Toronto, Canada. The new office is expected to be fully operational by Q4 2026. This role will require 3 days in office once we have an office open. This position will initially be employed through a partner to ensure a seamless hiring process while we establish the hub. Once the hub is established, there may be opportunities to transition to employment with Upwork, depending on business needs and other requirements. While employed by the partner, you’ll work as part of Upwork’s team, with access to our resources, culture, and growth opportunities. Our partner will offer competitive benefits. When Upwork’s hub is established, we will be excited to offer employment and benefits directly as business needs require. Upwork is committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workforce. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law. We use BrightHire, an AI-enabled tool, to record interviews and summarize interview transcripts. The tool allows the interviewer to focus on the discussion and does not score or evaluate candidates or make recommendations. The interview transcripts are reviewed, and decisions are only made by humans. Candidates who prefer not to have their interview recorded through BrightHire can opt out when the interview is scheduled. To learn more about how Upwork processes and protects your personal information as part of the application process, please review our Global Job Applicant Privacy Notice and the Applicant Privacy Addendum (Canada). The annual base salary range for this position is displayed below. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum salary for this position, and individual base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Additionally, this position is eligible for the annual bonus plan or sales incentive plan and eligibility to participate in our long term equity incentive program. Annual Base Compensation $102,750—$146,250 CAD To learn more about how Upwork processes and protects your personal information as part of the application process, please review our Global Job Applicant Privacy Notice