Santa Clara, CA · founded 2015
Upwork (NASDAQ: UPWK) is a public online freelancing marketplace connecting businesses with independent professionals worldwide. The modern company was formed in 2015 from the merger of Elance (founded 1999) and oDesk (founded 2003). It runs as a remote-first ("work anywhere") employer, hiring full-time corporate staff across 34 U.S. states while keeping a physical office in Palo Alto. Honest caveats: the corporate headcount is small relative to the millions of freelancers on the platform, its open roles skew toward product, ML/AI, engineering and marketing, and as a public marketplace it is exposed to take-rate and advertising pressures; benefits detail beyond the job-posting boilerplate could not be independently sourced.
see the full file on Upwork| Unlimited PTO | yes |
|---|---|
| 401(k) match | offered |
| Birthing-parent leave | 12 weeks |
| Partner leave | 12 weeks |
| How leave is framed | equal_all_parents |
| Stock purchase plan | yes |
| Fully remote roles | yes |
| Office policy | Remote-first: hires full-time employees across 34 U.S. states, with a physical office in Palo Alto, California. |
| Offices | Palo Alto, CA |
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