Upwork
The Senior Lead Machine Learning Engineer will architect, ship, and scale agentic intelligence across Upwork, leading end-to-end work from LLM training and evaluation to runtime orchestration, safety, and developer APIs. This hands-on role sits at the intersection of applied research and platform engineering, enabling internal teams and external developers to build reliable, safe, and high-performing agents. The role includes technical leadership, cross-functional partnership, and mentoring of senior engineers while driving metrics-oriented improvements.
Headquarters
Alamdanga, Khulna Division, Bangladesh
Company Size
501-1000 employees
Founded
2015
Upwork is a global freelancing marketplace that connects businesses of all sizes with independent professionals across design, development, writing, marketing, customer support, and more. Clients can post projects or search curated talent, review proposals, and manage engagements with contracts, time-tracking, invoicing, and escrow-backed payments. The platform also provides collaboration tools and enterprise features (talent sourcing, compliance, consolidated billing) to scale contingent work. Companies use Upwork for access to a large talent pool and standardized workflows, while freelancers benefit from job matching, portfolios, and secure payment systems.
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA
Company Size
201-500 employees
Founded
2018
Industry
Technology
Glassdoor Rating
4.2 / 5
Sarah Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Michael Chen
Chief Technology Officer
Emily Williams
VP of Engineering
David Rodriguez
VP of Product
Jessica Thompson
Chief Financial Officer
Andrew Park
VP of Sales
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