Upwork ($UPWK) is the world’s work marketplace. We serve everyone, from one-person startups to over 30% of the Fortune 100, with a powerful, trust-driven platform that enables companies and talent to work together in new ways that unlock their potential. Last year, more than $3.8 billion of work was done through Upwork by skilled professionals who are gaining more control by finding work they are passionate about and innovating their careers.

We're looking for an experienced Senior Backend Engineer to join our Al team in the Search & Recommendations domain. In this role, you will be building cutting-edge search & recommendation systems that better connect companies and talents and elevate our AI  strategies to drive significant business growth. As a senior Backend Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in the industry and contribute to innovative and customer-impacting products that shape the future of work. If you are passionate about pushing the boundaries of search and AI/ML technologies, thrive in a collaborative, results-oriented culture, and are excited about our mission, we invite you to join us.

This is an engagement through Upwork’s Hybrid Workforce Solutions (HWS) Team. Our Hybrid Workforce Solutions Team is a global group of professionals that support Upwork’s business. Our HWS team members are located all over the world.

Responsibilities:

• Architect, build, maintain and improve search systems and AI/ML services that scale with the growing demands of our applications and state of the art search capabilities 
• Collaborate with frontend and backend teams to design and implement API that align with business requirements and optimize backend processes to enable low-latency and high-reliability retrieval and ranking needs
• Conduct thorough code reviews and drive enhancements to boost API performance and functionality.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for our services ensuring transparency and knowledge sharing with the team.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest trends and advancements in software development and AI and evaluate their potential impact on our projects.
• Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for our services ensuring transparency and knowledge sharing with the team.
• Manage your time independently and effectively to achieve project deliverables, which may require an estimated 40 hours of effort per week.
• Communicate and collaborate frequently, proactively and effectively in English.
• Participate in project meetings and provide regular status updates.
• Participate in on-call pager duty schedules providing timely responses and resolutions to critical issues.
• Show a commitment to continuous learning and improvement in both technical and soft skill.
• Ensure consistent availability from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm PST to facilitate team collaboration and meetings.

What it takes to catch our eye:

• Strong Industry experience with large scale production grade systems as a software engineer and Indexing experience with Elasticsearch, OpenSearch or Apache Solr
• Strong  experience in Java programming with a record of delivering robust and high-quality code with unit tests 
• Solid understanding of API Design Principles and CI/CD 
• Exposure to machine learning concepts and workflows with an understanding of how services support machine learning models
• Excellent communication skills and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and globally distributed teams and adapt to evolving project requirements.

Upwork ($UPWK) is the world’s work marketplace. We serve everyone from one-person startups to large, Fortune 100 enterprises with a powerful, trust-driven platform that enables companies and talent to work together in new ways that unlock their potential.

Last year, more than $3.8 billion of work was done through Upwork by skilled professionals who are gaining more control by finding work they are passionate about and innovating their careers.

We are looking for a Vice President of Design to lead and shape the future of the product experience at Upwork. In this executive leadership role, you will focus on creating an environment that drives innovation via multi-modal human-computer interaction (HCI) models, conversational user experiences (UX), and establishing a robust and modern design system that enables chat and voice interfaces, real-time video collaboration via a next-generation, AI-driven platform. As a key stakeholder and leader in our cross-functional Product Development team, you will execute design strategies that bring seamless, intuitive, and delightful user experiences to life across a variety of device types and interaction modes.

In this role, you will be instrumental in establishing and shaping the design vision across Upwork’s diverse product portfolio, fostering collaboration between Business Units (BUs) and cross-functional teams, and driving world-class, user-centered design that sets the standard for emerging technologies.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve Upwork’s design strategy and systems, focusing on innovative interaction models such as voice, gesture, real-time video, and AI-driven conversational interfaces.
• Champion new interaction models, including voice-recognition and input systems, and video, ensuring our product experiences are modern, easy to use, highly performant, and engaging.
• Lead the design of multi-modal systems that integrate visual, auditory, and tactile interactions, creating seamless user experiences beyond traditional screen-based design.
• Oversee the design and development of conversational UX, focusing on AI-driven interactions, natural language processing (NLP), and dialogue management to enhance user engagement.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, marketing, business development, and operations teams to ensure design strategies are anchored on solving customer problems and closely aligned with business goals, promoting a user-centered approach to product development.
• Advocate for behavioral data-driven insights to inform design decisions and create meaningful, accessible experiences for a diverse, global user base.
• Establish and maintain a modern, comprehensive design system, with guidelines and governance to ensure consistency across all platforms and interaction modes.
• Build, mentor, and inspire a world-class design team, fostering a culture of creativity, inclusivity, and continuous learning.

What it takes to catch our eye

• 15+ years of experience in product and UX design, with at least 7 years in a leadership role, ideally at the executive level.
• Expertise in designing for emerging technologies, including conversational UX, voice interfaces, multi-modal experiences, and AI-driven systems.
• Strong understanding of human-computer interaction models, particularly in voice and video interfaces.
• Experience working on products that span multiple interaction modes (visual, voice, touch (mobile), video).
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with engineering and product teams, aligning design vision with technical capabilities and business needs.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating leadership in innovative design and forward-thinking product development.
• Experience in growing and leading design organizations, fostering a scalable and inclusive design culture.
• Experience with AI and machine learning-driven UX design.
• Familiarity with augmented and virtual reality interfaces.
• Track record of creating accessible and inclusive design systems.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate design vision and strategy to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Come change how the world works.

At Upwork, you’ll shape talent solutions for how the world works today. We are a remote-first organization working together to create exciting remote work opportunities for a global community of professionals. While we have physical offices in San Francisco and Chicago, currently we also hire full-time employees in 19 states in the United States.

At the core of our vibrant culture are shared values that form the foundation of our organization. These values revolve around trust, risk-taking, customer focus, and excellence. Our overarching mission is to create economic opportunities so that people have better lives. We foster an environment where individuals are encouraged to bring their authentic selves to work, nurturing personal and professional growth through development opportunities, mentorship programs, and participation in Upwork Belonging Communities.

We take pride in providing exceptional benefits to our employees. These include comprehensive medical insurance coverage for both you and your family, unlimited paid time off, a 401(k) plan with matching contributions, 12 weeks of paid parental leave, and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan. To explore these benefits in detail, as well as gain insights into our company values, working principles, and the overall employee experience, we invite you to visit our Life at Upwork page.

Check out our Careers page to learn more about the employee experience.

Upwork is proudly committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive workforce. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we never discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Who is Blueprint? 

We are a technology solutions firm headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, with a strong presence across the United States. Unified by a shared passion for solving complicated problems, our people are our greatest asset. We use technology as a tool to bridge the gap between strategy and execution, powered by the knowledge, skills, and the expertise of our teams, who all have unique perspectives and years of experience across multiple industries. We’re bold, smart, agile, and fun.

What does Blueprint do? 

Blueprint helps organizations unlock value from existing assets by leveraging cutting-edge technology to create additional revenue streams and new lines of business. We connect strategy, business solutions, products, and services to transform and grow companies. 

Why Blueprint?

At Blueprint, we believe in the power of possibility and are passionate about bringing it to life. Whether you join our bustling product division, our multifaceted services team or you want to grow your career in human resources, your ability to make an impact is amplified when you join one of our teams. You’ll focus on solving unique business problems while gaining hands-on experience with the world’s best technology. We believe in unique perspectives and build teams of people with diverse skillsets and backgrounds. At Blueprint, you’ll have the opportunity to work with multiple clients and teams, such as data science and product development, all while learning, growing, and developing new solutions. We guarantee you won’t find a better place to work and thrive than at Blueprint. 

We are looking for a Software Design Engineer (Mid- Level)to join us as we build cutting-edge technology solutions!  This is your opportunity to be part of a team that is committed to delivering best-in-class service to our customers.  

In this role you will play a vital role in designing, developing, implementing, testing, and maintaining business and computer applications software. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to various sophisticated software implementation projects, working closely with cross-functional teams to ensure client needs are met. 

 Responsibilities:

• Fine-tune and improve a variety of sophisticated software implementation projects
• Gather and analyze system requirements, document specifications, and develop software solutions to meet client needs and data. 
• Analyze and review enhancement requests and specifications.
• Implement system software and customize to client requirements. 
• Prepare detailed software specifications and test plans.
• Code new programs to client’s specifications and create test data for testing.
• Modify existing programs to new standards and conduct unit testing of developed programs.
• Create migration packages for system testing, user testing, and implementation.
• Provide quality assurance reviews.
• Perform post-implementation validation of software and resolve any bugs found during testing.
• Develop, code, scripts, systems, and/or tools that reduce operational burden by automating complex and repetitive tasks. 

Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required. 
• 3-5 years of experience in software design engineering and development.
• A solid foundation in computer science, with strong competencies in data structures algorithms, and software design.
• Experience in large systems software design and development experience.
• Experience performing in-depth troubleshooting and unit testing with both new and legacy production systems
• Experience in programming and experience with problem diagnosis and resolution

Required:

• Minimum 3 years' experience with XAML
• Minimum 3 years' experience with C++
• Minimum 3 years' experience with UX design

 Salary Range:

Pay ranges vary based on multiple factors including, without limitation, skill sets, education, responsibilities, experience, and geographical market. The pay range for this position reflects geographic based ranges for Washington state: $95,000 to $115,000 USD/annually. The salary/wage and job title for this opening will be based on the selected candidate’s qualifications and experience and may be outside this range. 

 Equal Opportunity Employer 

Blueprint Technologies, LLC is an equal employment opportunity employer. Qualified applicants are considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, orientation, veteran/military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital, or familial status, genetic information, citizenship, or any other status protected by law. 

If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please reach out to: recruiting@bpcs.com 

Blueprint believes in the importance of a healthy and happy team, which is why our comprehensive benefits package includes: 

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage 
• Flexible Spending Account 
• 401k program 
• Competitive PTO offerings 
• Parental Leave 
• Opportunities for professional growth and development 

Location:Remote  

An overview of this role

You'll be at the forefront of our R&D efforts within our Engineering department in this role. You’ll be expected to focus on improving GitLab’s security detection capabilities in ourApplication Security Testing stage groups. This includes SAST, DAST, Secret Detection and Composition Analysis, and future products.

Vulnerability Research Engineers perform research to analyze software vulnerabilities, exploitation methods, track new vectors, discover novel methods and approaches in software security, and apply this knowledge to the security products and GitLab itself. 

What You’ll Do  

• Carry out research and come up with proofs of concepts that affect the security products and GitLab, including SAST, DAST, Secret Detection and Composition Analysis.
• Curate advisory databases for dependency scanning. This is a semi-automatic task that includes auditing/reviewing, editing existing and adding new advisories to the database while, at the same time, trying to automate repetitive tasks away as much as possible.
• Build/develop benchmarks to test the efficacy of scanning and detection products to constantly improve quality of results.
• Measure and Improve the efficacy of scanning and detection products over time.
• Write detailed technical reports.
• Assess security product output results and conduct root cause analysis to improve efficacy.
• Respond to internal and external customer inquiries on vulnerabilities and related topics.

What You’ll Bring 

• 3+ years of direct experience in developing and improving vulnerability detection products in the context of web security.
• Knowledge of the vulnerability management process.
• Knowledge of software composition analysis (SCA) and software supply chain ecosystems.
• Experience with source code analysis, static application security testing (SAST), and dynamic application security testing (DAST) along with benchmarking experience testing the efficacy of these products.
• Knowledge about compilers, compiler design and construction.
• Experience developing automated web security testing/analysis tools.
• Experience in product development.
• You have a passion for security and open source, and enjoy collaborating with cross-functional teams.

About the team

The Vulnerability Research team works closely with GitLab Security, Development, and Product teams to build, tune and improve the efficacy of the security products that are integrated into GitLab.

Thanks to our Transparency value, you can get a better sense of what the team does daily by browsing some of our past information sharing sessions.

How GitLab will support you

• Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
• All remote, asynchronous work environment
• Flexible Paid Time Off
• Team Member Resource Groups
• Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Growth and development budget 
• Parental leave 
• Home office support

Please note that we welcome interest from candidates with varying levels of experience; many successful candidates do not meet every single requirement. Additionally, studies have shown that people from underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to a job unless they meet every single qualification. If you're excited about this role, please apply and allow our recruiters to assess your application.

About the Company

Gemini is a global crypto and Web3 platform founded by Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss in 2014. Gemini offers a wide range of crypto products and services for individuals and institutions in over 70 countries.

Crypto is about giving you greater choice, independence, and opportunity. We are here to help you on your journey. We build crypto products that are simple, elegant, and secure. Whether you are an individual or an institution, we help you buy, sell, and store your bitcoin and cryptocurrency. 

At Gemini, our mission is to unlock the next era of financial, creative, and personal freedom.

In the United States, we have a flexible hybrid work policy for employees who live within 30 miles of our office headquartered in New York City and our office in Seattle. Employees within the New York and Seattle metropolitan areas are expected to work from the designated office twice a week, unless there is a job-specific requirement to be in the office every workday. Employees outside of these areas are considered part of our remote-first workforce. We believe our hybrid approach for those near our NYC and Seattle offices increases productivity through more in-person collaboration where possible.

The Department: Trading

Gemini is a regulated, full service, crypto service provider where engineering is the core of the company. There’s a wide range of tough problems to solve at Gemini – from properly securing hundreds of millions of dollars worth of customer funds, to developing innovative new blockchain products, to finding new techniques to combat fraud, to shaving microseconds off our API response times, and everything in between.

All of Gemini’s engineers are able to work across the software platform, not just on their own specialization or subteam. We value a thoughtful, collaborative software development process, coupled with a pragmatic approach to problem solving and delivering software.

Gemini’s OTC Trading team is specifically focused on providing a capital market crypto service offering to institutional investors. We provide a software based platform that provides custody, access, trading, settlement & clearing of crypto.

The Role: Staff Trading Services Engineer (Backend)

Our institutional OTC Trading platform serves as a gateway from traditional financial services into the digital asset ecosystem. As a software engineer, you will design and implement a variety of software systems that motivate, execute, and settle what is shaping up to be the largest transfer of wealth from the past to the future. It is hard to find a more exhilarating place to design, code, test, and deliver software products than in the real time trading environment of the front office of financial institutions.

We are looking for a talented software engineer that is focused and fascinated by the real time movement of price and value at wire speed across a global liquidity network of buyers and sellers.

Responsibilities:

• Conceive, assemble, and deliver the financial platform that meets the OTC team’s functional and business requirements for our global broker/dealer platform
• Build out our global liquidity network at scale across the key financial centers world wide
• Cultivate best practices and collaborate with engineering teams structuring applications
• Realize and promote the domain model and architecture for our broker/dealer platform
• Leverage key software systems and services from across Gemini’s portfolio of exchange, settlement, and custodian technologies

Minimum Qualifications:

• Proficiency with C++ and Python on Linux
• 3-5 years experience in design, development, and delivery of scalable, distributed systems
• Track record of building financial trading systems
• Track record of working in a distributed design and development effort
• Understanding of trading on a central limit order books and with other liquidity providers
• Understanding of communication protocols, specifically TCP/IP, FIX, Websocket, REST and Ultra Messaging
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills with solid organizational skills and attention to detail
• Engaging communicator with a knack for precision and conciseness
• Independent decision maker able to act decisively based on your domain expertise

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience building an OMS
• Experience working with Crypto or FX
• Experience building trading algorithms

• Competitive starting salary
• A discretionary annual bonus
• Long-term incentive in the form of a new hire equity grant
• Comprehensive health plans
• 401K with company matching
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible time off

Salary Range: The base salary range for this role is between $172,000 - $215,000 in the State of New York, the State of California and the State of Washington. This range is not inclusive of our discretionary bonus or equity package. When determining a candidate’s compensation, we consider a number of factors including skillset, experience, job scope, and current market data.

At Gemini, we strive to build diverse teams that reflect the people we want to empower through our products, and we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. Equal Opportunity is the Law, and Gemini is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. If you have a specific need that requires accommodation, please let a member of the People Team know.

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About the Company

Gemini is a global crypto and Web3 platform founded by Tyler Winklevoss and Cameron Winklevoss in 2014. Gemini offers a wide range of crypto products and services for individuals and institutions in over 70 countries.

Crypto is about giving you greater choice, independence, and opportunity. We are here to help you on your journey. We build crypto products that are simple, elegant, and secure. Whether you are an individual or an institution, we help you buy, sell, and store your bitcoin and cryptocurrency. 

At Gemini, our mission is to unlock the next era of financial, creative, and personal freedom.

In the United States, we have a flexible hybrid work policy for employees who live within 30 miles of our office headquartered in New York City and our office in Seattle. Employees within the New York and Seattle metropolitan areas are expected to work from the designated office twice a week, unless there is a job-specific requirement to be in the office every workday. Employees outside of these areas are considered part of our remote-first workforce. We believe our hybrid approach for those near our NYC and Seattle offices increases productivity through more in-person collaboration where possible.

The Department: Trading

Gemini is a regulated, full service, crypto service provider where engineering is the core of the company. There’s a wide range of tough problems to solve at Gemini – from properly securing hundreds of millions of dollars worth of customer funds, to developing innovative new blockchain products, to finding new techniques to combat fraud, to shaving microseconds off our API response times, and everything in between.

All of Gemini’s engineers are able to work across the software platform, not just on their own specialization or subteam. We value a thoughtful, collaborative software development process, coupled with a pragmatic approach to problem solving and delivering software. 

Gemini’s OTC Trading team is specifically focused on providing a capital market crypto service offering to institutional investors. We provide a software based platform that provides custody, access, trading, settlement & clearing of crypto.

The Role: Staff Trading Services Engineer (Fullstack)

Our institutional OTC Trading platform serves as a gateway from traditional financial services into the digital asset ecosystem. As a software engineer, you will design and implement a variety of software systems that motivate, execute, and settle what is shaping up to be the largest transfer of wealth from the past to the future. It is hard to find a more exhilarating place to design, code, test, and deliver software products than in the real time trading environment of the front office of financial institutions. 

We are looking for a talented software engineer that is focused and fascinated by the real time movement of price and value at wire speed across a global liquidity network of buyers and sellers.

Responsibilities:

• Conceive, assemble, and deliver the financial platform that meets the OTC team’s functional and non-functional requirements for our global broker/dealer platform
• Build out our global liquidity network at scale across the key financial centers world wide
• Cultivate best practices and collaborate with engineering teams structuring applications
• Realize and promote the domain model and architecture for our broker/dealer platform
• Leverage key software systems and services from across Gemini’s portfolio of exchange, settlement, and custodian technologies

Minimum Qualifications:

•  Proficiency with Golang and Typescript (React)
• At least 6 years experience in in full-stack development, with a strong focus on design, development, and delivery of scalable, distributed systems
• Experience building microservices deployed on AWS and Kubernetes
• Track record of working with a distributed design and development effort
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills with solid organizational skills and attention to detail
• Engaging communicator with a knack for precision and conciseness
• Independent decision maker able to act decisively based on your domain expertise
• Understanding of communication protocols, specifically FIX, Websocket, REST and GraphQL

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of centralized financial exchanges (CeFi)
• Understanding of central limit order books and other liquidity providers

• Competitive starting salary
• A discretionary annual bonus
• Long-term incentive in the form of a new hire equity grant
• Comprehensive health plans
• 401K with company matching
• Paid Parental Leave
• Flexible time off

Salary Range: The base salary range for this role is between $172,000 - $215,000 in the State of New York, the State of California and the State of Washington. This range is not inclusive of our discretionary bonus or equity package. When determining a candidate’s compensation, we consider a number of factors including skillset, experience, job scope, and current market data.

At Gemini, we strive to build diverse teams that reflect the people we want to empower through our products, and we are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. Equal Opportunity is the Law, and Gemini is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. If you have a specific need that requires accommodation, please let a member of the People Team know.

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About the Role:  

As a Pre-Sales Working Student, you will work closely with our APJ (Asia Pacific Japan) Sales Engineering team. This team supports all ongoing Sales processes with knowledge and experience in geodata management and processing, understanding customer-specific technologies involving Planet´s suite of products and helps both the customer and our Sales team as trusted advisors.

This is a part-time, temporary position working up to 20 hours per week. This is a remote position based in APJ.

Impact You’ll Own:

• Work with the sales engineers to understand what is required by the customer to address their unmet need or problem
• Prepare geospatial data from both the customer and internal Planet requests for further use in the sales process
• Search for compelling data examples in Planet´s image archives, to assist customers and convincing them to use such in their daily work
• Conduct literature and press research for finding most suitable demonstration use-cases for Planet data
• Provide detailed research reports to the APJ Pre-Sales team

What You Bring:

• Experience taking on new challenges and approaching them with a positive attitude
• Current student enrolled in a full-time program at a university
• A passion for geodata in ArcGIS or QGIS
• Experience working in a team environment
• Able to work in APJ time zones and work remotely
• Knowledge in GIS, coordinate reference systems, digital image processing
• Understanding of distributed systems, cloud platform, API and software tools
• Fluent in English

What Makes You Stand Out:

• Scripting experience in Python
• Experience in computer Vision AI/ML
• Experience in ENVI, Erdas
• Basics of Hyperspectral image processing
• Ability to communicate in Bahasa Indonesia or Vietnamese

Benefits While Working at Planet:

• Generous time off including vacation, holidays and company global days off 
• Comprehensive Healthcare coverage*
• Remote friendly work environment 
• Employee Wellness Program 
• Home Office Reimbursement
• Monthly Phone and Internet Reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement and access to LinkedIn Learning
• Equity Options**
• Volunteering Benefits

*Where group plans are not available, allowances are provided

**Benefit, amount, and type are dependent on geographical location, based upon applicable law or company policy

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