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Al Jazeera Media Network
aljazeera.com · Doha, Qatar
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Hidden hourly rates despite heavy ongoing hiring

Active, long-term engineering and QA retainer roles; contractors are rehired but hourly rates are not visible on contracts.

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Hidden rates Nearly all contracts are hourly yet hourly rates are not listed on the contracts, so price engagements cautiously.
Total Upwork spend
$8.7M+
$8,692,142
Top category
Web development
15 of 49 contracts
Hiring status
Actively hiring
46 of 50 contracts in progress
Contracts on record
50
The company

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Al Jazeera Media Network
“Breaking news, world news and video from Al Jazeera”
Resolved to aljazeera.com · High confidence
Industry
Media and telecommunications
Company size
1–10 employees
Founded
1996
Est. revenue
$10M–50M
Web traffic
10M–50M visits/mo
Headquarters
Cairo, Cairo Governorate, Egypt
Links
How they pay

Predominantly hourly; rates hidden

Nearly all work is hourly but rates are hidden on Upwork; price each senior, ongoing scope as its own negotiation.

Contract structure · 50 on record
48hourly · 2fixed-price
Upwork doesn't expose hourly rates on this client's contracts, so there's no public rate band to benchmark. Price each scope on its own merits.
What they hire for

What they hire for

Senior and mid-senior full-stack, WordPress and mobile engineers, QA/security specialists, and product/program managers for newsroom and platform tooling.

Web development 15
QA & testing 10
Devops Infra Security 6
Project management 6
Mobile development 3
Design, visual & branding 3
Data & analytics 2
Marketing Lead Gen Sales 2
AI Ml Dev 1
Video, animation & audio 1
Hiring activity

Hiring right now, not last year.

When the contracts on record started — and how they're structured. 46 of 50 are still in progress.

Contracts started, by month
7
Jan 2026
15
Feb 2026
17
Mar 2026
6
Apr 2026
4
May 2026
1
Jun 2026
Status
46in progress · 4completed
Contract type
48hourly · 2fixed-price
Open roles

Jobs they've posted publicly

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Senior Software Engineer May 11, 2026·More than 6 months Senior Software Engineer May 4, 2026·More than 6 months Lead Data & ML Engineer Mar 12, 2026·More than 6 months Senior WordPress Engineer - Long Term Jul 22, 2025·More than 6 months
Postings Upwork has shown for this client. Some may have since closed.

Every contract on record — all 50

Freelancer names removed · roles only
Role
Senior Product Designer
BET - Senior Full Stack Software Engineer
BET - Senior Full Stack Software Engineer
Senior Full Stack Engineer (React/Node/GraphQL)
Sr. Pentester - AJ
BET - Senior Full Stack Software Engineer
Software Quality Engineer
GRC and Security Architecture - FQ
Sr. Pentester - AZ
Sr. Pentester - ME
Web Designer - Media
Sales Executive for the Central Asia region
Quality Engineer
Quality Engineer
Senior Mobile Engineer
Quality Engineer
Full Stack Developer
Senior Quality Engineer
Data Analyst - Long Term
Quality Engineer
Senior Quality Engineer
Full Stack Developer
Full Stack Engineer
Senior Mobile Engineer
Quality Engineer
Lead Mobile Engineer
Quality Engineer
Quality Engineer
Web Designer - Media
Senior Promotions Producer
Senior Program Manager
Program Manager
Senior Service Engineer
Senior Product Manager
Senior Service Engineer
Senior Media Application Engineer - AA
AI/ML Engineer
Sales Executive for the Central Asia region
Advanced Full Stack Engineering Manager
Media Application Engineer - Zaim
Media Application Engineer -YA
Music Composer
Senior Program Manager
Senior WordPress Engineer - Long Term
Senior Program Manager
Senior WordPress Engineer - Long Term
Senior WordPress Engineer - Long Term
Full Stack Engineer
Editorial Tools Product Manager
Data Engineering
Roles only — Upwork lists no public rates or amounts for this client's contracts, but the roles still show exactly what they hire for.
Treatment verdict

Treatment of freelancers

Reviewers give generous scores but terse feedback; they favor steady multi-month contributors and have rehired a small group of contractors.

How they engage
Prefers multi-month retainers and ongoing roles and shows evidence of rehiring the same freelancers across separate contracts.
Working style
Operates with long-running, embedded contractors (many contracts show hundreds of hours) suggesting continuous, team-integrated work and steady weekly commitment rather than one-off tasks.
Who wins the work
Experienced, mid‑senior engineers, QA and security specialists who can join ongoing teams, accept steady weekly hours and align with newsroom/platform priorities (flexible scheduling and enterprise/process familiarity help).
Repeat hires
Rehires the same freelancers — 4 on 2+ repeat contracts. Deliver once and there's recurring work.

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