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Alpha Trend
alphatrend.ai · Chicago, United States
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Long hourly retainers, but low day-to-day rates

Recurring frontend, backend, mobile and QA hires mixed with many short fixed-price tasks and multi-month retainers.

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Split pay bands Most contracts sit in low-to-mid bands; don’t assume occasional $40/hour listings represent typical pay.
Total Upwork spend
$243k
$243,296
Top category
Web development
18 of 50 contracts
Hiring status
Actively hiring
12 of 50 contracts in progress
Contracts on record
50
$3–40/hr listed
The company

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Alpha Trend
Resolved to alphatrend.ai · High confidence
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How they actually pay

Most roles fall in the $3–$15/hr band; a few specialist contracts hit $26–$40/hr, and many small one-offs are fixed-price.

Every listed hourly rate · 32 of 50 contracts
median $11/hr · avg ~$12/hr
29
2
1
$0$40$80$120$160$200
median $11/hr avg ~$12/hr — dragged up by two $190–200 contracts
Budget · 32 contracts $3–40
What they hire for

What they hire

Primarily frontend/back-end/full-stack, mobile, QA and AI engineers, plus repeat hires for sales, VA and bookkeeping.

Web development 18
Marketing Lead Gen Sales 6
Mobile development 4
Operations Admin Va 4
AI Ml Dev 3
QA & testing 3
Design, visual & branding 3
Project management 2
Finance & accounting 2
Data & analytics 1
Video, animation & audio 1
Marketing, digital & SEO 1
Marketing & content 1
Customer support 1
Hiring activity

Hiring right now, not last year.

When the contracts on record started — and how they're structured. 12 of 50 are still in progress.

Contracts started, by month
3
Jan 2026
1
Feb 2026
1
Mar 2026
1
Apr 2026
3
May 2026
2
Jun 2026
Status
12in progress · 38completed
Contract type
32hourly · 18fixed-price
Open roles

Jobs they've posted publicly

Links go to Upwork ↗
Full-Stack Software Engineer (AI & Integrations) Jun 26, 2026·More than 6 months Video Editor Jun 16, 2026· Business Operations & Executive Assistant — HR, Internal Ops, and CEO Support May 18, 2026·More than 6 months Google & Meta Ads Expert for High-End Dental Implant Practice Mar 2, 2026·1 to 3 months Contract Software Engineer (Node.js) – Healthcare Interoperability (FHIR / HL7) Jan 25, 2026·1 to 3 months Senior React / Next.js Frontend Engineer (Strong Vanilla JS, CI/CD, No-Design UI/UX) Nov 23, 2025·More than 6 months Secure Cross-Platform Scanner Middleware Development Nov 5, 2025· AI Model That Can Read, Understand & Interpret Excel Files Oct 28, 2025·
Postings Upwork has shown for this client. Some may have since closed.

Every contract on record — all 50

Freelancer names removed · roles only
RoleRateBilled
Android Developer$13/hr$53,452
QA engineer$12/hr$27,909
React | NextJS Developer$8/hr$16,702
SQA Engineer (Tester)$7/hr$14,693
Backend NodeJS Developer$12/hr$13,824
Technical product manager$26/hr$10,271
Frontend Software Engineer | React JS | Next JS$8/hr$9,931
QuickBooks Bookkeeper$13/hr$9,338
Angular developer$11/hr$9,088
Assistant to the CEO$14/hr$8,740
Full-Stack Engineer$12/hr$7,306
Full-Stack Engineer – AI & Integrations$18/hr$6,587
Healthcare Technology Customer Support$10/hr$6,011
Experienced Healthcare Biller – Trizetto Specialist$10/hr$5,295
Technical Product Manager$40/hr$5,067
Sales Development Representative$4.5/hr$4,426
Sales Development Representative (SDR)$5/hr$2,948
Full Stack Engineer$12/hr$2,267
Content writing for business$15/hr$1,544
Business Operations & Executive Assistant — HR, Internal Ops, and CEO Support$10/hr$1,532
Technology Sales Rep$10/hr$1,253
UI developer$12/hr$695
Angular developer$11/hr$663
Virtual Assistant – Research & Data Entry$4/hr$385
Experienced Healthcare Biller – Trizetto Specialist$10/hr$297
Accounting Review$15/hr$240
Trading Analyst$10/hr$186
Business Analysis$15/hr$150
Sales Development Representative$3/hr$59
android developer$20/hr$52
Sales Development Representative (SDR)$3.99/hr$52
Video Editor
EDI Automation Specialist – TriZettofixed
AI Operations & Intelligence Manager$10/hr
Contract Software Engineer (Node.js) – Healthcare Interoperability (FHIR / HL7)
Senior Sales Development Representativefixed
EDI Automation Specialist – TriZettofixed
Front-End Developer [Figma/React]
Social Media Marketing
AI/LLM Engineerfixed
EDI file to Jsonfixed
Midware Integration Data Exchangefixed
React Developer (HTML5, TailwindCSS, React)fixed
Convert PDF files to html in pythonfixed
Front-End Developer (HTML5, TailwindCSS, React)
Sales Presentation Designer
Android developerfixed
Seeking solidity Developerfixed
last workfixed
Ux fixfixed
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Treatment verdict

Working with them

Steady, team-embedded gigs that suit reliable output; expect modest hourly rates with occasional longer retainers.

Reputation
Uniformly high — freelancer→client ratings are overwhelmingly 5★ with very few sub‑5 ratings.. Clear expectations, responsive communication, organized workflows, and steady payments that freelancers repeatedly describe as professional and growth‑focused.
How they engage
A mix of long-running hourly retainers (many multi‑month engagements) and short fixed-price tasks; the buyer rehired several freelancers for repeated work and maintains long in‑progress contracts.
Working style
Provides clear briefs and rapid feedback, prefers iterative delivery with frequent check‑ins, and keeps freelancers embedded on teams for multi‑month work while also commissioning discrete fixed scopes.
Who wins the work
Freelancers who are comfortable with iterative, team‑embedded work, accept modest hourly rates, and can provide steady, predictable output (especially in frontend/back-end, QA, mobile or healthcare integrations) are most likely to succeed.
Repeat hires
Rehires the same freelancers — 4 on 2+ repeat contracts (one up to 3). Deliver once and there's recurring work.
Worth knowing
Significant healthcare/EDI domain hiring is visible (multiple Trizetto/healthcare billing roles).

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