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Mara AI

mara.ai · San Francisco, United States

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Upwork lists Mara AI at $243k in client spend.

$243,336 in published client spend across 98 contracts. The full read below — free.

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Total Upwork spend

$243k

$243,336

Top category

AI Ml Dev

12 of 51 contracts

Hiring status

Actively hiring

44 of 98 contracts in progress

Contracts on record

$15–40/hr listed

The company

Who's actually behind the account.

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Mara AI

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What the blended average hides

Don't assume a single "high" rate: the headline spend hides a split — a minority of large fixed-price engineering hires (contracts in the ~$10k–$19k band) account for most of the dollar spend, while operational/video work is often commodity-priced (hourly gigs at ~$15–$40 or small fixed jobs under ~$1k); price design and creative scopes tightly and expect fixed-scope billing.

Every listed hourly rate · 4 of 98 contracts

median $28/hr · avg ~$28/hr

$0$40$80$120$160$200

median $28/hr avg ~$28/hr — dragged up by two $190–200 contracts

Budget · 4 contracts $15–40

What they hire for

Where the work actually is

All 98 contracts by category. AI Ml Dev leads with 12 of 51 contracts.

AI Ml Dev 12

Web development 10

Tooling Automation Workflow 6

Video, animation & audio 6

Other / uncategorized 5

Design, visual & branding 4

Mobile development 3

Marketing & content 2

Project management 2

Marketing, digital & SEO 1

Hiring activity

Hiring right now, not last year.

When the contracts on record started — and how they're structured. 44 of 98 are still in progress.

Contracts started, by month

Feb 2026

Mar 2026

Apr 2026

May 2026

Jun 2026

Jul 2026

Status

44in progress · 54completed

Contract type

4hourly · 94fixed-price

Open roles

Jobs they've posted publicly

Links go to Upwork ↗

Senior LLM Fine-Tuning Engineer — Open-Weight Coding Model Sep 1, 2026·3 to 6 months↗ Senior Voice AI Engineer Needed — LiveKit Runtime and Multi-Agent Voice System Jul 26, 2026·↗ Senior ML Infra Engineer — Self-Host + Fine-Tune Open-Source Coding LLMs (SLM + 32B + 671B MoE) Jul 2, 2026·↗ Speech AI Engineer – Fine-tune Open-Source Speech-to-Text Model Jul 1, 2026·↗ Health Specialist to go on discovery calls with clients May 9, 2026·Less than 1 month↗ Influencer marketing manger Apr 25, 2026·Less than 1 month↗ Senior Automation Engineer (n8n + AI + Growth Systems) Mar 3, 2026·↗ Tech-Driven Growth Marketer (SEO + GEO / AI Search Product ) – Milestone-Based Launch + Scale Mar 1, 2026·↗

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Every contract on record — all 98

Freelancer names removed · roles only

RoleRateBilled

AI Video Creator for Micro-Drama Episodes (Google Veo + DramaBox Style)$15/hr$494

AI Video Creator for Micro-Drama Episodes (Google Veo + DramaBox Style)$40/hr$435

Super Admin Portal——

Speech AI Engineer – Fine-tune Open-Source Speech-to-Text Model——

Senior ML Infra Engineer — Self-Host + Fine-Tune Open-Source Coding LLMs (SLM + 32B + 671B MoE)——

Team Lead - Agentic AI solution——

Backend Dev for Agentic Ai stack——

Full-Stack Lead Engineer (Workflow Simulation + Tool Overlays + Policy Scoring)——

Full-Stack Developer — AI-Powered Subscription Platform with Payment Integrations——

Trial Frontend 24 hr——

Backend Dev for Agentic Ai stack——

Founding Mobile Engineer (iOS) — AI Camera App——

Newsletter Lead (End-to-End) for B2B AI / SaaS (Founder-Led Brand)——

Senior Full-Stack Engineer / Tech Lead — Agentic AI Platform——

Video Post-Production Editor (Color Correction & Music)——

AI Video Creator for Micro-Drama Episodes (Google Veo + DramaBox Style)——

UI Figma design end to end AI App——

Apple & Google App Store Setup Consultant (Developer Account + Console Configuration)——

Bubble.io Application - Stellar OS - Task Module——

Founding Full-Stack Engineer (Gemini AI + Video Engine MVP)——

Speech AI Engineer – Fine-tune Open-Source Speech-to-Text Modelfixed—

Senior Bubble Developer Needed — Build Finance Automation Module Inside Existing Bubble App——

Trial Frontend Task——

Senior Backend Engineer TypeScript + Ads API + Temporal Cross-Channel Ads Builder——

Tech-Driven Growth Marketer (SEO + GEO / AI Search Product ) – Milestone-Based Launch + Scalefixed—

Bubble.io Application - Finance Tab (Figma Deisgn)——

Testfixed—

Senior Backend Engineer TypeScript + Ads API + Temporal Cross-Channel Ads Builder——

Senior Backend Engineer (Python) — Build MCP Knowledge Gateway (Qdrant + Enterprise Connectors)fixed—

Phase 2-Stellar OS -Sales/Deals (CRM)fixed—

PhD AI Researcher / Agentic AI Evangelist (Public-Facing, Part-Time)fixed—

Senior Flutter + AI Engineer to Build a Full-Fledged AI-First Mobile Appfixed—

Project pixis Business OSfixed—

Founding Mobile Engineer (iOS) — AI Camera Appfixed—

AI Founder Personal Brand Manager (LinkedIn + X)fixed—

Senior Bubble Developer Needed to Build A GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) SaaS Platformfixed—

UX for SAAS toolfixed—

Senior Bubble Developer + Figma Designer (Best-in-Class) — Build Meeting Capture Modulefixed—

Influencer marketing mangerfixed—

No-Code Developer (Bubble + Make + API Integrations) for AI Influencer Automation Platformfixed—

Stellar OSfixed—

Senior Frontend Engineer (Next.js) — Agentic Mission Control UIfixed—

Employee Webapp Presence OSfixed—

Paid trial - for backend——

SaaS video creation - long term——

Webflow Designer & Developer Needed for a Premium Video-First AI Websitefixed—

AI Video Creator for Micro-Drama Episodes (Google Veo + DramaBox Style)fixed—

Backend + Integrations Lead (Retrieval/Connectors/Monitoring)——

Senior Mobile UI/UX Designer – Feed-First Consumer App (TikTok-style)fixed—

Senior ML Infra Engineer — Self-Host + Fine-Tune Open-Source Coding LLMs (SLM + 32B + 671B MoE)——

Speech AI Engineer – Fine-tune Open-Source Speech-to-Text Model——

Backend Dev for Agentic Ai stack——

Full-Stack Developer — AI-Powered Subscription Platform with Payment Integrations——

Full-Stack Lead Engineer (Workflow Simulation + Tool Overlays + Policy Scoring)——

Backend Dev for Agentic Ai stack——

Trial Frontend 24 hr——

Newsletter Lead (End-to-End) for B2B AI / SaaS (Founder-Led Brand)——

Team Lead - Agentic AI solution——

Senior Full-Stack Engineer / Tech Lead — Agentic AI Platform——

Founding Mobile Engineer (iOS) — AI Camera App——

UI Figma design end to end AI App——

Founding Full-Stack Engineer (Gemini AI + Video Engine MVP)——

Video Post-Production Editor (Color Correction & Music)——

AI Video Creator for Micro-Drama Episodes (Google Veo + DramaBox Style)——

Apple & Google App Store Setup Consultant (Developer Account + Console Configuration)——

Bubble.io Application - Stellar OS - Task Module——

Senior Backend Engineer TypeScript + Ads API + Temporal Cross-Channel Ads Builder——

Bubble.io Application - Finance Tab (Figma Deisgn)——

Senior Bubble Developer Needed — Build Finance Automation Module Inside Existing Bubble App——

Senior Backend Engineer TypeScript + Ads API + Temporal Cross-Channel Ads Builder——

Speech AI Engineer – Fine-tune Open-Source Speech-to-Text Modelfixed—

Trial Frontend Task——

Tech-Driven Growth Marketer (SEO + GEO / AI Search Product ) – Milestone-Based Launch + Scalefixed—

Senior Backend Engineer (Python) — Build MCP Knowledge Gateway (Qdrant + Enterprise Connectors)fixed—

Project pixis Business OSfixed—

PhD AI Researcher / Agentic AI Evangelist (Public-Facing, Part-Time)fixed—

Testfixed—

Phase 2-Stellar OS -Sales/Deals (CRM)fixed—

Senior Flutter + AI Engineer to Build a Full-Fledged AI-First Mobile Appfixed—

Senior Bubble Developer Needed to Build A GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) SaaS Platformfixed—

Employee Webapp Presence OSfixed—

Senior Bubble Developer + Figma Designer (Best-in-Class) — Build Meeting Capture Modulefixed—

AI Founder Personal Brand Manager (LinkedIn + X)fixed—

UX for SAAS toolfixed—

Influencer marketing mangerfixed—

Founding Mobile Engineer (iOS) — AI Camera Appfixed—

Stellar OSfixed—

No-Code Developer (Bubble + Make + API Integrations) for AI Influencer Automation Platformfixed—

Paid trial - for backend——

Senior Frontend Engineer (Next.js) — Agentic Mission Control UIfixed—

Backend + Integrations Lead (Retrieval/Connectors/Monitoring)——

Webflow Designer & Developer Needed for a Premium Video-First AI Websitefixed—

SaaS video creation - long term——

AI Video Creator for Micro-Drama Episodes (Google Veo + DramaBox Style)fixed—

Senior Mobile UI/UX Designer – Feed-First Consumer App (TikTok-style)fixed—

"—" = no rate or billed amount listed (fixed-price or open). Billed is what Upwork shows to date.

Treatment verdict

How they hire, and how they treat people

San Francisco AI startup hiring primarily fixed-price engineers, Bubble/No-code builders and video/design contractors across many overlapping product initiatives.

Reputation

Mostly uniformly high. Clear briefs, frequent availability from the founder/team, and prompt payment when contracts close

The catch — ratings are uninformative

Tends to leave short, positive one-line outbound reviews ('Great job', 'Highly recommended') and reserves detailed or negative outbound feedback only in rare, strongly negative cases.

How they engage

Prefers fixed-price, milestone or phase-based projects; many engagements run multi-month and they rehired several freelancers for follow-on work or related modules.

Working style

Founder-led, hands-on and milestone-driven: the team sets scoped deliverables and expects milestone sign-offs, while also intervening with detailed direction — collaboration succeeds when freelancers follow a clear milestone/iteration workflow.

Who wins the work

Senior engineers, Bubble/no-code specialists, and video/production contractors who accept milestone-based fixed scopes do well; designers should require strict scope and approval gates to avoid scope creep and disputes.

Repeat hires

Rehires the same freelancers — 3 on 2+ repeat contracts (one up to 4). Deliver once and there's recurring work.

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