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A Upwork Case Study
Duxre, an AI-driven SaaS platform for commercial real estate, faced significant challenges in hiring specialized AI talent to build its products quickly. The traditional recruiting process was slow, taking weeks to surface candidates, which stalled product development during a critical growth phase. Finding reliably skilled professionals who could perform on the job was particularly difficult. To solve this, Duxre's Chief Product Officer turned to Upwork and its Business Plus service to access pre-vetted talent.
Using Upwork, Duxre implemented a repeatable hiring system that involved posting projects with specific requirements, testing freelancers with real work, and re-engaging proven performers. This solution allowed them to find qualified talent in days instead of weeks, maintaining product momentum and accelerating core platform development. The results included greater hiring accuracy, a scalable process, and a direct impact on AI infrastructure milestones. One long-term freelancer helped raise the technical bar across the entire team. Upwork provided Duxre with a faster, more reliable hiring process that became a genuine competitive advantage.