Uphold, a North American crypto-finance platform, plans to double its Portuguese workforce by hiring up to 250 new employees by 2026. The company already employs over 200 people in Portugal-around 90% of its global engineering team-working mainly from offices in Porto and Braga, where most of its products are designed and developed.
Founded in 2014 in the U.S., Uphold operates globally with more than 400 employees, including its CTO, CDO, CRO, COO (Portugal), and CIO, as well as teams across engineering, product, operations, data science, and cybersecurity. The company aims to expand its presence in backend, frontend, data science, and cybersecurity roles, reinforcing its collaboration with the Porto Tech Hub.
According to CIO Marco Oliveira, “Uphold’s quiet phase has come to an end. Now that the market has matured, it’s time for Uphold to make itself known and invite more talent to join us.” Present in over 180 countries with 16 million users, Uphold enables trading of 300+ digital assets, fiat currencies, and precious metals, having processed more than $67 billion to date. The company expects to end 2025 with revenues above $300 million (€255.5 million).
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