Companies/Twine

Twine

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Hiring Velocity
2
Accelerating
2
1open roles
+1 new 1

HQ

Manchester, UK

Industry

freelance talent marketplace

Open Positions

8

NZ Presence

No physical offices; active remote operations posting freelance jobs for NZ market and targeting NZ-based freelancers/clients

AI Focus Areas

AI/ML freelancer matchingAI training data collection and annotation

AI Maturity Evidence

Dedicated 'Twine AI' service for AI data labeling/annotation/video analysis; hiring/posting Full Stack AI Engineer roles; AI toolkit and blog content on AI training; uses AI for job applications

Transformation Opportunities

AreaOpportunityImpactComplexity
OperationsAI-powered intelligent matching algorithm to recommend freelancers to projects based on skills, past performance, and client needshighmoderate
AI Data ServicesAutomate data annotation pipelines with AI-assisted labeling to scale Twine AI services fasterhighcomplex
Customer ServiceDeploy AI chatbots and sentiment analysis for real-time support and freelancer-client communicationmediumsimple
SalesPredictive analytics for client project forecasting and personalized upselling of premium servicesmediummoderate

Decision Makers

Stuart Logan

Founder & CEO

Leads overall strategy including expansion of AI services like Twine AI data platform

Tech Stack Signals

Full-stack development (likely React/Node.js/Python)Kubernetes/Helm/ArgoCD from job postingsCloud infrastructure for AI inference

Competitive Landscape

Competitors like Upwork and Fiverr are heavily adopting AI for matching, vetting, and platform features, creating pressure for Twine to accelerate AI-native transformations to remain competitive.

AIA Fit Assessment

  • --Active remote AI hiring in NZ signals need for AI expertise
  • --Clear manual processes ripe for AI automation in marketplace ops
  • --Medium budget but UK HQ/small team limits priority; already building internal AI capabilities

Hiring Signals

Total Roles

1

Remote

Yes

Levels

mid-senior

Skills Sought

AI EngineeringFull-Stack Development

Company Timeline

2026-02-01

First tracked via AI Engineer job posting

Open Positions (8)

TitleLocationSalaryTags
AI/ML Data Engineer
Australia and New Zealand-TensorFlow, PyTorch, HuggingFace, Snowflake, LLMs/NLP, contract

Title

AI/ML Data Engineer

Location

Australia and New Zealand

Tags

TensorFlow, PyTorch, HuggingFace, Snowflake, LLMs/NLP, contract

Posted

150 days ago

AI Engineer
New Zealand--

Title

AI Engineer

Location

New Zealand

Posted

4 days ago

AI Engineer – Game Audio Chatbot
New Zealand--

Title

AI Engineer – Game Audio Chatbot

Location

New Zealand

Posted

14 days ago

AI Engineer - Remote
--Contract position, fully remote. Potential for ongoing work. Key requirements: Proficiency in React (frontend), FastAPI (backend), Postgres (database), machine learning/AI especially image analysis, end-to-end data pipelines. Excellent problem-solving, communication for remote teams. Immediate availability preferred.

Title

AI Engineer - Remote

Tags

Contract position, fully remote. Potential for ongoing work. Key requirements: Proficiency in React (frontend), FastAPI (backend), Postgres (database), machine learning/AI especially image analysis, end-to-end data pipelines. Excellent problem-solving, communication for remote teams. Immediate availability preferred.

Posted

30 days ago

Full Stack AI Engineer – Remote Contract
Remote (New Zealand)-Remote contract position.

Title

Full Stack AI Engineer – Remote Contract

Location

Remote (New Zealand)

Tags

Remote contract position.

Posted

3 days ago

AI Engineer – Workflow Automation
New Zealand-Remote freelance/contract role. No benefits listed. Involves designing, developing, and deploying AI-driven workflow automation solutions using Python, AI agents, predictive models, generative AI tools, collaborating with teams.<grok:render type="render_inline_citation"><argument name="citation_id">11</argument></grok:render><grok:render type="render_inline_citation"><argument name="citation_id">10</argument></grok:render>, technology, high, senior, remote

Title

AI Engineer – Workflow Automation

Location

New Zealand

Tags

Remote freelance/contract role. No benefits listed. Involves designing, developing, and deploying AI-driven workflow automation solutions using Python, AI agents, predictive models, generative AI tools, collaborating with teams.<grok:render type="render_inline_citation"><argument name="citation_id">11</argument></grok:render><grok:render type="render_inline_citation"><argument name="citation_id">10</argument></grok:render>, technology, high, senior, remote

Posted

1 day ago

Game Developer – Remote
New Zealand--

Title

Game Developer – Remote

Location

New Zealand

Posted

5 days ago

Game Developer (Remote)
New Zealand--

Title

Game Developer (Remote)

Location

New Zealand

Posted

3 days ago

Engagement Angle

Scale your Twine AI data services and matching engine to outpace Upwork's AI features while automating manual vetting—unlock $500K+ in operational efficiencies.

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