Start-up experience

Ben1373

I've recently seen a junior position at a new local MSP start up. The position is a junior support engineer role that will focus on cloud services and cyber security. The only requirements for this role is 6 months in a desktop support role or a relevant IT qualification both of which I have. Does anyone have any experience working for start-ups. What should I expect the pay to be like?

EANx

Pay will vary based on the location (NYC and SF pay more than Nebraska) and the shift.

TechGuru80

As said, pay will vary based on location and shift. Find out if it's a 24/7 shop, length of shifts, chance of rotating shifts or oncall requirements, cross training opportunities, etc. My guess is that being a smaller shop or startup, the shifts are likely to be longer (maybe 10-12 hours)...but you might get a chance to cross train some into different roles. Generally the culture in small companies is relaxed and casual. I would also find out if they pay hourly or salary, as overtime can be nice on an hourly setup (1.5x in a lot of cases) but stinks in a salary environment...although if you already have long shifts it might not be good quality of life to work extra.