> As the only engineer, the absence of an engineering culture meant no one to turn to for guidance. I was all alone, staring into the abyss.
I wouldn't expect a small VC company to have that may engineers let alone an engineering culture, if they didn't they better be paying you hundreds of thousands to define one, especially since I'm assuming that you seem to be engineer #1.
> When I wasn’t working, I was too tired to do much of anything else besides basic life upkeep (laundry, making the bed, heating frozen meals, some sleep). My health started to degrade.
This looks like a serious red flag, are the other people (early founders and partners) also in the trenches doing this with you?
> I wouldn't expect a small VC company to have that may engineers let alone an engineering culture, if they didn't they better be paying you hundreds of thousands to define one, especially since I'm assuming that you seem to be engineer #1.
Yep, I'm the only full-time eng. Base salary is significantly lower than Big Tech, If carry compensation pans out, total comp is significantly higher. Write about this in a previous post: https://www.swe2vc.com/p/compensation-comparison
> This looks like a serious red flag, are the other people (early founders and partners) also in the trenches doing this with you?
The partners and founders work all the time too. They just have support structures and lives that allow them to be singularly focused on work. I had a more balanced life before starting this job.
> As the only engineer, the absence of an engineering culture meant no one to turn to for guidance. I was all alone, staring into the abyss.
I wouldn't expect a small VC company to have that may engineers let alone an engineering culture, if they didn't they better be paying you hundreds of thousands to define one, especially since I'm assuming that you seem to be engineer #1.
> When I wasn’t working, I was too tired to do much of anything else besides basic life upkeep (laundry, making the bed, heating frozen meals, some sleep). My health started to degrade.
This looks like a serious red flag, are the other people (early founders and partners) also in the trenches doing this with you?
> I wouldn't expect a small VC company to have that may engineers let alone an engineering culture, if they didn't they better be paying you hundreds of thousands to define one, especially since I'm assuming that you seem to be engineer #1.
Yep, I'm the only full-time eng. Base salary is significantly lower than Big Tech, If carry compensation pans out, total comp is significantly higher. Write about this in a previous post: https://www.swe2vc.com/p/compensation-comparison
> This looks like a serious red flag, are the other people (early founders and partners) also in the trenches doing this with you?
The partners and founders work all the time too. They just have support structures and lives that allow them to be singularly focused on work. I had a more balanced life before starting this job.
Early stage buy side can be a grind. Not for the faint of heart. Good luck