Should you work at a software startup? Some pros and cons for engineers.
11 min readJan 17, 2024
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When I started my software engineering career in November 2014, startups were at the bottom of my list. Sure, I was a green and excited new college grad, but I’ve always been quite risk-averse.
And yet, after backing out of my master’s program and throwing my resume to the wind, I ended up choosing a small startup in Boston over an enterprise-level household name much closer to home. With just two suitcases and a…