First Up Consultants

Consulting · 1001-5000 employees · HQ Washington, DC

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Ratings

50 reviews · 20 current · 30 former · last 24 months

3.3

★★★★★

trimmed mean (n ≥ 5)

Work-life balance

3.1

Compensation & benefits

3.0

Culture & values

3.5

Management

3.1

Career growth

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

recommend

57% approve of CEO

Reviews

most helpful · current + former

“Good people, messy processes”★★★★★

✓ Résumé-backedFormer employee· Design· Mid· 3-5 yrs· Hybrid· 2025 Q3

Pros Flexible hours and a genuinely remote-friendly setup. Managers invest in career growth and give clear feedback.

Cons On-call load is heavy for some teams.

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“Micromanagement everywhere”★★★★★

✓ Résumé-backedFormer employee· Operations· Entry· 5-10 yrs· Hybrid· 2026 Q2

Pros Learning budget and conference time are generous. Strong engineering culture with good code review habits.

Cons On-call load is heavy for some teams.

👍 Helpful (10)

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Salaries & total comp

50 reports · rounded to $5K

p10–p90p25–p75medianposted range (median)

$75K$115K$155K$195K$235K$275K

Entry · IC1

n=7

$110K

median only+9% vs posted

Mid · IC2

n=15

$115K

p25 $100K · p75 $145K+12% vs posted

Senior · IC3

n=9

$140K

p25 $125K · p75 $155K

Staff · IC4

n=7

$140K

median only

Principal · IC5+

n=12

$200K

p25 $175K · p75 $260K

Offers vs current offers median $130K vs current employees $155K (-14%)

Benefits

50 people reported

Health premium covered90–100% (46 of 50)

Paid parental leave12 wks median (50 of 50)

401(k) match3% · 3y vest (50 of 50)

PTO20 days (50 of 50)

Dental100% report it (50 of 50)

Vision100% report it (50 of 50)

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Hiring activity

▲ 24% WoW

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Open roles our users are seeing

titles grouped · last 30 days · we never republish postings

Role family	Posted range (median)	Activity
Software engineering	$105K–$140K
Support	not posted
Other	$95K–$130K
Finance	not posted
Data	not posted
Sales	not posted

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At a glance

Median base · Mid$115K

Median total comp$155K

Posted vs reported+9%

Interview difficulty3.3 / 5

Hot rank (09-23)#14

Interviews

50 interview reports from the extension's interview feedback.

Overall experience★ 3.2

Difficulty3.3 / 5

Question typesBehavioral · System design · Coding

Outcomes34% advanced

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