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Technical Support

Tier 1 and Tier 2 SaaS, hardware, or telecom support — chat, email, and the occasional escalation call.

Typical pay
$8–11 USD/hr
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What you do

Day-to-day on this role

  • Diagnose user issues via chat, email, and the occasional call
  • Walk users through fixes — connectivity, account, integration, billing
  • Reproduce bugs and write clean engineering-ready bug reports
  • Escalate to Tier 3 / engineering with the right traces attached
  • Maintain CSAT and TTR (time-to-resolution) targets
What U.S. clients expect

Typical requirements

English
B2 or higher; comfort writing technical English
Experience
6+ months of helpdesk or SaaS support preferred
Schedule
U.S. business hours; on-call rotation on some accounts
Tools you'll touch
Zendesk · Intercom · Jira · Linear · Slack · Datadog · Sentry
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Trainings + assessments you can take for this role

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Training + attestation

Customer Service Excellence — Tier 1 Support

Tone, ticket lifecycle, escalation criteria — applies cleanly to tech support.

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Industry credentials

Certifications candidates often hold

Not required to apply — but holding one of these strengthens your profile and can unlock higher-paying roles.

  • CompTIA A+Foundational hardware + OS troubleshooting — recognized everywhere.
  • CompTIA Network+Useful if you want to move into network / connectivity support.
  • HDI Support Center AnalystHelpdesk-process credential, lighter than CompTIA but well-known.
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