Honest Before Billable
We tell clients when they don't need something, and recommend the cheaper fix when it's the right one. No invented urgency, and no selling security with fear.
Work With Us
Join Bay Geeks as an On-Call Technician
We're adding experienced technicians to take on-site and remote jobs for our home and business clients across Pinellas County and Tampa Bay. It's independent contract work: you accept the jobs that fit, and pay starts at 40% of the hourly rate the client is billed for your time.
Independent contract · On call · Pinellas and Tampa Bay
Why Now
Faster Help Takes More Than One Pair of Hands
Bay Geeks has looked after computers in St. Petersburg and Tampa Bay since 2004. Our business clients on Premium and Advanced plans have a 2-hour response target during business hours, and we aim for two hours with every client.
A technician can only be in one place at a time, so we're building a small group of on-call technicians who can take the next call while another job is underway.
The Work
- On-site visits to homes and offices: Windows PCs and Macs, printers, Wi-Fi and small office networks.
- Microsoft 365 email, accounts and sign-in problems.
- New computer setup and moving files, virus removal, backups and restores.
- Remote sessions over TeamViewer when a job doesn't need a visit.
The Clients
Households, including older adults who want patient help, and small businesses: law firms, accounting firms, medical practices, assisted living, retail and restaurants. They're spread across Pinellas County, from Tarpon Springs to South St. Pete, plus Tampa and Brandon.
The tools you'll see: N-able for monitoring, patching and endpoint protection, Adlumin for 24/7 detection on Advanced plans, Backblaze for cloud backup, TeamViewer, Zoho Desk and Microsoft 365. Experience with them helps.
How We Work
What Every Client Gets From Us
These are the rules Bay Geeks runs on. Everyone who works with us keeps them.
Posted Prices
Our prices are on this site, not made up at the door. If you spot something else a client needs, tell us and we'll quote it.
Fixed, or No Charge for Our Time
If we can't fix it, the client doesn't pay for our time, and every repair carries a 30-day warranty on labor. That's our Fix-It Guarantee.
Clients in Order
Plan clients come first, then other business clients, then everyone else in the order they called. Existing clients are always ahead of new ones.
Notes on Every Job
What you found, what you did and what's next go on the client's ticket, in words the client could read.
Security Is Part of the Job
We look after clients' files, passwords and, at medical practices, patient records. Everyone who touches a client system follows our written information security program.
What You Can Expect
Pay and the Arrangement, Plainly
Home job, posted rate $125/hr$50/hr
Business job, posted rate $175/hr$70/hr
Your share, to start40%
Pay starts at 40% of the hourly rate the client is billed for your time. Each job offer shows the rate before you accept. Our current rates are on the pricing page.
- Independent contract work. You're paid as a contractor and we report your pay on Form 1099. Nothing is withheld for taxes, and there are no benefits.
- On call, no guaranteed hours. We offer jobs that fit your skills and area, and you accept or decline each one. What you earn depends on the jobs you take, so we don't promise hours or income.
- A written agreement first. Before your first job we both sign an agreement covering pay, how jobs are offered and accepted, when you're paid, and confidentiality.
- Security onboarding. Before you touch a client system you read and sign our written information security program, sign a confidentiality agreement and complete security awareness training. HIPAA training comes before any work on a system that holds patient records.
What You Need
- Hands-on experience supporting Windows PCs, Microsoft 365 and small office networks, at about CompTIA A+ level or better.
- A reliable vehicle, a valid driver's license and auto insurance, to reach clients across Pinellas and Tampa Bay.
- A background check, with your consent, before your first job in a client's home or office.
- Weekday availability to take some same-day calls during business hours.
Just as important: you can explain a problem to someone who isn't technical, patiently and in plain English. Many of our clients are households and older adults.
How to Apply
Three Steps, No Forms
Email Us
Send your name, phone number, where you're based, your experience, and the days and hours you could take calls to support@baygeeks.com, with “Technician” in the subject. A résumé helps if you have one.
Talk With Us
We reply within 2 business days. If it looks like a fit, we talk through your experience and the kinds of jobs you want.
Agree and Start
The background check, the written agreement and security onboarding. Then we start offering you jobs.
Email support@baygeeks.com
Please don't email your Social Security number or a copy of your ID. We ask for tax forms only after we both sign.
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this a job or contract work?
Contract work. You'd be an independent contractor, paid for the jobs you accept and reported on Form 1099. We're not hiring employees right now.
How much will I make?
Pay starts at 40% of the hourly rate the client is billed for your time: at our posted rates, $50 an hour on a home job and $70 on a business job. Each job offer shows the rate before you accept. What you earn in a month depends on how many jobs you take, and we don't promise a number.
Can I work remotely only?
Most of what we need is someone who can get to a client quickly, so a vehicle and some weekday availability are required. Remote sessions are part of the work, not all of it.
Do I need a certification?
No particular certificate is required. We look for hands-on experience at about CompTIA A+ level or better with Windows, Microsoft 365 and small office networks.
Where is your office?
In St. Petersburg, and it sees clients by appointment only. Most of the work happens at clients' homes and offices, or remotely.
Know Your Way Around a Computer?
Let's Talk
Send a short note about your experience and where you're based, and we'll reply within 2 business days.