Cinder
0 open Forward Deployed Engineer roles at Cinder, plus 1 closed. Curated with comp bands.
On the board since Sep 2026 · no roles open right now
Our take
Why Cinder
The rare FDE seat inside Trust & Safety — mission-heavy, explicitly not quota-carrying, embedding with the platforms writing the internet's abuse policy.
- FDE type
- True forward-deployed
- Travel
- Medium
- Comp
- Competitive
- Stage
- Growth-stage
A good fit if you're…
- Engineers who'd rather fight fraud, abuse, and CSAM at platform scale than wire up another dashboard
- People who want a strategic-advisor role, not a sales-adjacent one
- Mission-driven builders comfortable with heavy, sensitive subject matter
- Candidates fine with NYC hybrid (relocation available) rather than fully remote
The command center for internet safety
Cinder sells the platform the world's largest platforms use to write and enforce policy, deploy AI agents against abuse in real time, investigate threats, and file NCMEC reports. It spans abuse, fraud, CSAM, NCII, and AI-generated threats — Trust & Safety infrastructure, not a support chatbot. The company says its tooling protects over three billion end-users, which is the scale any FDE here operates at from day one.
What “forward deployed” means in Trust & Safety
FDEs embed inside strategic enterprise customers alongside their T&S, engineering, and policy teams as both implementer and strategic advisor: diagnosing safety problems, handling last-mile development (bugs, missing features), standing up deployments, and triaging feedback with Customer Success. Cinder is explicit that this is not a quota-carrying, sales-adjacent role — the deliverable is measurably safer outcomes, not a booked number.
Comp, location, and the hybrid catch
The posted band is $165K–$235K plus equity, NYC-based and hybrid, with relocation available for the right person. Competitive for a growth-stage startup — not lab-tier cash, but the mission and the equity carry the offer. The hybrid, NYC-anchored setup is the main constraint for anyone expecting a remote seat.
Backed for a headcount doubling
Cinder raised a $41M Series B in May 2026 led by Radical Ventures, with Accel, Y Combinator, and M12 participating. At the raise it was a 38-person team planning to roughly double headcount within a year, with named deployments like Wizz App and red-teaming work for Black Forest Labs. An FDE seat now is an early-team hire at a company staffing up fast.
Who thrives here — and who shouldn't apply
Thrives: engineers who want mission weight, are comfortable with disturbing content (CSAM and abuse investigations), and want to advise policy teams rather than close deals. Shouldn't apply: anyone who wants a purely technical, low-context IC role, or who can't do NYC hybrid. The sensitive subject matter is a genuine filter, not a tagline.
Questions candidates ask
Is this a sales or quota-carrying role?
No — Cinder explicitly states it's not quota-carrying or sales-adjacent. FDEs act as technical implementer and strategic advisor to customers' Trust & Safety, engineering, and policy teams, measured on safety outcomes rather than bookings.
Will I have to work with disturbing content?
Likely yes. Cinder's platform handles abuse, fraud, CSAM, NCII, and AI-generated threats, and files NCMEC reports. The subject matter is heavy and sensitive — a real filter for whether the role fits you.
Is it remote?
It's NYC-based and hybrid, with relocation available for the right person. If you need fully remote, this isn't it.
How established is Cinder?
It raised a $41M Series B in May 2026 (led by Radical Ventures, with Accel, YC, and M12) and was a ~38-person team planning to double. Funding and named platform customers put it past the seed-scramble stage, though it's still a growth-stage startup.
Analysis updated 2026-10-12
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