# Forward Deployed Engineer at Cinder

- Company: Cinder
- What the company does: Cinder helps high-growth companies design, automate, and scale modern trust and safety operations. Backed by Accel.
- Company website: https://cinder.co/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Mid level
- Location: New York
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $165K to $235K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2025-08-13
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cinder/05fd8361-9af3-4732-94a7-4ad8dc14573d
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/cinder-forward-deployed-engineer/

## About the role

Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) at Cinder work directly inside our customers’ ecosystems — embedding with their Trust & Safety, engineering, and policy teams to deliver lasting impact. You’ll act as both a technical implementer and a strategic advisor, helping customers unlock the full potential of Cinder to solve their most critical safety challenge.

## What they're looking for

- You have a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems or a related field or equivalent years of relevant work experience
- You've been a Forward Deployed Engineer, software engineer, solutions engineer, sales engineer (or any other relevant title) in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- You possess a strong understanding of safety engineering and/or safety operations via firsthand experience in the space
- Alternatively, you’ve been an early technical hire (FDE, solutions engineer, or similar) at a high-growth SaaS company and successfully partnered with large enterprise customers to deploy technical solutions at scale
- You have perfected the ability to collaborate effectively with enterprise-level customers and navigate complex organizational structures
- You maintain deep familiarity with AI/LLM-powered tools and AI agents, and the ability to guide customers on how to deploy them effectively in safety and investigation workflows

Tags: Product & Engineering