Cinder · 6 months ago
Founding Data Scientist
Cinder is the industry’s first Trust and Safety operations platform to help organizations combat Internet abuse at scale. They are seeking a founding Data Scientist to unlock insights, drive product direction, and scale their impact, playing a critical role in improving internet safety.
Fraud DetectionInformation TechnologyIntelligent SystemsRisk Management
Responsibilities
Design and own metrics end-to-end for quality, speed, and efficiency of content review across AI, human, and hybrid workflows
Draw insights and design ideal automation structures that unlock Cinder’s value for our customers
Guide the foundation of our high-scale, event-driven platform by working closely with our data platform engineering team
Develop QA strategy to monitor and improve the accuracy of human and model reviews
Show our customers what’s working and predict what’s on the horizon: partner with the Customer Success team to advise on strategies to keep users safe
Roll up your sleeves and contribute to our data platform stack
Research, gather product analytics, and suggest product features to improve analytics through experimentation or testing
Present and communicate closely with customers to tell incredibly compelling stories with data
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in a data science role
Experience at a high-growth startup
This is a foundational role. You must thrive in ambiguity, take initiative, and enjoy working across the stack—from data exploration to productionizing models and dashboards
Ability to talk and think through, in detail, the architecture of a data platform — you'll be a consumer of, and a contributor to, our next generation event-driven data platform at Cinder
Curious, resourceful, and action-oriented—you don't wait for someone to tell you what to do
Preferred
2+ years in a client-facing role—experience working with customers is a big plus
Experience building 0 to 1 products and bringing them to market
Experience working for a social media, marketplace, or media company with knowledge of how attackers can abuse these systems
Benefits
Health, vision & dental benefits
401(k) plan with employer matching
Company
Cinder
Cinder is the industry’s first Trust and Safety operations platform to help organizations combat Internet abuse at scale.
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$14MKey Investors
Accel
2024-01-01Series Unknown
2022-12-08Series A· $10M
2022-03-29Seed· $4M
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