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We Find Talent. We Build Teams.
That's Cinder.
We’re in the Business
of Building Talented Teams.
Thrive Where Your Talent
is Valued.
We Build Teams.
How to Build a Fire (and a Talented Team)
Just like a team, building a fire requires preparation, expertise and a spark! You need the right energy and structure to create one that lasts.
There are three basic steps for building a fire:
WE
Create the Foundation
We start by building our “WE” — the foundation of our partnership.
Cinder prioritizes relationships over transactions. We get to know your company, culture and needs so that we can help build the right team for you.
BUILD
Assemble the Structure
Having spent the time to get to know each other, Cinder is uniquely qualified to look beyond the keyword matches and find the candidates that best fit your team.
We’re not a placement service, we build talented teams.
TEAMS
Ignite the Fire
Filling your positions is just the beginning!
We fuel our partnership with ongoing team development and a personalized account management plan that adapts as your needs and opportunities change.
What Our Clients Say About Us
"Our dedicated Cinder Team members are not contractors, they are our strategic partners and an extension of our engineering team."
Connie Lee Schiefer
SVP of Product & Engineering
Testimonials From Our Team
Mary
What do you like about working with Cinder?
Mary: "Big smiles for benefits!"
Title: Senior Receiving Specialist / Cinder Team Lead
My favorite part about working with Cinder is the people and the work. It's all about the details for me! It's nice to be part of such a professional organization and the medical benefits are great.
Passion: I'm passionate about photography and my kids. I spend a lot of my free time capturing and creating memories!
Bendu
What do you like about working with Cinder?
Bendu: "Cinder is like a second family."
Title: NFC Validation Engineer
My favorite part about working with Cinder is the challenge of working with existing technology to make it better or building upon technology that already exists.
Passion: I'm passionate about getting things done in a timely manner in my personal and professional life.
Fun Fact: I love riding my bike and playing basketball with my daughter!
Urchin
What do you like about working with Cinder?
Urchin: "Being respected as a programmer and allowed to work my own way!"
Title: Software Engineer
My favorite part about working with Cinder is the friendly casual environment. I also love creating software and seeing it used by clients and their customers. Learning new code structures and languages is the highlight of my day!
Passion: I'm passionate about theoretical computer science and mathematical logic.
Fun Fact: I happen to have a cat and a ferret.
Stephanie
What do you like about working with Cinder?
Stephanie: "Getting to play with new bluetooth products and features!"
Title: Bluetooth Validation Technician / Cinder Team Lead
My favorite part about working with Cinder is being able to work with professional straightforward people. I love triaging system issues to locate problem areas.
Passion: I'm passionate about science and technology - all the new discoveries are fascinating!
Lori
What do you like about working with Cinder?
Lori: "Unlike other staffing services, I feel Cinder is investing in my career!"
Title: Software Validation Engineer / Cinder Team Lead
My favorite part about working with Cinder is there is always opportunity to learn new technologies.
Fun Facts: I've been a committee member for Portland Brain Tumor walk for eight years. I'm passionate about raising money to support research, patients, and their families. You might never guess, but I've eaten raw crickets - on purpose!
Pavithra
What do you like about working with Cinder?
Pavithra: "If you want to expose your skills and grow - join Cinder!"
Title: Platform Validation Engineer / Cinder Team Lead
My favorite part about working with Cinder is working to improve the latest customer product and managing my team. Cinder is a great place work for many reasons including the flexibility, growth opportunities and benefits.
Passion: I'm passionate about my job and family.
Erika
What do you like about working with Cinder?
Erika: "I get to see what I build being used by hundreds of people everyday!"
Title: Software Engineer
My favorite part about working with Cinder is the project, my team, and the company environment!
Passion: I'm passionate about building software that makes people's lives easier.
Fun Facts: I was born and raised in Hawaii and I've never seen snow.
Julie
What do you like about working with Cinder?
Julie: "I work with great people!"
Title: Validation Engineer / Cinder Team Lead
My favorite part about working with Cinder is the variation of tasks and the great people I get to work with.
Passion: I'm passionate about spending time with my family.
Fun Facts: I love to sew.
Joni
What do you like about working with Cinder?
Joni: "I have an opportunity to influence change and breakdown stigmas."
Title: Validation Engineer / Cinder Team Lead
My favorite part about working with Cinder is that personal growth is supported and encouraged.
Passion: I'm passionate about my family.
Fun Facts: I once landed a 75 pound Sturgeon while bank fishing on the Columbia river - Fish on!
Cian
How does being a team lead add value to your customer?
Cian: "Our customer relies heavily on us to determine team fit and company culture. They count on me to guide the team and develop the skill sets required in each unique role."
Title: Cinder Senior Team Lead
How does working for Cinder compare to working with other staffing companies? I never had any personal interaction with other staffing firms. I felt like a product.
What is your favorite part of your job? Each of our employees brings unique skills to the team and I enjoy helping them develop.
Passion: Developing relationships with coworkers and customers.
Fun Fact: Years ago I quit working in technology to become a better surfer.
Paul
How does being a team lead add value to your customer?
Paul: "The client gets to communicate with someone that completely knows what's going on!"
Title: Python Web Developer / Cinder Team Lead
What was your tenure with Cinder Staffing before you were promoted to a leadership role? I worked as a developer for 6 months before being promoted.
Passion: Problem solving and meeting new engineering challenges!
Fun Fact: I trained as a professional dancer.
Pavel
How does being a team lead add value to your customer?
Pavel: "Being a lead reduces the complexity for the customer. I serve as a bridge between the customer and my team."
Title: Android Validation Engineer / Cinder Team Lead
What was your tenure with Cinder Staffing before you were promoted to a leadership role? I was on 3 different teams before being promoted to a leadership role. The work I did on those teams contributed to my promotion.
How does working for Cinder compare to working with other staffing companies? When a project ends at Cinder they find you another assignment, where other staffing companies leave you hanging.
What is your favorite part of your job? My favorite part of my job is that I have turned my hobby into a career!
Passion: Computers, Basketball, Football and spending time with family.
Fun Fact: I can speak 3 languages fluently - Ukrainian, Russian & English.
Dylan
How does being a team lead add value to your customer?
Dylan: "I'm able to offer the customer a single channel to communicate to many; in this way, Cinder is able to offer simpler ways to achieve large and complicated goals."
Title: Validation Engineer / Cinder Team Lead
How does working for Cinder compare to working with other staffing companies? Cinder takes care of its employees by offering career opportunities and paths that other companies simply don't care to offer; you know you have support when working with Cinder!
What is your favorite part of your job? My favorite part of the job is collaborating to develop clean, stable solutions and processes. My team is what enables me to do that.
Fun Fact: I love to garden, especially using Aquaponics!
Adam
How does being a team lead add value to your customer?
Adam: "I'm a friendly point of contact!"
Title: Software Validation Engineer / Cinder Team Lead
How does working for Cinder compare to working with other staffing companies? Honestly, there is no comparison. With the previous staffing company, I had never met anyone from the organization. I felt like another head count. With Cinder, I feel like I'm part of a team. I've had two positions and after one year I was promoted!
Passion: Vintage Computing and music.
Fun Fact: I recently built a synthesizer from an old Commodore 64.
Stephanie
How does being a team lead add value to your customer?
Stephanie: "Having a lead on site enables the customer to speak directly to leadership about any problems, concerns, and makes everything smoother."
Title: Bluetooth Validation Technician / Cinder Team Lead
What was your tenure with Cinder Staffing before you were promoted to a leadership role? I was with Cinder for 9 months before being asked to take a lead position.
How does working for Cinder compare to working with other staffing companies? With Cinder, I have coworkers from the same company and I don't feel alone. I get better benefits and it's nice to be full-time versus a contract employee.
Passion: I love learning more about science as well as spending time with family.
Fun Fact: I went to Baja Mexico on a mission trip 15 years ago, but it feels like it was last year.
Oleg
How does being a team lead add value to your customer?
Oleg: "Our customers love to see organized structure and a team lead that handles all possible concerns!"
Title: Hardware - Software Integration Engineer / Cinder Team Lead
What is your favorite part of your job? My favorite part of my job is managing processes from conception to production.
Passion: Stability, improvements, and success!
Fun Fact: 1k byte = 1024 bytes. 1 byte = 8 bits. Don't mess it up.
Yvan
How does being a team lead add value to your customer?
Yvan: "I can make sure the team is meeting expectations and allow my customer time to focus on his work!"
Title: Inventory Specialist / Cinder Team Lead
How does working for Cinder compare to other staffing companies? The other staffing agency that I worked with didn't take care of the employees well, so there was no motivation to give 100% performance on the job. I actually like coming to work every day for Cinder Staffing.
Pavithra
How does being a team lead add value to your customer?
Pavithra: "We operate more efficiently!"
Title: Platform Validation Engineer / Cinder Team Lead
What is your favorite part of your job? Finding the bugs that others have missed and managing my team!
Passion: My job!
Fun Fact: When you find fault at work everyone appreciates you, but it's the opposite in real life.
Ryan
How does being a team lead add value to your customer?
Ryan: "We are able to work more fluidly as a team!"
Title: Software Validation Engineer / Cinder Team Lead
What is your favorite part of your job? I enjoy Validation Engineering, brainstorming problems and investigating faults.
What was your tenure with Cinder Staffing before you were promoted to a leadership role? After 7 months on the job, I was promoted to team lead.
Passion: I love being outside, competitive shooting, camping, and Frisbee golf!
Fun Fact: I brew my own beer!