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Regional Director, Forward Deployed Engineering - Public Sector

Cursor · Washington, D.C.

Applied AIonsitedirector$350k–$400k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Lead and scale FDE team embedding with top public sector customers.
  • Own engagements from technical discovery through delivery and handoff.
  • Turn field wins into reusable solutions that shape product roadmap decisions.

What they offer

  • equity
  • comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • short & long-term disability insurance
  • life insurance

Ideal candidate

An engineering leader who thrives embedded with customers and owns outcomes end-to-end. You coach high-bar builders, turn ambiguity into ROI-driven delivery, and care about lasting customer capability.

Requirements

  • Experience directly managing a team of engineers who build and ship production software
  • Professional software development experience in Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript
  • Experience building and deploying AI-powered workflows in production environments
  • U.S. citizenship required
  • Active security clearance or ability to obtain one
  • Leadership experience in forward deployed engineering, data science, machine learning or software engineering
  • Debugging model failures in production AI systems
  • Scoping six- and seven-figure technical engagements and presenting to C-suite buyers
  • Enabling GSI or consulting partners to deliver technical engagements

Lab profile

About Cursor

Automates coding with AI-powered editor for professional programmers.

What they build

  • Cursor AI code editor
  • Cursor for Enterprise

Known for

  • AI-assisted coding
  • Applied ML research
  • Developer tools

Key facts

  • Founded in 2022
  • Headquartered in San Francisco
  • Backed by Thrive Capital and Andreessen Horowitz
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