Regional Director, Forward Deployed Engineering - Public Sector
Cursor · Washington, D.C.
Applied AIonsitedirector$350k–$400k
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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