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Software Engineer, Developer Productivity

Cursor · San Francisco · New York

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At a glance

Highlights

  • Build world-class dev environments powering SpaceXAI engineering.
  • Design CI/CD with merge queues, caching, and safe rollouts.
  • Create multi-platform dev environments for macOS, Windows, Linux.

Ideal candidate

A truth-seeking, creative engineer energized by developer velocity who loves tightening feedback loops and building reliable, enjoyable tooling for large engineering teams.

Requirements

  • Have experience working on developer productivity, internal platform, infrastructure, or build/test systems.
  • Regularly write and review code, and enjoy improving build systems, scripting CI pipelines, and refining developer tooling.
  • Have built or maintained tooling or infrastructure for large-scale or multi-language codebases.
  • Care deeply about developer velocity, reliability, and maintainability, and apply sound technical judgment to improve them.
  • Are energized by tightening feedback loops and making development feel effortless, fast, and enjoyable.
hiring process
2-3 short technical interviews followed by onsite with a small project, idea discussion, and team meetings.

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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