Software Engineer, Research Tooling
Cursor · Palo Alto, CA
Applied AIonsite$140k–$225k
At a glance
Highlights
- Build infrastructure and apps that help researchers iterate quickly on frontier AI.
- Ship experiment orchestration platforms and visualization tools for model evaluation.
- Help build the Super Intelligence stack from Colossus to Grok products.
What they offer
- equity
- comprehensive medical coverage
- vision coverage
- dental coverage
- 401(k) retirement plan
- short & long-term disability insurance
- life insurance
- discounts and perks
Ideal candidate
A product-minded full-stack builder who loves empowering technical users and thrives in ambiguity, quickly turning researcher workflows into intuitive, high-leverage tools.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, math, or scientific discipline; OR 2+ years of professional experience building software in lieu of a degree
- Experience building tools, platforms, or infrastructure for technical users
- Experience shipping full-stack products and owning systems from user interface to storage or services
- Experience building dense, data-facing tools such as transcript viewers, diffing systems, review queues, observability products, or operational dashboards
- Product instincts: identifying the right problems to solve and moving from concept to working prototype
- Ability to move quickly under ambiguity and collaborate closely with researchers and domain experts
- Ability to jump into new problems, quickly develop domain expertise, and independently drive projects from conception to delivery
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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