Client Infrastructure Engineer — Desktop Performance & Reliability

cursor; New York, San Francisco (NY, CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cursor is seeking an Engineer for the Client Infrastructure team responsible for designing and building systems that enhance the desktop experience for millions of developers. This role focuses on optimizing client performance and reliability across macOS, Windows, and Linux environments.

The chosen candidate will work on various projects, including improving build systems, enhancing performance, and developing tools that allow other engineers to ship efficiently. A passion for coding and a desire to drive innovation in AI-driven tools are essential.

Qualifications

• Deep experience in client infrastructure—build systems, performance, distribution, or observability.
• Built or contributed to high-performance desktop applications.
• Strong focus on performance, reliability, and developer experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and build core client infrastructure for desktop applications.
• Improve reliability and performance by eliminating memory leaks and crashes.
• Create instrumentation and telemetry systems for profiling and performance measurement.

Skills

Client infrastructure

Performance optimization

Build systems

Observability

AI-driven developer tools

Job description

Cursor is seeking an Engineer for the Client Infrastructure team responsible for designing and building systems that enhance the desktop experience for millions of developers. This role focuses on optimizing client performance and reliability across macOS, Windows, and Linux environments.

The chosen candidate will work on various projects, including improving build systems, enhancing performance, and developing tools that allow other engineers to ship efficiently. A passion for coding and a desire to drive innovation in AI-driven tools are essential.