Security-Focused Software Engineer - Build & Protect

Cursor; California (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Cursor is seeking Security Software Engineers to ship secure products end-to-end across enterprise security, cloud, and protections embedded in our editor and platform.

You will build tools and features to safeguard our customers, with a focus on secure defaults, rapid iteration, and end-to-end ownership in a small, high-talent team.

Sample projects include AI-augmented code review, least-privilege cloud access, and a safe environment for agents to engage with code.

Qualifications

• Strong software engineer with security as a focus.
• Experience building or scaling secure systems in fast-moving environments.
• Ability to think like builder and attacker to anticipate vulnerabilities.
• Comfort with owning problems end to end and iterating with limited guidance.

Skills

Security engineering

Threat modeling

Secure coding

DevSecOps

Job description

Cursor is seeking Security Software Engineers to ship secure products end-to-end across enterprise security, cloud, and protections embedded in our editor and platform.

You will build tools and features to safeguard our customers, with a focus on secure defaults, rapid iteration, and end-to-end ownership in a small, high-talent team.

Sample projects include AI-augmented code review, least-privilege cloud access, and a safe environment for agents to engage with code.