Software Engineer, Product

Cursor; New York, San Francisco (NY, CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

cursor in New York is looking for Product Engineers to develop cutting-edge software tools aimed at optimizing coding processes. Join our small, talented team to engage in creative projects, including designing innovative interfaces for AI-generated code.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong engineering skills, product design experience, and a flair for creativity in overcoming challenges. Exciting opportunities await in an open and debate-friendly environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in building successful products.
• Ability to blend engineering with design.
• Creative mindset for developing powerful tools.

Responsibilities

• Create software tools particularly for the editor.
• Invent new interfaces for AI-generated code.
• Run experiments and A/B tests on user experience.

Skills

Engineering skills

Product design

Creativity

Job description

Our mission is to automate coding. The first step in our journey is to build the best tool for professional programmers, using a combination of inventive research, design, and engineering. Our organization is very flat, and our team is small and talent dense. We particularly like people who are truth-seeking, passionate, and creative. We enjoy spirited debate, crazy ideas, and shipping code.

About the Role

Product engineers create the software we ship to our users, in particular our editor. As a member of our core product team, you'll join us in inventing a new, better way to build software.

You may be a fit if

• You've built a great product.

• You blend excellent engineering with a taste for models and design.

• You have a propensity for creative ideas and have a knack for making powerful tools without compromising their ease-of-use.

Sample projects include

• Inventing new interfaces and UX for reviewing PRs of AI-generated code

• Sprinting for two weeks to build a new product vertical from scratch (e.g., AI bug detection)

• Running experiments and A/B tests on millions of users to push the frontier of agent quality - ex sub-agents, memories, and PR retrieval

Applying

If there appears to be a fit, we'll reach to schedule 2-3 short technicals. After, we'll schedule an onsite in our office, where you'll work on a small project, discuss ideas, and meet the team.

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