Technical Program Manager, Infrastructure Cost Optimization

Cursor; California (MO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cursor is seeking a Technical Program Manager (TPM) for Infrastructure to coordinate with Engineering, ML, and Finance on cost and capacity data to drive decisions. You will own programs spanning GPU allocation, cost attribution, and R&D efficiency to support Cursor's top priorities.

You will lead cross-functional initiatives with executive sponsorship, building frameworks and dashboards that translate complex data into concrete actions while maintaining bias toward ownership and results.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Technical Program Management or similar roles in highly technical environments.
• Experience with cloud infrastructure costs, GPU/compute capacity planning, or COGs/R&D attribution.
• Strong analytical skills; comfortable with cost data, utilization metrics, and financial models.
• Proven ability to drive cross-functional programs across Engineering, ML, and Finance without direct authority.
• Bias toward action and outcomes over process and ceremony.

Responsibilities

• Own COGs and R&D attribution programs across inference, compute, and infrastructure workloads. Partner with Finance and Data to connect spend to products, features, and business metrics.
• Drive GPU and infrastructure resource allocation. Build frameworks for capacity planning and allocation across 1P models, 3P inference, and experimentation.
• Manage technical programs with infrastructure teams. Scope and drive programs in cost optimization, capacity planning, reliability, and migration.
• Partner strategically with engineering leaders. Serve as a thought partner on resource tradeoffs, investment prioritization, and operational improvements across ML, Infrastructure, and Finance.
• Roll up your sleeves. Dig into dashboards, data, and systems. Write the doc, build the model, run the analysis, and get stuff done.

Skills

Systems thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical skills

Ownership

Communication

Job description

Cursor is seeking a Technical Program Manager (TPM) for Infrastructure to coordinate with Engineering, ML, and Finance on cost and capacity data to drive decisions. You will own programs spanning GPU allocation, cost attribution, and R&D efficiency to support Cursor's top priorities.

You will lead cross-functional initiatives with executive sponsorship, building frameworks and dashboards that translate complex data into concrete actions while maintaining bias toward ownership and results.