Technical Recruiter

Cursor; New York, San Francisco (NY, CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Comprehensive health coverage

Generous PTO and parental leave

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Cursor is looking for a Technical Recruiter to lead full-cycle recruiting for technical roles in San Francisco. You'll work closely with hiring managers to develop effective recruiting strategies and ensure an exceptional candidate experience.

The ideal candidate has over 5 years of recruiting experience, a strategic mindset, and a deep understanding of technical skills. Join us to make a significant impact in a high-growth environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience recruiting for technical roles.
• Deep understanding of technical skills and market trends.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for technical roles.
• Collaborate with hiring managers on hiring plans.
• Ensure a world-class candidate experience.

Skills

Technical recruiting

Candidate assessment

Communication

Organizational skills

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.

As a Technical Recruiter at Cursor, you’ll be a key driver of our company growth by identifying, engaging, and hiring top technical talent. You will partner closely with hiring managers and cross-functional teams to understand our hiring needs, design effective recruiting strategies, and deliver an exceptional candidate experience. This is a unique opportunity to join a high-performing team and make a direct impact as we scale our organization.

What You’ll Do

• Own full-cycle recruiting for technical roles, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, feedback management, and offer negotiations
• Collaborate with hiring managers to develop and execute strategic hiring plans
• Proactively identify passive candidates through creative sourcing strategies and talent mapping
• Ensure a world-class candidate experience through every stage of the process
• Track key recruiting metrics to drive continual process optimization
• Partner with People Operations and cross-functional teams to support headcount planning and employer branding initiatives
• Represent Cursor at recruiting events and in the broader tech community

Who You Are

• 5+ years of experience recruiting for technical roles, ideally at a high-growth and talent dense high growth startup.
• A strategic over volume recruiting mindset
• Deep understanding of technical skills, market trends, and the unique challenges of hiring top engineering and product talent
• Proven ability to build strong, consultative partnerships with hiring managers and senior leadership
• Excellent communication, organization, and candidate assessment skills
• Highly driven, self-starter with a data-driven, results-oriented mindset
• Comfortable working in an incredibly fast-paced, rapidly scaling environment

Bonus Points

• Experience recruiting for roles in AI, developer tools, or cybersecurity
• Previous experience with employer branding or diversity recruiting initiatives

Location

This is an in-office role ideally based out of our San Francisco office and secondarily, our NY office.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
• Generous PTO and parental leave
• Professional development opportunities
• The opportunity to grow your career and have significant impact at an incredibly ambitious, high-growth company