Software Engineer, Generalist

SF / NY March 7, 2026 Full Time Likely Ashby Or Custom System

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.

Software Engineer, Generalist

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How to Get Hired at Cursor

  • Use Cursor daily before applying — form genuine opinions about its strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities so you can speak authentically about the product in your application and interviews
  • Build and showcase a project that intersects AI and developer tooling (e.g., a VS Code extension with LLM integration, a code search tool, or an inference optimization benchmark) to create tangible proof of relevant capability
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