Software Engineer Research Tooling
Cursor is an AI coding-agent product operated by Anysphere, Inc.; it was acquired by SpaceX in August 2026 and continues to operate.
Funding history
About Anysphere, Inc. (doing business as Cursor)
Cursor provides AI-assisted software-development tools, including desktop and CLI coding agents, autonomous cloud agents, code review, and enterprise offerings.
Skills
About the Role
You will build and maintain full-stack applications and infrastructure for experiment setup, feedback collection, and results analysis. You will own product areas from user needs through design, implementation, and iteration; create reusable research platforms; and work with researchers to turn workflows into intuitive interfaces and abstractions.
Requirements
- Experience building tools, platforms, or infrastructure for technical users
- Experience shipping and owning full-stack products from user interface to storage or services
- Knowledge of TypeScript and React with Node, Python, or Go
- Experience building dense data-facing tools
- Product instincts and ability to move from concept to prototype
- Ability to collaborate with researchers and domain experts on open-ended problems
Responsibilities
- Build and maintain full-stack applications and infrastructure for experiment setup, feedback collection, and results analysis
- Own product areas from user needs through design, implementation, and iteration
- Create reusable platforms and tools for new research applications
- Prototype, ship, and iterate quickly based on real-world usage
- Partner with research teams to turn workflows and pain points into intuitive interfaces and abstractions
Hiring Process
2–3 short technical interviews, followed by an onsite office visit involving a small project, idea discussion, and team meetings.
