CursorSoftware Engineer, Enterprise
Cursor is hiring a Software Engineer, Enterprise in San Francisco, United States. It pays $140k-$225k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Cursor.
Level's read on this job
- On Level's scale, this software engineer role is Works on AI ●●●○: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- Tools and skills the posting cites include Grok, software engineering and product management.
- Level classifies it as a mid-level role.
- Level lists 113 other open roles at Cursor.
- The role was posted in the last few days.
AI in this role
Software engineer to build enterprise-grade features helping organizations adopt and scale with Cursor.ESTIC
SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today, SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary and expanding consciousness to the stars.
SpaceXSI is building Super Intelligence to help humanity understand the universe. Our teams are building the full Super Intelligence stack: from our Colossus supercomputers, to Grok models, to our suite of applications, including Grok Bot, Grok Build, Grok Imagine, Grok Voice, and X. We're creating a powerful flywheel where more compute trains better models, better models power more useful products, and what we learn from people using those products shapes what we build next.
SOFTWARE ENGINEER, ENTERPRISE
As an Enterprise Product Engineer at SpaceXSI, you'll architect, implement, and deploy projects end-to-end to build enterprise-grade features that help large organizations adopt and scale with Cursor.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Architect, implement, and deploy projects end-to-end to build enterprise-grade features that help large organizations adopt and scale with Cursor
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
Software engineering experience building products. Experience building and shipping software features end-to-end.
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
An entrepreneurial spirit and a love of creating outsized business impact
Want to be at the frontier of AI transformation with the best companies in the world
Passionate about building great products that blend excellent engineering with a taste for models and design
A propensity for creative ideas and a knack for making powerful tools without compromising their ease-of-use
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
If there appears to be a fit, we'll reach out 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
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:
The annual compensation range for this role is listed below.
Annual Salary:
$140,000 - $225,000 USD
Your actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.
Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at SpaceXSI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.
How we rate this
Software Engineer, Enterprise at Cursor rates 65 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Works on AI (AI Level 3 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.
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