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Strategic Account Executive, High Tech

Cursor is hiring a Strategic Account Executive, High Tech for a remote role open to applicants in United States. It pays $175k-$200k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Cursor.

Level's read on this job

  • Level rates this sales role Works on AI ●●●○: the daily work is on AI products, without building the model.
  • The listed pay starts 26% above the typical sales posting on Level.
  • The posting lists this role as remote.
  • Tools and skills the posting cites include Grok, sales and enterprise sales.
  • Level lists 114 other open roles at Cursor.

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Drive enterprise software sales of AI developer tools to high-tech companies and technical buyers.

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salesenterprise-salessdlcdeveloper-toolingoutbound-prospecting

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.

STRATEGIC ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE, HIGH TECH

You'll be a Strategic Account Executive, High Tech selling SpaceXSI to high-tech companies (cloud/software, AI-native, internet platforms) where buyers are deeply technical and competitive evaluations are the norm. You'll win by translating SpaceXSI's product into measurable engineering outcomes and scaling adoption across large developer organizations.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Build and execute account plans across a focused set of high-tech strategic accounts

  • Prospect into Engineering leadership, DevEx, Platform, and Security; generate pipeline

  • Run structured discovery around SDLC friction, cycle time, reliability, and quality

  • Lead POVs in real repos and workflows; partner with Solutions Engineering for rollout plans

  • Navigate enterprise requirements (admin, policy, audit logs, identity, security review)

  • Close new logos and drive expansion to standardize SpaceXSI across teams and regions; capture competitive insights and improve messaging, objection handling, and process

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 7+ years closing enterprise software deals with consistent quota attainment

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Has sold to technical buyers

  • A strong grasp of developer tooling and the modern SDLC (IDE, CI/CD, code review, security)

  • A true hunter - you proactively build pipeline from scratch through outbound prospecting, creative sourcing, and relentless follow-up, rather than relying on inbound demand

  • Able to run a tight, value-driven evaluation and win competitive bakeoffs

  • A self-directed IC who enjoys ambiguity and building playbooks as you scale

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

The expected annual base salary range for this role is $175,000 - $200,000. This role is also eligible for sales commissions or bonuses, with an annual on-target earnings (OTE) range of $350,000 - $400,000. OTE includes base salary plus target incentive compensation, assuming 100% achievement of applicable performance targets. Actual incentive earnings depend on performance and the terms of the applicable plan.

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

Strategic Account Executive, High Tech 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.

Classification

Works on AI. The daily work is on AI products, without building the model.

  1. ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
  2. ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
  3. ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
  4. ●○○○ 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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SalesEnterprise SalesSdlcDeveloper ToolingOutbound ProspectingGrok

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Pay

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$175k
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This posting starts 26% above the typical sales job. See sales jobs

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  1. Tell me about a project where sales was part of your work. What did you do?
  2. Tell me about a project where enterprise sales was part of your work. What did you do?
  3. Tell me about a project where sdlc was part of your work. What did you do?
  4. Tell me about a project where developer tooling was part of your work. What did you do?
  5. Tell me about a project where outbound prospecting was part of your work. What did you do?

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