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Software Engineer, Research Tooling

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2 days ago
Palo Alto, CA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain full-stack applications and infrastructure for experiment setup, feedback collection, and results analysis.
  • Own complete product areas from user needs through design, implementation, and iteration.
  • Create reusable platforms and tools that accelerate development of research applications.
  • Partner with research teams to translate workflows and pain points into intuitive interfaces and abstractions.
  • Prototype, ship, and iterate quickly based on real-world usage.

Requirements

  • Experience building tools, platforms, or infrastructure for technical users such as engineers, researchers, data scientists, or analysts.
  • Experience shipping full-stack products and owning systems from user interface through storage or services.
  • Experience with dense, data-facing tools such as transcript viewers, diffing systems, review queues, observability products, or operational dashboards.
  • Strong product instincts and ability to move from concept to working prototype.
  • Ability to work effectively under ambiguity and independently drive open-ended projects from rough need to reliable product.
  • No prior machine learning or research experience is required.
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About Cursor

1,001-5,000 employees

Cursor is an AI-powered code editor and coding assistant from Anysphere, built for professional software engineers and enterprise teams. It combines a VS Code–style editor with integrated AI chat, code generation, and repo-aware refactoring, and is sold via individual, team, and enterprise subscriptions. The company also targets sectors like healthcare and state and local education with field engineers who support evaluations and proofs of concept.

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