1 year ago
Responsibilities
- Build tools and features that secure the platform, editor, cloud infrastructure, and customer environments.
- Develop AI-augmented code review capabilities.
- Build least-privilege and just-in-time cloud access systems.
- Create safe environments for agents and frameworks for securely handling agent manipulation, MCP tool calls, and command execution.
- Develop safeguards to prevent inappropriate data from being logged.
- Own security problems end to end and iterate with limited guidance.
Requirements
- Strong software engineering ability with security expertise.
- Experience building or scaling secure systems in fast-moving environments.
- Ability to anticipate vulnerabilities and think like both a builder and an attacker.
- Knowledge of secure defaults and the ability to balance pragmatism with rigor.
- Ability to work independently on small, high-talent teams.
Benefits
- Interview process includes two to three short technical interviews and an onsite interview with a small project, idea discussion, and team meetings.
- The role is based at the company office for the onsite interview.
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About Cursor
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.