Software Engineer, Developer Productivity

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Responsibilities

• ▹Building a multi-platform development environment that works seamlessly across macOS, Windows and Linux
• ▹Designing and maintaining CI/CD systems: merge queues, build caching, flaky test quarantine, observability, safe rollout pipelines
• ▹Automating developer machine provisioning, from laptop setup and reset automation to interview and onboarding workflows
• ▹Partnering with backend and infrastructure teams to ensure local testing and debugging just work, with near-perfect parity between development and CI environments

Requirements

• ▹Experience working on developer productivity, internal platform, infrastructure or build/test systems
• ▹Regularly write and review code, enjoy improving build systems, scripting CI pipelines, refining developer tooling
• ▹Experience building or maintaining tooling/infrastructure for large-scale or multi-language codebases
• ▹Deep care for developer velocity, reliability and maintainability, sound technical judgment
• ▹Energized by tightening feedback loops and making development effortless, fast and enjoyable

Soft skills

What we offer

• ▹In-person work in cozy offices in North Beach, San Francisco and Manhattan, New York, with well-stocked libraries

About the company

Cursor's mission is to automate coding. The organization is very flat, with a small, talent-dense team building the best tool for professional programmers by combining inventive research, design and engineering.