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Question 1 of 3Hiring now
101
open professional roles
76
opened in the last 90 days
170 in the last 12 months
14%
of roles are remote
4
states hiring
California, New York, Texas, District of Columbia
What it hires for: Engineering (81), Sales (41), Marketing (16), Human Resources (8), Operations (4). By level: senior ic (46), early career (31), manager (23), director (14), mid level (12).
Where: San Francisco, CA (41), San Francisco (34), Remote (23), New York, NY (13), Palo Alto, CA (8), New York (6), Singapore (6), Australia (5).
Main hubs: San Francisco, CA (41), New York, NY (13), Palo Alto, CA (8). Open a city for its job market, layoffs and training.
Where San Francisco, CA ranks
Where San Francisco, CA placed in our monthly rankings, month by month. Each month stays online at its own address.
November 2026
- #1Best cities for security jobs316 openings · of 20
- #1Best cities for technology jobs7,178 openings · of 100
- #1Best cities for financial services pay after cost of living$173k · of 33
- #1Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills35% · of 100
- #1Best cities for entry-level jobs that want AI skills in the West Coast35% · of 54
- #1Cities with the most jobs that do not need a four-year degree in the West Coast902 jobs · of 47
Rankings about engineering jobs
- Best cities for software and engineering jobs #1 San Francisco (3,412 openings)
- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
- Most requested AI skills in engineering jobs #1 AI tools in daily work (6.1%)
- AI tools named most often in engineering jobs #1 Claude (1.7%)
- Employers with the most engineering jobs #1 Amazon (2,992 roles)
Cursor hiring at a glance
- We have tracked Cursor's career site since Jul 2026; it has opened 173 professional roles in that time.
- 35 of Cursor's 112 open roles (31%) are entry-level or early-career; 1 of them say people without experience are welcome.
- 46 open roles (41%) ask for a specific AI skill; tools named include Databricks, OpenAI API/GPT.
- Of the 89 open roles that state where the work happens, 19 remote, 3 hybrid, 67 on-site.
- Among open roles, 1 require a security clearance.
- 4% of its roles post a salary range, against a median of 35% for Technology & Software employers.
- 25 roles were posted in the last 7 days; the median open role was posted 75 days ago.
- By open professional roles, Cursor ranks #148 of 1,851 Technology & Software employers we track.
Hiring trend, last 12 months
173 professional roles opened since we began tracking Cursor in Jul.
What Cursor asks for
Skills named most often in open roles
- onboarding 17
- procurement 16
- quota 11
- go-to-market 9
- enterprise sales 8
- python 7
- typescript 7
- forecasting 6
- kubernetes 6
- salesforce 6
AI tools named: Databricks (4), OpenAI API/GPT (2).
Entry-level roles, in the employer’s words
Phrases from open postings that say people without experience are welcome or that training is provided.
- “Software Engineer, New Grad 2027”Software Engineer, New Grad 2027
How Cursor compares with Technology & Software employers
| Measure | Cursor | Median employer |
|---|---|---|
| Open professional roles | 112 | 20 |
| Roles that post a salary range | 4% | 35% |
| Roles that are remote | 14% | 4% |
Median across 1,851 Technology & Software employers with 3 or more open roles. Updated daily.
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What Cursor pays
Across 7 postings with a posted range, pay is above the market range for the same roles. 4% of its roles post a salary range.
Only salary ranges the employer posted. No estimates.
Conferences where Cursor appears
Listed as an exhibitor, sponsor or speaker on the event’s own pages.
Common questions
- Is Cursor hiring?
- Cursor has 101 open professional roles on its career site as of the last check. 76 opened in the last 90 days and 170 in the last 12 months. The most common function is engineering.
- How well does Cursor pay?
- Across 7 postings with a posted salary range, Cursor's pay is above the market range for the same roles. We compare each posted range with the market range for the same title, function and area.
- Does Cursor hire entry-level candidates?
- Yes. 35 of Cursor's 112 open roles (31%) are entry-level or early-career; 1 of them say people without experience are welcome. Entry-level means roughly 0 to 3 years of experience, read from the title, the employer and the full posting.
- Does Cursor offer remote or hybrid jobs?
- Of the 89 open roles that state where the work happens, 19 remote, 3 hybrid, 67 on-site.
- What skills does Cursor ask for?
- Across its open roles the skills named most often are onboarding (17), procurement (16), quota (11), go-to-market (9), enterprise sales (8), python (7).
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