Contentful
Large (~1,000)
Cursor (Anysphere)
Small (~50)
Best For
Contentful
Best for: Backend and full-stack engineers who want to work on developer-facing content infrastructure with remote flexibility and an established product used by major brands
Cursor (Anysphere)
Best for: Generalist engineers who want extreme ownership at the most-loved AI code editor
Ratings
ContentfulCursor (Anysphere)
3.4
4.0
Overall
3.8
3.5
Work-Life Balance
3.5
4.0
Culture & Values
3.4
4.2
Comp & Benefits
3.2
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.2
3.5
Career Opps
👍 68% Recommend
👤 71% CEO Approval (Jaspar Carmichael-Jack)
👍 85% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Michael Truell)
Culture Values
Contentful only
🌐 Remote-Friendly🌱 Learning & Growth
Cursor (Anysphere) only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact
Pros & Cons
Contentful
- Flexible remote/hybrid setup with strong distributed team culture
- Talented and humble engineering team with approachable, responsive leadership
- Stagnating product development with competition overtaking in key areas
- Internal promotions are difficult with pay disparities between long-tenured and new hires
Cursor (Anysphere)
- Building the most-loved AI code editor — massive developer love and daily impact
- Tiny team, extreme ownership — every person shapes the product directly
- Extremely small team = no specialists; everyone does everything
- Intense pace — the speed of shipping can be relentless
Bottom Line
Contentful
Pioneer in headless CMS with genuine remote flexibility, but Glassdoor is below average (3.4, 68% recommend) — reviews mention leadership instability and limited career progression.
Cursor (Anysphere)
Choose Cursor if you want to shape the future of AI-assisted coding on a tiny team — but the pace is relentless.
Open Roles
Contentful — 114 jobs
💻 Engineering
56
📋 Product
17
💼 Sales / GTM
13
📊 Data
6
📣 Marketing
4
🧠 ML / AI
2
⚖️ Legal
1
🎧 Support
1
Cursor (Anysphere) — 77 jobs
💻 Engineering
28
💼 Sales / GTM
22
📊 Data
3
🎨 Design
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
👤 HR / People
2
⚖️ Legal
2
⚙️ Operations
2
📣 Marketing
1
Summary
Contentful scores 3.4/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.8 work-life balance rating. Cursor (Anysphere) scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.5 WLB. That’s a 0.6-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact. Contentful also emphasizes Remote-Friendly, Learning & Growth. Cursor (Anysphere) also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats.
On the hiring front, Contentful has 114 open roles and Cursor (Anysphere) has 77 open roles.