Crusoe
Mid (~800)
Cursor (Anysphere)
Small (~50)
Best For
Crusoe
Best for: Engineers who want AI infrastructure with a genuine clean-energy mission
Cursor (Anysphere)
Best for: Generalist engineers who want extreme ownership at the most-loved AI code editor
Ratings
CrusoeCursor (Anysphere)
4.3
4.0
Overall
3.5
3.5
Work-Life Balance
4.5
4.0
Culture & Values
4.2
4.2
Comp & Benefits
4.0
3.8
Senior Mgmt
4.0
3.5
Career Opps
👍 85% Recommend
👤 85% CEO Approval (Chase Lochmiller)
👍 85% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Michael Truell)
Culture Values
Crusoe only
🤖 Ethical AI / Safety💜 Mission-Driven💎 Strong Comp & Equity
Cursor (Anysphere) only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🤝 Flat Hierarchy
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🧩 Wears Many Hats⚙️ Engineering-Driven
Pros & Cons
Crusoe
- Unique mission combining AI compute with clean energy — employees feel genuine environmental impact
- Strong compensation and equity with startup energy and rapidly growing resources
- Startup pace means long hours and ambiguity — not for people who want strict 9-to-5
- Rapid scaling creates process gaps, shifting priorities, and some organizational chaos
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
Crusoe
Choose Crusoe if you want AI infrastructure with a genuine clean-energy mission and strong equity — but expect startup chaos and long hours as the company scales rapidly.
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
Crusoe — 330 jobs
💻 Engineering
98
⚙️ Operations
22
📋 Product
18
💼 Sales / GTM
16
💰 Finance
11
📣 Marketing
10
👤 HR / People
7
⚖️ Legal
4
📊 Data
2
🎨 Design
2
Cursor (Anysphere) — 63 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
22
💻 Engineering
19
📊 Data
4
🎨 Design
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
⚖️ Legal
2
👤 HR / People
1
Summary
Crusoe scores 4.3/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.5 work-life balance rating. Cursor (Anysphere) scores 4.0/5.0 overall with a 3.5 WLB. That’s a 0.3-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Ship Fast & Iterate, Wears Many Hats, Engineering-Driven. Crusoe also emphasizes Ethical AI / Safety, Mission-Driven, Strong Comp & Equity. Cursor (Anysphere) also emphasizes Direct Product Impact, Flat Hierarchy.
On the hiring front, Crusoe has 330 open roles and Cursor (Anysphere) has 63 open roles.