Cursor (Anysphere)
Small (~50)
Databricks
Large (~7,000)
Best For
Cursor (Anysphere)
Best for: Generalist engineers who want extreme ownership at the most-loved AI code editor
Databricks
Best for: Data engineers who want strong comp and deep technical pedigree at scale
Ratings
Cursor (Anysphere)Databricks
4.0
4.1
Overall
3.5
3.9
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.0
Culture & Values
4.2
4.3
Comp & Benefits
3.8
3.8
Senior Mgmt
3.5
3.9
Career Opps
👍 85% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Michael Truell)
👍 82% Recommend
👤 88% CEO Approval (Ali Ghodsi)
Culture Values
Cursor (Anysphere) only
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
Databricks only
🌱 Learning & Growth💎 Strong Comp & Equity🌈 Diverse & Inclusive
Shared
⚙️ Engineering-Driven🎯 Direct Product Impact
Pros & Cons
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
Databricks
- Engineers who built Spark, Delta Lake, MLflow — deep technical pedigree
- Strong compensation and equity packages consistently above market
- Hypergrowth means org changes are constant — teams restructure frequently
- Some legacy Spark-era tech debt that can slow down new features
Bottom Line
Cursor (Anysphere)
Choose Cursor if you want to shape the future of AI-assisted coding on a tiny team — but the pace is relentless.
Databricks
Choose Databricks if you want elite data infrastructure work with strong equity — but brace for constant org changes.
Open Roles
Cursor (Anysphere) — 77 jobs
💻 Engineering
33
💼 Sales / GTM
19
📊 Data
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
🎨 Design
2
👤 HR / People
2
⚖️ Legal
2
⚙️ Operations
2
📣 Marketing
1
Databricks — 842 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
353
💻 Engineering
284
📋 Product
39
📣 Marketing
34
📊 Data
22
👤 HR / People
12
🧠 ML / AI
12
⚙️ Operations
11
🎨 Design
6
💰 Finance
5
⚖️ Legal
5
Summary
Cursor (Anysphere) scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.5 work-life balance rating. Databricks scores 4.1/5.0 overall with a 3.9 WLB. That’s a 0.1-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Engineering-Driven, Direct Product Impact. Cursor (Anysphere) also emphasizes Ship Fast & Iterate, Flat Hierarchy, Wears Many Hats. Databricks also emphasizes Learning & Growth, Strong Comp & Equity, Diverse & Inclusive.
On the hiring front, Cursor (Anysphere) has 77 open roles and Databricks has 842 open roles.