Cursor (Anysphere)
Small (~50)
Fireworks AI
Small (~100)
Best For
Cursor (Anysphere)
Best for: Generalist engineers who want extreme ownership at the most-loved AI code editor
Fireworks AI
Best for: Engineers who want to work with ex-Meta AI infrastructure engineers on LLM inference
Ratings
Cursor (Anysphere)Fireworks AI
4.0
4.2
Overall
3.5
3.3
Work-Life Balance
4.0
4.3
Culture & Values
4.2
4.2
Comp & Benefits
3.8
4.2
Senior Mgmt
3.5
4.0
Career Opps
👍 85% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Michael Truell)
Culture Values
Cursor (Anysphere) only
🎯 Direct Product Impact🤝 Flat Hierarchy
Fireworks AI only
🎧 Deep Work / Low Meetings🌱 Learning & Growth
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ Engineering-Driven🧩 Wears Many Hats
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
Fireworks AI
- World-class team of ex-Meta AI infrastructure engineers — technically very strong peers
- Working on LLM inference optimization which is one of the hottest areas in AI infrastructure
- Early-stage startup intensity with long hours expected and high performance bar
- Small team and rapidly evolving product means less structure, process, and career laddering
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.
Fireworks AI
Choose Fireworks AI if you want to work with ex-Meta AI infrastructure engineers on cutting-edge LLM inference — but expect early-stage startup intensity and limited structure.
Open Roles
Cursor (Anysphere) — 63 jobs
💼 Sales / GTM
22
💻 Engineering
19
📊 Data
4
🎨 Design
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
⚖️ Legal
2
👤 HR / People
1
Fireworks AI — 28 jobs
💻 Engineering
9
💼 Sales / GTM
4
⚙️ Operations
2
👤 HR / People
1
⚖️ Legal
1
📣 Marketing
1
🧠 ML / AI
1
📋 Product
1
Summary
Cursor (Anysphere) scores 4.0/5.0 on Glassdoor with a 3.5 work-life balance rating. Fireworks AI scores 4.2/5.0 overall with a 3.3 WLB. That’s a 0.2-point gap on overall satisfaction.
Both companies share these culture values: Ship Fast & Iterate, Engineering-Driven, Wears Many Hats. Cursor (Anysphere) also emphasizes Direct Product Impact, Flat Hierarchy. Fireworks AI also emphasizes Deep Work / Low Meetings, Learning & Growth.
On the hiring front, Cursor (Anysphere) has 63 open roles and Fireworks AI has 28 open roles.