Cursor (Anysphere)
Small (~50)
Scale AI
Large (~1,200)
Best For
Cursor (Anysphere)
Best for: Generalist engineers who want extreme ownership at the most-loved AI code editor
Scale AI
Best for: Ambitious builders who want critical AI infrastructure work serving top-tier clients
Ratings
Cursor (Anysphere)Scale AI
4.0
3.5
Overall
3.5
2.7
Work-Life Balance
4.0
2.9
Culture & Values
4.2
3.5
Comp & Benefits
3.8
2.8
Senior Mgmt
3.5
3.6
Career Opps
👍 85% Recommend
👤 90% CEO Approval (Michael Truell)
👍 56% Recommend
👤 60% CEO Approval (Alexandr Wang)
Culture Values
Cursor (Anysphere) only
🤝 Flat Hierarchy🧩 Wears Many Hats
Scale AI only
🌱 Learning & Growth
Shared
🚀 Ship Fast & Iterate⚙️ 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
Scale AI
- Building critical AI data infrastructure used by OpenAI, Meta, Microsoft, and the US government
- Strong compensation for engineers — competitive base + equity
- Work-life balance rated 2.7/5 — long hours common during client deadlines
- Culture and values scored 2.9/5 — inconsistent management quality
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.
Scale AI
Choose Scale AI if you want to build data infrastructure for OpenAI and the US government — but expect long hours and inconsistent management.
Open Roles
Cursor (Anysphere) — 59 jobs
💻 Engineering
20
💼 Sales / GTM
20
📊 Data
4
🎨 Design
3
🧠 ML / AI
3
⚖️ Legal
2
📣 Marketing
2
👤 HR / People
1
Scale AI — 169 jobs
💻 Engineering
52
🧠 ML / AI
26
📋 Product
17
⚙️ Operations
9
💼 Sales / GTM
9
💰 Finance
8
⚖️ Legal
7
📣 Marketing
5
📊 Data
4
👤 HR / People
3
🎨 Design
2
🎧 Support
1