AI Code Editor · San Francisco
Our mission is to automate coding. The first step in our journey is to build the best tool for professional programmers, using a combination of inventive research, design, and engineering. Our organization is very flat, and our team is small and talent dense. We particularly like people who are truth-seeking, passionate, and creative. We enjoy spirited debate, crazy ideas, and shipping code.
We’re hiring a Field CTO to engage with senior technical leaders at the world’s most sophisticated companies. This is a highly strategic, individual contributor role focused on shaping how enterprises adopt AI in software development.
As a Field CTO, you’ll operate as a peer to CTOs, VP Engineering, and platform leaders — helping them navigate the evolving AI landscape, evaluate Cursor at a systems level, and design adoption strategies across large organizations. You’ll partner closely with Sales, Field Engineering, and Product, acting as a force multiplier on our most important deals.
This role is high-context and externally facing: you’ll be involved in many conversations, often early, helping frame problems and guide technical direction rather than going deep on implementation.
What you’ll do
Engage CTOs and senior engineering leaders as a trusted technical peer in strategic sales cycles
Lead high-level technical and architectural conversations around AI adoption in large enterprises
Frame and communicate the maturity curve of AI in software development, tailoring narratives to different customer contexts
Partner with Field Engineers to guide solution direction without owning hands-on implementation
Influence executive stakeholders by connecting technical capabilities to organizational and business impact
Act as a bridge between customers and internal teams, shaping product direction and go-to-market strategy
You may be a fit if
You’ve previously been an engineering leader, principal architect, or platform leader in a complex organization
You’re comfortable operating at both 10,000 feet and diving deep technically when needed
You have strong opinions on how AI will transform software development and can articulate them clearly
You have executive presence and can build credibility quickly with CTOs and senior stakeholders
You’ve led or been involved in large-scale technology rollouts or transformations
You thrive in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and prefer influence over ownership