Field Engineer - India
cursor · Posted Sep 29
AI code editor, software development environment, and intelligent programming assistant
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About the role
Anysphere builds tools to automate coding, starting with Cursor, the best tool for professional programmers, through a combination of research, design, and engineering. The team is small, flat, and talent-dense. This Field Engineer role partners with prospective and strategic enterprise customers as the technical face of the company in the field, helping them evaluate Cursor, guiding proofs of concept, and driving adoption of AI in their engineering workflows alongside Sales, Product, and Engineering.
What you will do
- Partner with Account Executives to lead technical discovery, demos, and proof-of-concept engagements
- Build trusted relationships with engineering leaders, architects, and developers, serving as their technical advisor
- Translate customer requirements into solution designs, guiding them on best practices for rollout, prompt strategy, and context configuration
- Develop and deliver technical presentations, whiteboard sessions, and hands-on workshops tailored to customer needs
- Act as the customer’s technical advocate internally, influencing roadmap priorities and escalating feedback to Product and Engineering
- Collaborate with post-sales teams to ensure a smooth handoff and successful customer onboarding
- Maintain deep knowledge of Cursor’s capabilities and competitive landscape to position our value effectively
- Support strategic account planning and help drive expansion opportunities with technical validation
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- You have strong communication skills and executive presence, equally comfortable coding alongside developers or presenting to CTOs.
- You have a deep understanding of the software development lifecycle, modern engineering org structures, and developer productivity challenges
- You have hands-on technical ability, and while you don’t need to be a full-time engineer, but you should be fluent in technical workflows, AI tooling, and debugging complex environments
- You are customer-obsessed with a knack for translating technical details into business impact
- You have experience in Field Engineering, Solutions Architecture, Pre-Sales, or Consulting for enterprise software
- You thrive in a startup environment: resourceful, adaptable, and proactive in creating solutions
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About cursor
Cursor is an AI-powered code editor and software development platform that acts as an intelligent pair programmer. Built as a fork of VS Code, it uses advanced large language models to help developers write, edit, and refactor code using conversational prompts. The platform provides comprehensive codebase understanding, context-aware autocompletions, and autonomous coding agents.
- Industry
- Artificial Intelligence
- Company size
- 300+ employees
- Founded
- 2022
- Location
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Acquired / Subsidiary
Funding
Acquired / Subsidiary · $3.4B+ raised
- 2023-10-01Seed$8M
- 2024-07-01Series A$60M
- 2025-06-05Series C$900M
- 2025-11-13Series D$2.3B
- 2026-07-13Late StageUndisclosed
Leadership
Recent coverage
Value Add VC
SpaceX Closes $60 Billion Acquisition of Cursor Parent Anysphere2026-09-09
Dealroom
Anysphere, Maker of AI Coding Tool Cursor, Reports Rapid Growth2026-07-13
The Next Web
Cursor is Raising $2 Billion at a $50 Billion Valuation2026-04-18
Tech Funding News
Anysphere Stuns Tech World with Landmark $2.3 Billion Fundraise at $29.3B Valuation2025-11-14