Role at a glance
- Salary
- Not Disclosed
- Location
- San Francisco, United States New York, United States
- Work arrangement
- On-site
- Employment
- Full-time
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Role Summary
The design engineer will work directly with Cursor’s founding team at the intersection of design and code, building and polishing experiences for Cursor’s AI code editor and agents. The role focuses on connecting design and engineering to create accessible, high-quality coding experiences and push the product’s interaction boundaries.
What You'll Do
- Build production-quality UI components and interactions.
- Rapidly prototype new concepts and features before full implementation.
- Translate designs into code and push design through technical innovation.
- Own the quality of UI implementation across the product, including pixel-perfect execution and smooth interactions.
- Collaborate with designers and engineers to define what’s possible and push the boundaries of the product.
- Contribute to design systems and component libraries.
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View full postingQualifications
Strong front-end engineering skills in TypeScript, React, SolidJS, CSS, and animations; comfort in Figma and a code editor; experience shipping polished products; ability to prototype ideas in hours; ability to build reusable, maintainable UI components; interest in AI and new interaction paradigms.
Required
- Strong front-end engineering skills (TypeScript, React, SolidJS, CSS, animations)
- Comfort in Figma and a code editor
- Experience shipping polished products
- Ability to prototype ideas in hours, not days
- Ability to build reusable, maintainable UI components
- Interest in AI and new interaction paradigms
Preferred
- Experience building developer tools or technical products
- Background in design or formal design training
- Experience with Electron, native UI frameworks, or building cross-platform apps
- Understanding of code editors, IDEs, or programming environments
Original job description
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Original job description
Content provided by the employer
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.
Cursor is building the future of coding. Our AI code editor and agents are just the beginning – we're solving the hardest engineering and design problems in AI automating coding, and making these capabilities accessible to everyone.
About the role
We're looking for a design engineer who lives at the intersection of design and code. You'll work directly with the founding team to prototype, build, and polish the experiences that make Cursor magical. This role is perfect for someone who thinks like a designer but builds like an engineer – or vice versa.
What you'll do
Build production-quality UI components and interactions that delight users
Rapidly prototype new concepts and features to validate ideas before full implementation
Bridge the gap between design and engineering – translating designs into code and pushing design through technical innovation
Own the quality of UI implementation across the product, ensuring pixel-perfect execution and smooth interactions
Collaborate with designers and engineers to define what's possible and push the boundaries of the product
Contribute to design systems and component libraries that enable the team to ship faster
You might be a fit if
You're equally comfortable in Figma and your code editor
You have strong front-end engineering skills (TypeScript, React, SolidJS, CSS, animations)
You have an eye for design details and care deeply about craft
You've shipped polished products and know what it takes to get from 90% to 100%
You can move fast – prototyping ideas in hours, not days
You think in systems and can build reusable, maintainable UI components
You're excited about AI and want to help define new interaction paradigms
Nice to have
Experience building developer tools or technical products
Background in design or formal design training
Experience with Electron, native UI frameworks, or building cross-platform apps
Understanding of code editors, IDEs, or programming environments
About the company
Cursor
Startup
Cursor is an innovative technology company specializing in software development and digital solutions tailored for businesses of all sizes. With a focus on enhancing user experience and operational efficiency, Cursor offers a range of products, including custom applications, cloud services, and data analytics tools. The company prides itself on its collaborative approach, working closely with clients to understand their unique needs and deliver effective solutions. Committed to driving digital transformation, Cursor strives to empower organizations through cutting-edge technology and exceptional service.
Cursor is an innovative technology company specializing in software development and digital solutions tailored for businesses of all sizes. With a focus on enhancing user experience and operational efficiency, Cursor offers a range of products, including custom applications, cloud services, and data analytics tools. The company prides itself on its collaborative approach, working closely with clients to understand their unique needs and deliver effective solutions. Committed to driving digital transformation, Cursor strives to empower organizations through cutting-edge technology and exceptional service.