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What a Cursor forward deployed engineer does

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A Cursor forward deployed engineer (FDE) joins a customer's engineering team and builds workflows on the AI code editor. The work includes large refactors, migrations and code review loops. The posting puts it simply: "This is not a demo role."

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What a Cursor forward deployed engineer builds

  • Large-scale refactors and migrations Cursor-powered workflows that change a whole codebase.
  • Pull request review loops Review workflows wired into how the customer ships code.
  • Incident to fix pipelines Systems that take an incident through to a code fix.
  • Spec to implementation Ship a first version fast, then harden it with monitoring and rollout plans.

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The pod model

Cursor also hires Forward Deployed Strategists. A strategist usually works in a small pod with FDEs. The strategist owns the executive relationship and the shape of delivery. The FDE joins the customer's team and owns the deeper production builds.

The FDE posting asks for software development experience in Python and JavaScript or TypeScript, including time in a customer-facing role. It also asks for experience owning AI workflows in production.

Where Cursor hires

RoleLocations
Forward Deployed EngineerSan Francisco, London, Australia, Bengaluru
Forward Deployed StrategistRemote, London, Singapore
Regional Director or RVP, FDESan Francisco, London, Bengaluru

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