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title: "Technical Recruiter"
company: "Cursor"
company_url: "https://www.remjobs.works/companies/cursor"
url: "https://www.remjobs.works/job/cursor-technical-recruiter-16759ba3-30a0-41cf-8b4c-856a729cd5f4"
apply_url: "https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cursor/eabcff15-deb2-4e5c-a17d-8c36eb7f6c1d"
workplace: onsite
location: "San Francisco"
employment_type: full-time
seniority: mid
role: people
region: united-states
date_posted: 2026-06-16T15:04:59.787Z
first_seen_by_remjobs: 2026-08-26T15:14:53.019Z
---

# Technical Recruiter

**Cursor** — San Francisco

Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/cursor/eabcff15-deb2-4e5c-a17d-8c36eb7f6c1d

## About Cursor

Built to make you extraordinarily productive, agents turn ideas into code. Accelerate development by handing off tasks to Cursor.

## About the role

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.

As a Technical Recruiter at Cursor, you’ll be a key driver of our company growth by identifying, engaging, and hiring top technical talent. You will partner closely with hiring managers and cross-functional teams to understand our hiring needs, design effective recruiting strategies, and deliver an exceptional candidate experience. This is a unique opportunity to join a high-performing team and make a direct impact as we scale our organization.

#### What You’ll Do

- Own full-cycle recruiting for technical roles, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, feedback management, and offer negotiations

- Collaborate with hiring managers to develop and execute strategic hiring plans

- Proactively identify passive candidates through creative sourcing strategies and talent mapping

- Ensure a world-class candidate experience through every stage of the process

- Track key recruiting metrics to drive continual process optimization

- Partner with People Operations and cross-functional teams to support headcount planning and employer branding initiatives

- Represent Cursor at recruiting events and in the broader tech community

#### Who You Are

- 5+ years of experience recruiting for technical roles, ideally at a high-growth and talent dense high growth startup.

- A strategic over volume recruiting mindset

- Deep understanding of technical skills, market trends, and the unique challenges of hiring top engineering and product talent

- Proven ability to build strong, consultative partnerships with hiring managers and senior leadership

- Excellent communication, organization, and candidate assessment skills

- Highly driven, self-starter with a data-driven, results-oriented mindset

- Comfortable working in an incredibly fast-paced, rapidly scaling environment

#### Bonus Points

- Experience recruiting for roles in AI, developer tools, or cybersecurity

- Previous experience with employer branding or diversity recruiting initiatives

#### Location

This is an in-office role ideally based out of our San Francisco office and secondarily, our NY office.

#### Benefits

- Competitive salary and equity

- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage

- Generous PTO and parental leave

- Professional development opportunities

- The opportunity to grow your career and have significant impact at an incredibly ambitious, high-growth company

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