Software Engineer, New Grad 2027

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San Francisco, New York
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Software EngineeringEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Truth-seeking","Passionate","Creative","Strong ownership","Fast learning","Attention to detail","First-principles reasoning","Good judgment","High taste","Spirit of debate"]

Build and ship product features and underlying systems for developer-facing experiences like Grok Bot, Cloud Agents, and Cursor. Work end-to-end from UI to a bit of backend as needed, solving concrete problems with strong attention to detail, first-principles reasoning, and high standards for correctness and “taste.” Join a small, high-ownership team that values judgment around using AI leverage without compromising reliability.

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Software Engineer, New Grad 2027

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Job Summary

Build and ship product features and underlying systems for developer-facing experiences like Grok Bot, Cloud Agents, and Cursor. Work end-to-end from UI to a bit of backend as needed, solving concrete problems with strong attention to detail, first-principles reasoning, and high standards for correctness and “taste.” Join a small, high-ownership team that values judgment around using AI leverage without compromising reliability.
Location: San Francisco, New York
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Graduate level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design, build, and ship delightful, reliable products and systems engineers use daily.
  • •Drive problems end-to-end, from UI through some backend when needed.
  • •Raise the bar on correctness, taste, and detail as you move fast.
  • •Use AI tools as leverage while ensuring correctness in shipped work.
  • •Collaborate with a small, high-ownership team on product and systems work.

Key Requirements

  • •Graduating in Spring 2027 with a CS, software engineering, computer engineering, or related technical degree.
  • •Already built something great (e.g., an app, open source, or a shipped product) that the team can open and review.
  • •Blend strong engineering with AI tools as leverage while maintaining correctness.
  • •Learn fast, take ownership, and have done something meaningfully hard early (internships or equivalent experience welcome).
Education:Bachelor's in CS, software engineering, computer engineering, or related technical field
Skills:Truth-seekingPassionateCreativeStrong ownershipFast learningAttention to detailFirst-principles reasoningGood judgmentHigh tasteSpirit of debate
Tech Stack:AI toolsUIBackendGitHubOpen sourceOSS

Company Brief

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Builds Cursor, an AI-powered development platform and code editor that helps developers write, review, and maintain code using large language models and developer-focused automation tools for enterprise engineering teams.
Industry: Developer Tools
Company Size: Large (251 to 1,000 employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series D
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2022
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