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About The Role
We’re hiring a Field CTO to engage with senior technical leaders at the world’s most sophisticated companies. This is a highly strategic, individual contributor role focused on shaping how enterprises adopt AI in software development. As a Field CTO, you’ll operate as a peer to CTOs, VP Engineering, and platform leaders — helping them navigate the evolving AI landscape, evaluate Cursor at a systems level, and design adoption strategies across large organizations. You’ll partner closely with Sales, Field Engineering, and Product, acting as a force multiplier on our most important deals. This role is high-context and externally facing: you’ll be involved in many conversations, often early, helping frame problems and guide technical direction rather than going deep on implementation.
What You’ll Do
- Engage CTOs and senior engineering leaders as a trusted technical peer in strategic sales cycles
- Lead high-level technical and architectural conversations around AI adoption in large enterprises
- Frame and communicate the maturity curve of AI in software development, tailoring narratives to different customer contexts
- Partner with Field Engineers to guide solution direction without owning hands-on implementation
- Influence executive stakeholders by connecting technical capabilities to organizational and business impact
- Act as a bridge between customers and internal teams, shaping product direction and go-to-market strategy
You may be a fit if
- You’ve previously been an engineering leader, principal architect, or platform leader in a complex organization
- You’re comfortable operating at both 10,000 feet and diving deep technically when needed
- You have strong opinions on how AI will transform software development and can articulate them clearly
- You have executive presence and can build credibility quickly with CTOs and senior stakeholders
- You’ve led or been involved in large-scale technology rollouts or transformations
- You thrive in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and prefer influence over ownership
Key skills/competency
- Field CTO
- AI Adoption
- Software Development
- Enterprise Architecture
- Technical Sales
- Strategic Partnerships
- Product Strategy
- Go-to-Market Strategy
- Executive Leadership
- Technical Communication
How to Get Hired at Cursor
- Tailor your resume: Highlight leadership in engineering, architecture, or platform roles, and experience with large-scale tech rollouts.
- Showcase AI expertise: Clearly articulate your strong opinions on AI's impact on software development and your strategic vision.
- Demonstrate executive presence: Emphasize your ability to build credibility quickly with CTOs and senior stakeholders.
- Highlight strategic impact: Provide examples of how you've influenced technical direction and connected capabilities to business outcomes.
- Express passion for the mission: Convey your enthusiasm for automating coding and building developer tools.
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