Software Engineer, Client Infrastructure

San Francisco, CAfull timeOn Site

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$140k–$225k

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Cursor The Software Engineer, Client Infrastructure at Cursor will own foundational cloud and networking infrastructure including Kubernetes clusters, geo-deployment, edge security, and cost management. This role supports scalable, reliable infrastructure for production services.

Responsibilities

Own Kubernetes and cluster foundations: building and operating production clusters with proper service mesh, scaling, and ingress that teams can confidently deploy to
Design the geo-deployment architecture: building a replicable, robust process for deploying geo-replicated services across cloud regions and providers
Build edge and security infrastructure: designing the networking and security layer at the edge to protect against abuse, manage rate limiting, and optimize traffic routing
Own cost management and optimization: building attribution systems, identifying waste, and ensuring we're making smart tradeoffs between cost and reliability across all cloud spend
Unify the compute platform: defining a single, opinionated container orchestration strategy so every team gets consistent, reliable deployments out of the box

Qualification

Kubernetes experience at scaleUnderstand edge networkingCare about infrastructure-as-codeADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTSIf there appears to be a fit

Required

Experience building and operating infrastructure on AWS, GCP, or similar cloud platforms.

Preferred

Kubernetes experience at scale, including service mesh, autoscaling, and multi-region deployments
Experience building and operating production Kubernetes clusters at scale, including service mesh, autoscaling, and multi-region deployments
Understand edge networking, CDN/WAF architectures, and traffic management at the infrastructure level
Care about infrastructure-as-code, reproducibility, and making it easy for other teams to self-serve reliable infrastructure
Experience with cost optimization at scale or infrastructure migration/unification is a plus
Strong software engineering fundamentals and enjoying building the platform that makes every other team faster
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
If there appears to be a fit, we'll reach out to schedule 2-3 short technicals. After, we'll schedule an onsite in our office, where you'll work on a small project, discuss ideas, and meet the team

Benefits

Dental
Vision
401(k)
Equity/RSU
Life Insurance

Company

Cursor

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