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Waiting to hear
Waiting to hearSoftware Engineer at Cursor
- Difficulty
- Level
- Entry
- Process took
- 5 weeks
How it went
The interview process at Cursor was described as unconventional and startup-like. It began with an informal 45-minute conversation covering background and motivations, followed by a 60-minute coding assessment using a real company project where external resources were permitted. The final stage involved a lengthy, 8-9 hour remote session focused on autonomous feature development within the existing codebase, culminating in a presentation.
What came up
Data ModelingMachine LearningConceptStatistics & ExperimentationData AnalysisCodingSQLData Structures & AlgorithmsPeople ManagementProject ManagementProgram SenseCross FunctionalSystem DesignProduct DesignEstimationProduct StrategyAnalyticalTechnicalExecutionBehavioralCustomer InteractionApp CritiqueData Pipeline DesignArtificial IntelligencePresentationPortfolio ReviewDebuggingCode ReviewProject Discussion
A candidate-reported account, lightly edited. Interview processes change by team and date.