Full-Time

Design Engineer at Cursor

Company Cursor
Location Remote / Not Specified
How You'll Work Remote
Level Mid
Sector Technology
Posted Posted 0 days ago

Job Description

About the role

We're looking for a design engineer who can bridge the gap between design and code. You'll work directly with the founding team to prototype, build, and polish the experiences that make Cursor magical. This role is perfect for someone who thinks like a designer but builds like an engineer – or vice versa.

What you'll do

  • Build production-quality UI components and interactions that delight users
  • Rapidly prototype new concepts and features to validate ideas before full implementation
  • Bridge the gap between design and engineering – translating designs into code and pushing design through technical innovation
  • Own the quality of UI implementation across the product, ensuring pixel-perfect execution and smooth interactions
  • Collaborate with designers and engineers to define what's possible and push the boundaries of the product
  • Contribute to design systems and component libraries that enable the team to ship faster

You might be a fit if

  • You're equally comfortable in Figma and your code editor
  • You have strong front-end engineering skills (TypeScript, React, SolidJS, CSS, animations)
  • You have an eye for design details and care deeply about craft
  • You've shipped polished products and know what it takes to get from 90% to 100%
  • You can move fast – prototyping ideas in hours, not days
  • You think in systems and can build reusable, maintainable UI components
  • You're excited about AI and want to help define new interaction paradigms

Nice to have

  • Experience building developer tools or technical products
  • Background in design or formal design training
  • Experience with Electron, native UI frameworks, or building cross-platform apps
  • Understanding of code editors, IDEs, or programming environments

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Skills & Requirements

TypeScript React SolidJS CSS animations Electron native UI frameworks cross-platform apps code editors IDEs programming environments

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