Engineering Manager for Agent & Product Security

Cursor's agents currently work inside codebases of security-conscious organisations, acting on delegated authority. The goal is to evolve them into autonomous workers that collaborate with humans and other agents over long periods. As Engineering Manager for Agent & Product Security, you'll lead the team that ensures the security and trustworthiness of Cursor's agentic software development.

Responsibilities:

• Define security primitives for agent autonomy and lead the team that builds them.
• Engineer isolation mechanisms for Cursor to safely run inside customers' valuable codebases.
• Develop authority infrastructure for autonomous agents, including identity, scoped permissions, and policy enforcement.
• Create customer-facing security controls that are understandable and usable.
• Hire, coach, and grow a high-performing security engineering team.

Requirements:

• Experience leading engineering teams for high-stakes systems.
• Strong product and systems judgment with a focus on security.
• Understanding of modern application security, authorization, and secure-by-default design.
• Instincts about AI agents and their security implications.
• Ability to operate in ambiguity and set strategy.
• Experience partnering across multiple teams.