Field Engineer, Life Sciences

About the Company

Our mission is to automate coding. The first step in our journey is to build the best tool for professional programmers, using a combination of inventive research, design, and engineering. Our organization is very flat, and our team is small and talent dense.

Responsibilities

• Partner with AEs to own technical discovery, demos, POCs, and expansion with technical validation
• Build trusted relationships across engineering, scientific computing, R&D, and commercial IT
• Go deep in research-heavy and regulated environments including developer workflows and AI tooling
• Help customers connect Cursor to outcomes like faster R&D cycles
• Deliver technical presentations, whiteboards, and workshops for scientific and commercial audiences
• Act as the customer's technical advocate internally with Product and Engineering
• Partner with post-sales to hand off cleanly and set up onboarding for success
• Stay sharp on Cursor and the competitive landscape

Requirements

• Experience in Field Engineering, Solutions Architecture, Pre-Sales, or Consulting
• Strong communication skills and executive presence
• Hands-on technical fluency with workflows, AI tooling, and complex environments
• Understanding of the SDLC and ability to connect technical detail to business impact
• Ability to code alongside developers and present to CTOs or scientific leaders
• Interest in Life Sciences and regulated/research-heavy organizations