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# Software Engineer - Security

- **Company:** Cursor, LLC
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $140,000 - $225,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Code Review
- **Published:** November 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerboard.com/us/en/find-jobs-in-United-States/-FA1DB603ADB8FCA41B/

## About the Role

* Experience building or scaling secure systems in fast-moving environments

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

 * A strong software engineer first, with security as your superpower
 * Think like both a builder and an attacker: you anticipate vulnerabilities before they become issues
 * Care about developer experience, building solutions that are secure and frictionless
 * Comfortable moving quickly, owning problems end to end, and iterating with limited guidance
 * Strong opinions on secure defaults, but can balance pragmatism with rigor
 * Enjoy working on small, high-talent teams where impact is magnified
 * Motivated by protecting developers and users, and you see security as an enabler

## Description

* Build AI augmented code review to get involved in important systems at the right time
 * Build a least-privilege and JIT system for cloud access that enables engineers and enforces least privileges
 * Implement a safe environment for agents to engage with code
 * Implement a framework for securely handling agent manipulation of user systems (eg, MCP tool calls and command execution)
 * Implement a paved road for preventing inappropriate data from being logged