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Sales Development Representative

Sales · Full-time · San Francisco

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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. We particularly like people who are truth-seeking, passionate, and creative. We enjoy spirited debate, crazy ideas, and shipping code.

About the role

As an Account Associate at Cursor, you'll be the tip of the spear for pipeline generation — the first voice a prospective customer hears and the person who earns their attention before an Account Executive ever gets on a call. You'll work across the full range of our commercial segments, from fast-moving startups to mid-market engineering organizations, identifying the right buyers and creating the conditions for meaningful sales conversations.

This isn't a role for someone who waits for leads to come in. You'll build pipeline from scratch, learn how great engineering teams think, and develop a deep understanding of how Cursor transforms developer productivity. It's the fastest way to learn enterprise sales at one of the most exciting companies in AI.

What you'll do

  • Generate qualified pipeline for our Account Executive team through high-volume outbound prospecting — cold calls, personalized emails, LinkedIn, and creative multi-channel sequences

  • Research target accounts and map stakeholders across Engineering, Product, and Leadership to identify the right entry points

  • Conduct discovery conversations that go beyond surface-level qualification — understand how development teams work, what's slowing them down, and where Cursor fits

  • Partner closely with AEs to develop account strategies, hand off opportunities cleanly, and stay looped in as deals progress

  • Hit and exceed weekly activity targets and monthly qualified meeting goals

  • Represent Cursor's brand and product with conviction — you'll be many prospects' first impression of the company

  • Bring market intelligence back to the team: what resonates, what objections are coming up, what messaging is landing

  • Help build the playbook — as an early AA, your patterns and learnings will shape how this function scales

You may be a fit if

  • You have 1–2 years of experience in a sales, customer-facing, or business development role — SDR/BDR experience at a SaaS or developer tools company is a strong plus

  • You're a relentless self-starter who takes ownership of your pipeline and doesn't wait to be handed leads

  • You write and speak with clarity — you can explain a complex product simply and tailor your message to a technical audience

  • You're curious about how software gets built and excited by the idea that AI is fundamentally changing the craft

  • You're organized and data-driven: you track your activity, learn from your numbers, and iterate quickly

  • You have thick skin and genuine resilience — you don't take rejection personally and you bounce back fast

  • You want to grow into an Account Executive role and are willing to put in the reps to get there

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