Field Engineering - Japan

Cursor Cursor · Coding AI · APJ · Solutions

Field Engineer role focused on partnering with enterprise customers to evaluate and adopt Cursor, an AI-powered coding tool. The role involves technical discovery, proof-of-concept engagements, and acting as a trusted advisor to drive adoption and influence product direction.

What you'd actually do

  1. Partner with Account Executives to lead technical discovery, demos, and proof-of-concept engagements
  2. Build trusted relationships with engineering leaders, architects, and developers, serving as their technical advisor
  3. Translate customer requirements into solution designs, guiding them on best practices for rollout, prompt strategy, and context configuration
  4. Develop and deliver technical presentations, whiteboard sessions, and hands-on workshops tailored to customer needs
  5. Act as the customer’s technical advocate internally, influencing roadmap priorities and escalating feedback to Product and Engineering

Skills

Required

  • strong communication skills
  • executive presence
  • deep understanding of the software development lifecycle
  • modern engineering org structures
  • developer productivity challenges
  • hands-on technical ability
  • fluent in technical workflows
  • AI tooling
  • debugging complex environments
  • customer-obsessed
  • translating technical details into business impact
  • Field Engineering, Solutions Architecture, Pre-Sales, or Consulting for enterprise software
  • resourceful
  • adaptable
  • proactive in creating solutions

Nice to have

  • coding alongside developers
  • presenting to CTOs

What the JD emphasized

  • technical face of Anysphere
  • technical stakeholders
  • deep technical fluency
  • strong communication skills
  • drive adoption
  • influence product direction
  • technical discovery
  • technical advisor
  • technical presentations
  • technical advocate
  • technical validation