Cursor

Scaling fast

Software Development Watching 1,074 employees Updated as of Jun 25

The read

Cursor is scaling aggressively with 252 hires in 90 days — sales leads at 88, but engineering (67) and operations (64) are also building fast. The company is pulling enterprise GTM talent heavily from Zscaler (12), Rubrik (10), and Palo Alto Networks (9), signaling a push into established security and infrastructure accounts. Three Field CTOs and a President joined at the C-suite, while three Regional Directors were promoted to RVP roles in High Tech and Strategic Enterprise, pointing to a vertical sales buildout. A VP-level Head of Deal Strategy (EMEA & APJ) and a Regional Director in Strategic Sales departed, though the inbound momentum far outweighs the exits.

+35% of staff
Net headcount · 90d: +368; mostly Engineering
New hires · 90d: 388; vs 388 hires
Departures · 90d: 20; quiet
Leadership moves · 90d: 0

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Hiring paceAccelerating

New hires per month, last 12 months. 885 total hires.

29 joined
Jun 2025

38 joined
Jul 2025

39 joined
Aug 2025

26 joined
Sep 2025

37 joined
Oct 2025

41 joined
Nov 2025

114 joined
Dec 2025

73 joined
Jan 2026

100 joined
Feb 2026

150 joined
Mar 2026

110 joined
Apr 2026

128 joined
May 2026

12 months agoLast month

Notable moves

Hires, exits and promotions over the last 90 days — by role and function.

64 people joined Engineering Aggregate
62 people joined Aggregate
45 people joined Aggregate
30 people joined Aggregate
13 people joined Aggregate
6 people joined Aggregate

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Where they're growing

Net change by function, last 90 days.

Sales +58

+58

+43

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Talent flow

Which companies Cursor hires from — and loses people to — over the last 90 days.

Recruiting from

Zscaler+12

Rubrik+10

Palo Alto Networks+9

Slack+6

Glean+5

Retool+5

Departing to

AQR Capital Management−1

CCareer Break−1

CollegeVine−1

CConfidential Government−1

FlyRank AI−1

Magic−1

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