Cursor's final interview: a desk, a laptop, two days to build anything
a16z · x · 2026-10-16
a16z shares Cursor CEO Michael Truell explaining the company's final-round hiring: engineering and design candidates spend two days in-office building a freeform project, with no stacked whiteboard interviews. Truell says it reveals raw technical skill in a vacuum and doubles as a culture interview.
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