people · May 16, 2026
Cursor CEO Michael Truell describes $1.1 million engineer pay for AI agent teams
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Cursor CEO Michael Truell described engineers earning $1.1 million per year to manage teams of AI agents. The agents work in parallel on remote machines handling planning, coding, testing, and shipping PRs. Humans focus only on scoping and review while validation contracts occur before code changes. The approach enables 100x speed in shipping code compared to prior single-assistant workflows.
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