1 min lesson
Onsite project rehearsal
Describe what "Some Cursor postings describe an onsite where you build a small project" changes in practice.
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The onsite is the decision round. Some Cursor postings describe an onsite where you build a small project. This role's format is unpublished, so rehearse the muscle: operate like a teammate instead of waiting to be told what to do.
You can't replicate a real onsite alone, but you can rehearse the muscle. Take an open prompt, scope it in five minutes, work it for 60 to 90, then present a recommendation as if the core team is in the room. The point is to practice autonomy under ambiguity, not to produce a finished system.
Use a prompt with no clean answer: "Design Cursor's bug-triage system from scratch." or "Stand up a Voice-of-Customer program in your first 30 days." Both mirror the core of a quality role, designing feedback loops from real usage, and they reward someone who makes decisions over someone who asks permission for each one.