ola ogunsanya

software engineer @ cursor · nyc

Hi! I'm Ola. I'm a software engineer at Cursor based in nyc, thinking a lot about how ai can transform the developer experience and make building software feel effortless.

I love going from zero to one. I've worked with great teams at Microsoft and Figma straddling product and engineering, and these days i'm endlessly hungry to learn and get better in every area.

Outside of work, I am currently exploring creating my own music.

experience

spacex super intelligence
2026 - present
software engineer · nyc
building ai-powered products from the ground up, exploring how autonomous systems and applied ml can push the boundaries of what software can do.
cursor
2025 - present
software engineer · nyc
building ai-powered developer tools that transform how engineers write code. working on advanced code intelligence, context-aware completions, and next-generation ide features using latest llm research.
graphite
2025 - present
software engineer · nyc
built modern git workflow tooling for stacked diffs and pr management. contributed to product and infrastructure before acquisition, now integrating graphite's workflow innovations into cursor's ai-powered development environment.
figma
2024
software engineer intern · nyc
implemented tab bar renaming feature and led design of agent debug menu system for desktop app.
microsoft
2024
software engineer intern · nyc
contributed to ml model serving infrastructure for sql server's query processing system.
microsoft
2023
software engineer intern · seattle
engineered python and azure functions automation to clean up stale sharepoint online database records.
texas robotics
2022-2023
autonomous robotics researcher · austin
developed advanced path planning algorithm for boston dynamic's spot robot.
microsoft
2022
software engineer intern · san francisco
developed an mvp react application to teach underprivileged groups career-based skills.