Emergent builds autonomous coding agents that replace traditional software development by generating, testing, and deploying production applications directly from plain-language intent. Our systems run in production at global scale and are used to build millions of real applications.
Since our public launch, we've crossed $100M in ARR and grown to over 10M users across 190+ countries. We're backed by Khosla Ventures, SoftBank, Google, Lightspeed, Prosus, Together, and Y Combinator.
We're solving the hard part of AI-driven software creation: correctness, reliability, security, and scale in real production systems. The team is built by repeat founders, Olympiad medalists, IIT & IIM alumni, and leaders from Google, Amazon, and Dropbox.
We're hiring builders who want ownership, speed, and impact at global scale.
The RoleEmergent runs a massive, multi-tenant, AI-driven execution environment where code is generated and executed continuously.
You will secure the infrastructure that powers autonomous software creation.
What You’ll DoSecure multi-tenant execution environments
- Design sandboxing strategies for untrusted code execution
- Prevent container escapes, privilege escalation, and lateral movement
- Build isolation at compute, network, and storage layers
Own cloud security architecture
- Harden AWS/GCP infra (IAM, VPCs, secrets, workloads)
- Design zero-trust systems across services
- Build secure service-to-service communication
Runtime security & detection
- Build detection systems for:
- abnormal execution patterns
- malicious workloads
- data exfiltration attempts
- Integrate logging, SIEM, and real-time alerting
Secure CI/CD and agent pipelines
- Protect build systems and deployment pipelines
- Prevent supply chain attacks in AI-generated code
- Ensure integrity of artifacts
- 6–12 years in Cloud / Infrastructure Security
- Deep experience in:
- AWS/GCP
- Kubernetes, containers
- IAM & secrets management
- Strong understanding of:
- container security
- network security
- runtime protection
- Experience with:
- sandboxed execution environments
- serverless or ephemeral compute
- high-scale multi-tenant systems
- You think like:
“What happens when millions of unknown programs run on my infra?”
Why Emergent
- Build security for AI systems that build software
- Operate at global scale (millions of apps, millions of users)
- Work directly with founders and core engineering
- Solve problems that don’t exist anywhere else yet
Benefits and Perks:
- Daily Meals: Lunch and Dinner provided
- Family Insurance: 3 Lakhs worth of coverage for you and your family
- Unlimited Paid Time Off: Take the time you need to recharge and come back refreshed
- Flexible Working Hours: Work arrangements that fit your life and commitments
Let's build the future of software together.
Skills Required
- 6-12 years in Cloud / Infrastructure Security
- Deep experience with AWS
- Deep experience with GCP
- Kubernetes
- Containers / Docker
- IAM and secrets management
- Container security
- Network security
- Runtime protection and detection systems
- SIEM, logging, and real-time alerting integration
- Secure CI/CD and supply chain protection
- Experience with sandboxed execution environments
- Experience with serverless or ephemeral compute
- Experience with high-scale multi-tenant systems
What We Do
Backed by Lightspeed, Y Combinator, Together Fund, and Prosus, Emergent is reimagining how software gets built. Our vision is to democratize development, enabling anyone with an idea to become a creator and making software accessible to a billion people worldwide. Our autonomous coding agents turn plain-language ideas into fully functional applications, tested, version-controlled, and deployable in minutes. What once took weeks now happens with a single click. Enterprises use Emergent to write, maintain, and test millions of lines of code autonomously, cutting development cycles from months to days. Headquartered in San Francisco, we’re led by repeat entrepreneurs with a proven track record of building successful startups, joined by a world-class team of Olympiad medalists, IIT & IIM alumni, and veterans from Google, Amazon, and Dropbox. Together, we’re building at the frontier of AI and systems engineering—shipping daily and setting new standards for AI-driven development. In just 90 days, we scaled to $15M ARR, making us one of the fastest-growing AI startups in the world, with users across 180+ countries. Join us in shaping the future of software development.
