Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - 📍 Bangalore | 🌙 Night Shift (US & Europe)
About Emergent
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 public launch, Emergent has 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.
We're looking for highly driven Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) who enjoy solving complex problems, working closely with customers, and turning real-world challenges into scalable solutions.
What You'll Do
- Work directly with customers across the US and Europe to understand their technical and business challenges.
- Build, customise, and deploy solutions using Emergent's AI-powered platform.
- Rapidly prototype and iterate on production-grade applications.
- Debug complex issues across applications, integrations, APIs, and workflows.
- Collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, and Customer Success teams to drive customer outcomes.
- Identify recurring customer problems and turn them into scalable product and process improvements.
- Own projects end-to-end, from understanding requirements to deployment and iteration.
- Work in a fast-paced environment where speed, ownership, and problem-solving are highly valued.
What We're Looking For
- Strong software engineering or technical problem-solving experience.
- Experience building and deploying web applications or software products.
- Comfortable working with APIs, databases, debugging, and integrations.
- Ability to quickly learn new technologies and work across the stack.
- Strong understanding of software development fundamentals.
- Excellent communication and customer-facing skills.
- Strong ownership mindset with the ability to work independently in ambiguous situations.
- Ability to move quickly, experiment, and deliver high-quality solutions.
- Experience with AI/LLM-based tools is a plus.
Customer Coverage
- This role involves working closely with US and European customers.
- Flexibility to work in shifts aligned with US and European time zones is required.
Why Join Emergent?
- Work at the forefront of AI-powered software development.
- Solve real-world problems for customers at global scale.
- High ownership and direct impact on product and customer outcomes.
- Work alongside exceptional engineers, founders, and operators.
- Be part of a fast-moving team building the future of software.
Benefits & Perks
- Daily Lunch & Dinner
- ₹3 Lakhs Family Insurance Coverage
- Unlimited Paid Time Off
- Flexible Working Hours
Let's build the future of software together.
Skills Required
- Strong software engineering or technical problem-solving experience.
- Experience building and deploying web applications or software products.
- Comfortable working with APIs, databases, debugging, and integrations.
- Ability to quickly learn new technologies and work across the stack.
- Strong understanding of software development fundamentals.
- Excellent communication and customer-facing skills.
- Strong ownership mindset and ability to work independently in ambiguous situations.
- Flexibility to work shifts aligned with US and European time zones (night shift).
- Experience with AI/LLM-based tools.
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.
