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 $130M in Annualised Revenue and grown to over 10M users across 190+ countries, who have built 12M+ applications on Emergent. We're backed by Creaegis, Khosla Ventures, SoftBank, Lightspeed, Together, Y Combinator, Google, Claypond and Sentinel Global.
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 Role:
We are hiring a Legal Associate to review contracts at Emergent. This is a hands-on role at the center of a fast-moving business: most of your day is reading, marking up, and closing commercial agreements so deals and vendors move without waiting on legal. You will work closely with the business, product, and the legal team, and learn technology contracts from the inside at one of the fastest-growing AI companies in the world. This role is based in Bengaluru.
What You'll Do:
- Review and redline commercial contracts end-to-end, including customer agreements, enterprise MSAs, vendor and SaaS agreements, consultant agreements, and NDAs
- Work through a high volume of contracts every day, keeping turnaround fast while flagging the risks that matter
- Mark up clauses such as liability, indemnity, IP ownership, confidentiality, data protection, and termination against our standard positions
- Take contracts from first review through counterparty comments to signature, and track status
- Review data processing terms and privacy clauses with an eye on India's DPDP Act and GDPR
- Give business, sales, and procurement teams clear, quick answers on contract questions
- Maintain contract templates, clause libraries, and playbooks, and suggest fixes when the same issue keeps coming up
- Keep contract trackers and records accurate across our India and US entities
- Spot recurring issues in contracts and flag them early so the team can update standard terms
What We're Looking For:
- 1 to 3 years of experience reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts, ideally at a technology, consumer, or SaaS company or a strong law firm
- LLB from a reputed law school, with Bar Council enrolment a plus
- Hands-on experience marking up NDAs, MSAs, vendor and SaaS agreements, and customer contracts
- Working knowledge of data privacy terms (DPDP Act, GDPR) and basic IP and confidentiality concepts
- Comfort working at speed in a startup or high-volume contracts environment is a plus
- Sharp attention to detail, with the judgment to spot the risks that matter and move quickly on the rest
- Clear written and verbal communication, and the confidence to push back politely and explain legal risk in plain language
- Curiosity about AI and technology contracts, and a willingness to learn quickly
- Ownership mindset: you take a contract, see it through, and ask for help early
Benefits and Perks:
- Daily Meals: Lunch and Dinner provided
- Family Insurance: 5 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
- 1 to 3 years of experience reviewing and negotiating commercial contracts
- LLB from a reputed law school
- Hands-on experience marking up NDAs, MSAs, vendor and SaaS agreements, and customer contracts
- Working knowledge of data privacy terms, including the DPDP Act and GDPR
- Basic intellectual property and confidentiality knowledge
- Sharp attention to detail and sound legal-risk judgment
- Clear written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to explain legal risk in plain language and push back politely
- Curiosity about AI and technology contracts
- Ownership mindset and willingness to seek help early
- Bar Council enrolment
- Experience at a technology, consumer, or SaaS company or a strong law firm
- Experience working at speed in a startup or high-volume contracts environment
- Willingness to learn quickly
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.
