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, who have built 12M+ applications on Emergent. We're backed by Creaegis, Claypond, Sentinel Global, 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 Role:
We are looking for a Payroll and HR Operations Specialist who will own end-to-end payroll operations and keep our HR engine running smoothly. You will be the go-to person for payroll accuracy, reimbursements, statutory compliance, and HRMS data integrity, while also supporting employee lifecycle processes like onboarding, exits, and engagement as the team needs. This is a high-ownership role in a fast-moving environment where precision and empathy both matter.
What You'll Do:
- Own monthly payroll processing end-to-end: inputs, validations, approvals, disbursement coordination, and post-payroll reconciliation
- Manage employee reimbursements, including policy adherence, verification, and timely processing
- Handle full and final settlements for exiting employees with accuracy and speed
- Coordinate with Finance on payroll accounting, salary registers, and audit requirements
- Ensure timely and accurate statutory compliance: PF, ESI, Professional Tax, TDS, LWF, gratuity, and related filings
- Support payroll and labour law audits, and maintain clean documentation for all statutory records
- Stay current on regulatory changes and proactively flag anything that impacts payroll or policy
- Own employee data integrity on Keka HRMS: employee records, org structure, compensation data, leave and attendance
- Build and maintain HR reports and dashboards for headcount, payroll cost, leave, and attrition
- Drive process hygiene: clean workflows, documented SOPs, and audit-ready data at all times
- Support employee lifecycle processes like onboarding, exits, engagement, policy rollouts.
What We're Looking For:
- 3 to 6 years of experience in payroll and HR operations, ideally in a fast-growing startup or tech company
- Hands-on expertise with India payroll processing and statutory compliance (PF, ESI, PT, TDS, LWF)
- Working experience with Keka or a comparable HRMS (Darwinbox, greytHR, ZingHR), with strong data discipline
- Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills, with comfort in payroll registers, reconciliations, and reporting
- High attention to detail, strong ownership, and the ability to handle confidential information with discretion
Good to Have:
- Exposure to US payroll
- Experience supporting HR operations across multiple entities or geographies
- Experience in a company that scaled from 100 to 500+ employees
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
- 3 to 6 years of experience in payroll and HR operations
- Hands-on expertise with India payroll processing and statutory compliance, including PF, ESI, Professional Tax, TDS, and LWF
- Working experience with Keka or a comparable HRMS such as Darwinbox, greytHR, or ZingHR
- Strong Excel or Google Sheets skills, including payroll registers, reconciliations, and reporting
- High attention to detail and strong ownership
- Ability to handle confidential information with discretion
- Exposure to US payroll
- Experience supporting HR operations across multiple entities or geographies
- Experience in a company that scaled from 100 to 500 or more employees
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.
