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.
What You'll Do:
- Build a system to conduct and evangelise User research at high frequency.
- Independently plan and execute generative and evaluative research, including user interviews, usability testing, surveys, contextual inquiries, diary studies, concept testing, and journey mapping.
- Partner closely with Product Managers, Designers, Engineers, and business stakeholders to ensure research insights inform product roadmaps, feature prioritization, and design decisions.
- Analyze qualitative and quantitative data to identify user needs, behaviors, pain points, and opportunities.
- Create clear research outputs such as insight reports, personas, journey maps, opportunity frameworks, and product recommendations.
- Present findings to stakeholders and leadership through compelling storytelling and actionable recommendations.
- Mentor junior researchers and help strengthen user-centered thinking across the organization.
- Improve research operations, including templates, repositories, processes, tools, and best practices.
- Advocate for inclusive, accessible, and evidence-based product experiences.
What We're Looking For:
- 6 years+ of hands-on experience independently planning and executing UX research.
- Strong experience with both generative and evaluative research methods.
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, Psychology, Anthropology, Design, Sociology, or a related field preferred.
- Proficiency with research and analysis tools such as UserTesting, Qualtrics, Optimal Workshop, Dovetail, Maze, Lookback, Miro, Figma, Axure, or similar.
- Strong ability to synthesize complex findings into practical product and design recommendations.
- Excellent storytelling, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to articulate the user and business impact of research-driven decisions.
- Experience working in cross-functional product teams in fast-paced or agile environments.
- Portfolio or case studies demonstrating research impact on product strategy, design, or business outcomes.
Good to Have:
- Experience with B2C products, AI-powered products, consumer applications, marketplaces, or similar digital products.
- Experience building or scaling research operations.
- Familiarity with product analytics, experimentation, or behavioral data.
- Experience conducting accessibility or inclusive design research.
Why Join Us:
- Research insights directly shape product strategy, prioritization, and design direction.
- Teams make better decisions because they have a clearer understanding of users.
- Research leads to measurable improvements in usability, adoption, satisfaction, or business outcomes.
- Stakeholders see UX research as a strategic partner throughout the product lifecycle.
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+ years hands-on experience independently planning and executing UX research
- Strong experience with generative and evaluative research methods (interviews, usability testing, surveys, diary studies, contextual inquiry)
- Proficiency with research and analysis tools such as UserTesting, Qualtrics, Optimal Workshop, Dovetail, Maze, Lookback, Miro, Figma, Axure
- Strong ability to synthesize complex findings into practical product and design recommendations
- Excellent storytelling, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience working in cross-functional product teams in fast-paced or agile environments
- Portfolio or case studies demonstrating research impact on product strategy, design, or business outcomes
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in HCI, Cognitive Science, Psychology, Anthropology, Design, Sociology, or related field
- Experience with B2C products, AI-powered products, marketplaces, research operations, product analytics, experimentation, or accessibility research
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.








