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 and maintain scalable, high-performance backend services - Write clean, efficient code in Python and Go - Design and optimize systems for speed, reliability, and distributed scale - Work closely with ML, Infra, and Frontend teams to ship end-to-end features - Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and tech planning - Solve complex systems problems and contribute to architectural decisions **What We're Looking For:** - 3 to 7 years of backend or systems development experience - Proficient in Python and/or Go - Strong grasp of distributed systems, concurrency, and performance optimization - Experience building APIs, microservices, or cloud-native apps - Familiar with Git, CI/CD workflows, and monitoring tools - Comfortable working in fast-paced, collaborative environments **Good to Have:** - Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, or cloud infra (AWS/GCP) - Familiarity with message queues, caching, or databases at scale - Exposure to ML/AI engineering or infra-related tooling - Contributions to open-source or side projects **Why Join Us:** - Build next-gen tools for 1B+ creators - Work with a high-caliber, maker-first team - Competitive comp and equity - Fast learning, real impact, and clear growth path **Benefits and
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Emergent helps safeguard the world’s tropical forests by building a global market for forest carbon credits. Countries generate these credits by reducing deforestation and tropical deforestation (called “REDD+”). For forest countries, Emergent provides a guaranteed source of demand by facilitating access to a range of high-volume buyers, backed by a purchase guarantee from donors, giving countries the certainty need-ed to make investments in forest protection and chart a new course. For buyers, Emergent provides access to the highest-quality REDD+ credits, enabling them to meet their climate neutrality goals.