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 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:** Emergent runs a massive, multi-tenant, AI driven execution environment where code is generated and executed continuously.
You will secure the infrastructure that powers autonomous software creation. We’re looking for a **Staff Security Engineer** to own security across the full stack—from **AI-generated applications and agent pipelines to cloud infrastructure and runtime environments**.
You’ll: - Secure **AI-generated code, applications, and agent pipelines** - Design secure **multi-tenant cloud & runtime environments** - Lead **threat modeling, detection, and defense** across application and infrastructure layers - Build security controls for **AWS/GCP, Kubernetes, containers, IAM, APIs, and CI/CD** - Defend against **prompt injection, container escapes, privilege escalation, and data exfiltration** - Build scalable security frameworks and partner closely with engineering and product teams What We’re Looking For - **8–15+ years** of security engineering experience - Strong expertise across **Application/Product Security + Cloud/Infrastructure Security** - Hands-on experience with **AWS/GCP, Kubernetes, containers, IAM, APIs, and threat modeling** - Strong coding skills in **Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, or backend systems** - Experience securing **untrusted/user-generated code and multi-tenant systems** - Strong systems thinking and ability to drive security from **architecture to implementation** **Bonus:** Experience with **AI/LLM security, agentic systems, prompt injection, sandboxing, or large-scale execution environments.** **Why Emergent** - Build security for **AI systems that build software**. - Solve security problems spanning application, cloud, infrastructure, and AI systems. - Operate at global scale across millions of applications and users. - Work directly with founders and core engineering teams. - Solve security challenges that are emerging with autonomous software creation. **Benefits and Perks:** 1.
Daily Meals: Lunch and Dinner provided 2. Family Insurance: 5 Lakhs worth of coverage for you and your family 3. Unlimited Paid Time Off: Take the time you need to recharge and come back refreshed 4.
Flexible Working Hours: Work arrangements that fit your life and commitments Let's build the future of software together.
Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.
Open job postingAbout the company
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.