Software Engineer (Backend)

Software Engineer (Backend)

📍 Bangalore/ San Francisco (Onsite) | 🧑‍💻 2–6 Years Experience

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 1 billion people worldwide.

Our autonomous coding agents transform plain-language ideas into fully functional applications that are tested, version-controlled, and deployable in minutes. What once took weeks, now happens with a single click.

Backed by a team of ex-founders, ex-CTOs, and top talent from IITs and IIMs, we’re one of India’s fastest-growing AI startups, shipping daily and setting new standards for AI-driven software development.

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

• 2–6 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 + equity
• Fast learning, real impact, and clear growth path

Let’s build the future of software together.