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.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
