BackEnd Developer

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. 

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 5 months, we scaled to $25M ARR, shipped 3M+ Apps, with 2.5M users across 180+ countries, making us one of the fastest-growing AI startups in the world. 

Join us in shaping the future of 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.