Staff Engineer - Security

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:

Daily Meals: Lunch and Dinner provided Family Insurance: 5 Lakhs worth of coverage for you and your family Unlimited Paid Time Off: Take the time you need to recharge and come back refreshed Flexible Working Hours: Work arrangements that fit your life and commitments

Let's build the future of software together.