Emergent Labs
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
Job description
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 Annualised Revenue and grown to over 10M users across 190+ countries , who have built 12M+ applications on Emergent. We're backed by Creaegis, Khosla Ventures, SoftBank, Lightspeed, Together, Y Combinator, Google, Claypond and Sentinel Global.
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.
The Role
We're hiring a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) for the Wingman team, with a backend engineering background and experience building and deploying AI agents. Your key responsibility is developing and deploying numerous AI agents for the Wingman team, working closely with customers and turning real-world challenges into scalable solutions.
Level: Senior (4+ years experience) — SDE2/SDE3/Senior SDE profile, startup background preferred
Location: Bangalore (Work From Office, 5 days/week)
Headcount: 3
Target start: 30 October 2026
What You'll Do
Develop and deploy numerous AI agents for the Wingman team
Work directly with customers to understand technical and business challenges and turn them into scalable solutions
Own projects end-to-end, from requirements to deployment and iteration
Debug complex issues across applications, integrations, APIs, and workflows
What We're Looking For
Strong backend engineering background
Proven experience building and deploying AI agents in production
Startup background strongly preferred
Strong ownership mindset with the ability to work independently in ambiguous situations
Interview Process:
2 technical rounds
1 managerial round
1 consultant round
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
Flexible Working Hours
Let's build the future of software together.