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Staff Engineer - Backend

Emergent Labs
Location
Bangalore
Posted
2 months ago
Department
Engineering
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 9+ years building large-scale distributed systems
  • Experience owning architecture for critical production infrastructure
  • Deep expertise in concurrency, distributed computing, reliability, performance, and fault tolerance
  • A history of driving technical strategy across multiple teams
  • Strong backend expertise in Go, Python, Java, C++, Rust, or similar languages
Nice to have
  • Experience with AI systems is helpful but not required
  • Worked at companies like Google, Uber, Meta, Databricks, Snowflake, Airbnb, Stripe, Dropbox, Amazon, Microsoft, or exceptional high-growth startups
What the job really is

As a Staff Engineer - Backend at Emergent, you will architect and develop systems that enable autonomous coding agents to generate, test, and deploy applications from plain-language intent. Your role will involve tackling complex problems in distributed systems, reliability engineering, and program synthesis, while influencing the technical direction and culture of the engineering team. This position emphasizes innovation and ownership over traditional software engineering practices.

Benefits
  • Top-of-market salary
  • Significant equity ownership
  • 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
Things to weigh
  • No specific technologies emphasized, focus is on problem-solving approach
  • Role involves tackling unsolved technical problems, which may lead to ambiguity
  • Expectations for inventing new solutions rather than following established practices
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