Chief Financial Officer

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. We're hiring builders who want ownership, speed, and impact at global scale. The Role This is not a traditional finance role. As CFO, you will work directly with the founders and leadership team to shape company strategy, capital allocation, fundraising, operational planning, and long-term value creation. You will help build the financial and operational foundation for a company operating at exceptional scale and speed, answering some of the most important questions facing the business: how to invest capital to maximize long-term growth, how to scale from $100M ARR to billions in revenue, how AI infrastructure economics evolve over time, and what a public-company-ready operating system looks like. Also, scope of the role will be aligned as per the interview feedback and overall fitment. What You'll Own: • Partner directly with the founders on company strategy and long-range planning, leading company-wide financial planning, forecasting, and resource allocation. • Develop frameworks for evaluating investments across product, infrastructure, growth, and enterprise, and help drive key decisions around pricing, monetization, and expansion. • Lead future financing activities across venture capital, growth equity, strategic capital, and debt, building relationships with investors, financial institutions, and strategic partners. • Partner closely with the founders on board management and investor communications, and help prepare the company for eventual public market readiness. • Own forecasting, KPI management, and operating reviews across the company, partnering with Product and Engineering on infrastructure investment decisions. • Develop frameworks around model costs, compute efficiency, gross margins, and capital efficiency. • Build and scale a world-class finance organization, overseeing accounting, tax, treasury, audit, compliance, and risk management. • Establish systems, controls, and processes capable of supporting global scale. What We're Looking For: • Experience helping scale a technology company from roughly $100M revenue toward $500M+ revenue. • Proven success leading fundraising and investor relationships. • Strong background in strategic finance, capital allocation, and business operations. • Exceptional communication and executive presence. • Ability to operate effectively in fast-moving, ambiguous environments. • High ownership, strong judgment, and deep curiosity about technology. Nice to Have: • AI, developer tools, infrastructure software, cloud, or SaaS experience. • Background in investment banking, growth equity, venture capital, or corporate development. • Experience preparing a company for IPO or large-scale liquidity events. • Experience working closely with founder-led organizations. Why Join Us: • Help shape the strategy, economics, and long-term trajectory of a company defining a new category of software. • Build a generational technology company from hypergrowth to global scale. • Work directly with founders and leadership at the center of the shift from human-written to AI-generated software. • Real ownership, meaningful equity, and global impact. Compensation and Benefits: • Competitive salary and performance incentives • Meaningful equity ownership • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage • 401(k) • 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.