Chief Financial Officer

<p>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.</p> <p>Since public launch, Emergent has reached <strong>$100M ARR in 8 months</strong>.&nbsp;<strong>10</strong><strong>M+ users across 190+ countries</strong> have built <strong>7M+ applications</strong> on Emergent. We've raised <strong>$100M+</strong>, backed by Khosla Ventures, SoftBank, Google, Lightspeed, Prosus, Together, and Y Combinator.</p> <p>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, and leaders from Google, Amazon, and Dropbox.</p> <p>We're hiring builders who want ownership, speed, and impact at global scale.</p> <p><strong>The Role</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p><strong>What You'll Own:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Partner directly with the founders on company strategy and long-range planning, leading company-wide financial planning, forecasting, and resource allocation.</li> <li>Develop frameworks for evaluating investments across product, infrastructure, growth, and enterprise, and help drive key decisions around pricing, monetization, and expansion.</li> <li>Lead future financing activities across venture capital, growth equity, strategic capital, and debt, building relationships with investors, financial institutions, and strategic partners.</li> <li>Partner closely with the founders on board management and investor communications, and help prepare the company for eventual public market readiness.</li> <li>Own forecasting, KPI management, and operating reviews across the company, partnering with Product and Engineering on infrastructure investment decisions.</li> <li>Develop frameworks around model costs, compute efficiency, gross margins, and capital efficiency.</li> <li>Build and scale a world-class finance organization, overseeing accounting, tax, treasury, audit, compliance, and risk management.</li> <li>Establish systems, controls, and processes capable of supporting global scale.</li> </ul> <p><strong>What We're Looking For:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experience helping scale a technology company from roughly $100M revenue toward $500M+ revenue.</li> <li>Proven success leading fundraising and investor relationships.</li> <li>Strong background in strategic finance, capital allocation, and business operations.</li> <li>Exceptional communication and executive presence.</li> <li>Ability to operate effectively in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.</li> <li>High ownership, strong judgment, and deep curiosity about technology.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Nice to Have:</strong></p> <ul> <li>AI, developer tools, infrastructure software, cloud, or SaaS experience.</li> <li>Background in investment banking, growth equity, venture capital, or corporate development.</li> <li>Experience preparing a company for IPO or large-scale liquidity events.</li> <li>Experience working closely with founder-led organizations.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Why Join Us:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Help shape the strategy, economics, and long-term trajectory of a company defining a new category of software.</li> <li>Build a generational technology company from hypergrowth to global scale.</li> <li>Work directly with founders and leadership at the center of the shift from human-written to AI-generated software.</li> <li>Real ownership, meaningful equity, and global impact.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Compensation and Benefits:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Competitive salary and performance incentives</li> <li>Meaningful equity ownership</li> <li>Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage</li> <li>401(k)</li> <li>Unlimited Paid Time Off: take the time you need to recharge and come back refreshed</li> <li>Flexible Working Hours: work arrangements that fit your life and commitments</li> </ul> <p>Let's build the future of software together.</p>