# Staff Engineer - Security

**Company:** [Emergent](https://zerogtalent.com/ai-companies/emergent)
**Location:** Bangalore
**Work mode:** On-site
**Seniority:** Director
**Employment type:** Full Time
**Salary:** USD 8–15/hr
**Category:** Security
**Listed:** 2026-09-18

[View and apply on Zero G Talent](https://zerogtalent.com/ai-jobs/emergent/staff-engineer-security-110837)

## What you'll do

- Secure AI-generated applications
- Design secure cloud runtime
- Threat model systems
- Build detection defense

## What you need

- 8+ yrs security engineering
- Python, TypeScript, AWS, GCP, Kubernetes

## 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 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:**

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

Let's build the future of software together.

## Other open roles at Emergent

- [Performance Marketing Lead](https://zerogtalent.com/ai-jobs/emergent/performance-marketing-lead-119548) — Bangalore
- [Performance Marketeer](https://zerogtalent.com/ai-jobs/emergent/performance-marketeer-119547) — Bangalore
- [Performance Ad Scriptwriter (Europe)](https://zerogtalent.com/ai-jobs/emergent/performance-ad-scriptwriter-europe-119546) — Bangalore
- [Growth Manager - Retention and Lifecycle](https://zerogtalent.com/ai-jobs/emergent/growth-manager-retention-and-lifecycle-119545) — Bangalore
- [Growth Manager - Performance (YouTube & Programmatic)](https://zerogtalent.com/ai-jobs/emergent/growth-manager-performance-youtube-programmatic-119544) — Bangalore

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