Chief Financial Officer

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.** 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.