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title: 'Software Development Engineer III at Emergence Software'
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# Software Development Engineer III at Emergence Software

- **Company:** Emergence Software
- **Location:** India
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-08-03
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-05
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/emergence/c72a7952-5d8a-4b2e-b0b2-0e349152fefd

## Job description

Software Development Engineer (SDE- III), Emergence | Remote - India/MENA /LATAM/ Eastern Europe | Full-Time

## Who We Are

Emergence is a thematic holding company backed by the Pritzker Organization focused exclusively on acquiring and scaling category-defining software businesses. We invest in focused portfolios, specialized operating groups with deep domain expertise and proven playbooks. Emergence combines operational rigor with a growth equity mindset, driving sustainable ARR growth, profitability improvements, and industry-leading customer outcomes.

The Mission

Build reliable backend systems across portfolio companies that scale with the business and ship features that directly impact customers.

## What You'll Do

- Design and implement microservices and APIs that handle production traffic with measurable uptime and latency targets
- Identify and fix performance bottlenecks in code or infrastructure, quantifying the impact of your optimizations
- Ship features end-to-end from specification through production, including tests, code review, and incident response
- Propose architecture solutions backed by load estimates or proof-of-concept results to address scalability challenges
- Build logging, monitoring, and alerting systems that surface actionable issues before they impact users
- Mentor junior engineers through code review and pairing to accelerate their ability to ship independently

## What We're Looking For

Must-haves

- Proficiency in at least one backend language (Python, Node.js) with shipped production systems
- 4+ years of experience in software deveopment.
- Comfortable with writing majority code using AI
- Experience designing and debugging microservices or distributed systems with REST APIs
- Strong SQL skills and proven ability to optimize database queries and schema design
- Track record owning features end-to-end from design through production deployment
- Comfortable shipping code in moving environments and debugging production issues under pressure
- Working knowledge of ORMs like Prisma and relational databases like PostgreSQL
- Familiarity with background job queues and scheduled task management
- Experience with Redis or Redis-compatible systems for caching and pub-sub
- Good product sense & have built end-to-end projects or products, including frontend/design

Nice-to-haves

- Experience with containerization tools like Docker or Kubernetes
- Familiarity with message queues or event streaming platforms like Kafka or RabbitMQ
- Exposure to cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, or Azure
- Experience with JWT-based authentication and session management
- Familiarity with AWS CloudWatch or similar logging and monitoring tools

## Who you are

You spot performance gaps in systems you inherit and fix them because the problem bothers you, not because someone assigned it. You've expanded your scope by pulling infrastructure problems toward yourself. You change your mind about technical decisions when peers present better data. You credit teammates unprompted when describing shipped work. You rewrite your own code before review if it doesn't meet your bar for clarity and testability. You refuse to ship flawed work under deadline pressure.

## What We Offer

- Competitive salary aligned with market rates for backend engineers
- Fully remote with flexible work hours
- Professional development budget for courses, conferences, and certifications

## About Emergence Software

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Emergence Software is a permanent equity partner that provides long-term capital and strategic support to high-potential B2B software companies.
- **Entity Type**: Private (family office / PE/Buyout firm)
- **Headquarters**: Palo Alto, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2023
- **Founders**: Led by Henry Zhang (founder/CEO); backed by The Pritzker Organization

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Private equity / investment management, with a focus on technology and software.
- **Target customers**: B2B software companies generating between $2M and $20M in revenue that are seeking patient, permanent capital rather than a traditional exit-driven investment.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “To foster enduring growth stories that will shape the industry for decades to come” by building a thriving ecosystem through software and data.

## Products & Services
- **Permanent Equity Capital**: Long-term, non-dilutive capital investments with no fixed exit timeline, designed to support growth without the pressure of a typical fund lifecycle.
- **Strategic & Operational Support**: Tailored guidance on go-to-market, product strategy, and scaling operations, leveraging the network of The Pritzker Organization.
- **Portfolio Ecosystem**: Access to a curated network of portfolio companies (e.g., Gemtalk Systems, AlgoDriven, MedEvolve, PureInfluence, NYVUS) for cross-collaboration and best practice sharing.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed.
- **Key Metric**: Has made 6 investments since inception (latest deal: Gemtalk Systems, April 2026). Total assets under management not disclosed.
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: The Pritzker Organization (backer), 53 Stations, Asymmetric.
- **Growth Signals**: Rapid portfolio build (6 deals in ~3 years), active deal flow, and a team of 27 professionals as of 2026.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Permanent Capital Structure**: Unlike traditional PE funds, Emergence does not need to exit investments within a set timeframe, allowing long-term value creation.
- **Pritzker Affiliation**: Backed by The Pritzker Organization, a multi-billion dollar family office with deep industry connections and operational expertise.
- **Niche Focus**: Concentrates exclusively on B2B software companies with $2M–$20M revenue, a segment often underserved by larger PE firms.
- **Founder-Friendly Approach**: Positions itself as a partner rather than a controller, seeking to preserve founder autonomy.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priorities**:
  - Expand portfolio by investing in additional high-growth B2B software companies.
  - Deepen support for existing portfolio companies through operational resources and network access.
  - Build a differentiated ecosystem where portfolio companies can share technology and go-to-market capabilities.
- **Growth direction**: Continue to be a “permanent equity partner” while scaling the team and investment capacity organically.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture highlights**: Small, boutique firm (27 employees) with a collaborative, long-term mindset. Emphasis on building enduring businesses rather than chasing quick returns.
- **Remote / hybrid policy**: Not publicly specified; headquarters in Palo Alto suggests an in-office expectation, but flexibility may be offered.
- **Notable perks or engineering culture**: As a PE firm, roles are likely in investment, operations, and finance rather than pure engineering. Perks typical of a family office environment (e.g., competitive compensation, direct exposure to deal-making, mentorship from Pritzker network).
- **For job seekers**: A chance to work closely with a small team on high-impact investments, with direct access to the resources of a major family office. Ideal for candidates passionate about B2B software and long-term value investing.

## Sources
1. [emsoft.com](https://www.emsoft.com/)
2. [pritzkerorg.com](https://pritzkerorg.com/investment/emergence-software/)
3. [pitchbook.com](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/538967-26)
4. [cbinsights.com](https://www.cbinsights.com/company/emergence-software)
5. [jobs.ashbyhq.com](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/emergence)

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