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title: 'Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) at Emergent Labs'
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# Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) at Emergent Labs 

- **Company:** Emergent Labs 
- **Location:** Bengaluru, India
- **Posted:** 2026-10-19
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-24
- **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/emergentlabsinc/jobs/4457197009

## 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.

## Responsibilities

- Design, develop, and maintain automated tests for web applications, APIs, and end-to-end user journeys.
- Build reusable automation frameworks, utilities, and test infrastructure that scale with product complexity.
- Develop and maintain UI automation using Playwright or similar modern automation frameworks.
- Write automated API and integration tests covering functional behavior, error scenarios, and edge cases.
- Integrate automated tests into CI/CD pipelines and improve execution speed, reliability, and feedback time.
- Identify product risks early and work with developers and product managers to improve testability and prevent defects.
- Investigate test failures, perform root cause analysis, and improve automation stability.
- Use AI-assisted development and testing tools to improve test creation, debugging, coverage, and maintenance.
- Test AI-powered product workflows, including dynamic UI behavior, generated outputs, failure scenarios, and regression risks.
- Take end-to-end ownership of quality for assigned features, from requirement analysis to release validation.
- Track automation coverage, defect trends, and test reliability to continuously improve quality.

Required skills and experience

- 3–6 years of experience in software testing, test automation, or SDET roles.
- Strong programming skills in Python or TypeScript.
- Hands-on experience with Playwright, or an equivalent browser automation framework.
- Good understanding of API testing, REST, HTTP, JSON, authentication, and integration testing.
- Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and automated test execution.
- Strong understanding of test design, boundary-value analysis, negative testing, and risk-based testing.
- Experience building or extending reusable automation frameworks.
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills, with the ability to investigate failures using logs, traces, and network requests.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with engineers and product managers in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong ownership, attention to detail, and clear communication.

Good to have

- Experience testing AI-powered applications or LLM-based features.
- Familiarity with AI coding assistants and agent-based testing approaches.
- Experience with mobile automation, performance testing, or observability tools.
- Experience with Docker, cloud environments, and distributed systems.

## Benefits and Perks

- Daily Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner provided.

- Family Insurance: 5 Lakhs worth of coverage for you and your family.

- 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.

## About Emergent Labs 

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Emergent is an AI-powered development platform that transforms plain-language descriptions into production-ready software applications, replacing traditional coding with autonomous coding agents.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series B)
- **Headquarters**: Pleasanton, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2024 (estimated; earliest funding round March 2025) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/emergentlabs)
- **Founders**: Mukund Jha (CEO) and Madhav Jha (CTO) – twin brothers [ycombinator.com](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/emergent)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: AI-powered software development / Autonomous coding agents
- **Target customers**: B2B (teams, enterprises) and B2C (individual builders, power users); from beginners to experienced developers
- **Mission**: Democratize product development by letting anyone turn ideas into monetizable software without writing code

## Products & Services
- **[Emergent Platform](https://emergent.sh/)**: AI app builder that converts natural language descriptions into fully functional applications. Handles architecture, coding, testing, and deployment autonomously. Generates production-ready code that users own. Pricing starts at $17/month (individual), $167/month (power users), $250/month (teams), with a free tier and enterprise options.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly available
- **Key Metric**: $100M ARR achieved in 8 months (fastest-growing startup globally) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/emergentlabs); Total funding $100.125M [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/emergentlabs)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Khosla Ventures, SoftBank Vision Fund, Google (AI Futures Fund), Lightspeed India, Prosus Ventures, Together Fund, Y Combinator [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/emergentlabs)
- **Growth Signals**: 6M+ users across 190+ countries; 6M+ applications built; headcount grew 1,713% YoY to 212 employees; 37 active job postings [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/emergentlabs)

## Competitive Advantages
- **Natural language interface** – no drag-and-drop or coding required; works through conversation
- **Full code ownership** – users own all generated code, can download, modify, or host anywhere
- **Autonomous end-to-end development** – agents plan, build, test, and debug apps independently
- **Production scale** – systems run at global scale, handling millions of real applications

## Strategic Focus
- Scaling reliability, security, and correctness of AI-driven software creation
- Expanding enterprise capabilities and custom AI agents
- Continuing rapid hiring (especially in engineering, AI, and growth roles) to support hypergrowth

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: "Own it" – full product ownership from day one; direct founder mentorship; weekly releases with millions of users [emergent.sh/careers](https://emergent.sh/careers)
- **Remote/Hybrid**: Offices in Bangalore, India and San Francisco/Pleasanton, USA; open to remote for some roles (details per job posting)
- **Perks**: Competitive salary + equity; unlimited PTO; full insurance coverage; meal coverage; modern tech stack
- **Engineering culture**: Elite team of Google, Amazon, IIT/IIM alumni; tackle ambitious projects with the latest tools and technologies; high impact at global scale
- **Growth**: Fastest-growing startup in the world; massive career acceleration opportunity

## Sources
1. [emergent.sh/careers](https://emergent.sh/careers)
2. [emergent.sh](https://emergent.sh/)
3. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/emergentlabsinc](http://job-boards.greenhouse.io/emergentlabsinc)
4. [linkedin.com/company/emergentlabs](https://www.linkedin.com/company/emergentlabs)
5. [ycombinator.com/companies/emergent](https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/emergent)

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