Senior GRC Engineer
The full posting
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 is scaling a global B2C product used across 190+ countries. We’re looking for a GRC Lead to build and run our compliance program across security, privacy, AI, and consumer protection.
What You’ll Own
- Certifications & Audits: Own SOC 2, ISO 27001, and related certifications from readiness through audit and renewal.
- Privacy & Data Compliance: Drive GDPR and global privacy requirements, including data residency, DSARs, DPAs, and records of processing.
- AI Governance: Define controls for emerging AI regulations, including the EU AI Act, and their application to autonomous code generation and execution.
- GRC Program: Own policies, controls, evidence collection, vendor/subprocessor risk, and audit readiness.
- Engineering Partnership: Translate compliance requirements into practical, scalable controls that engineering teams can actually implement.
What We’re Looking For
- 5 to 7+ years in GRC, security compliance, privacy, or risk
- Hands-on experience with SOC 2 / ISO 27001
- Strong understanding of GDPR and global privacy
- Experience managing audits, vendors, controls, and compliance programs end to end
- Ability to work closely with Engineering, Security, Product, and Legal teams
What Sets You Apart
- You think in systems, not checklists
- Experience with AI governance, EU AI Act, or cloud-native products
- Comfortable building GRC programs from the ground up
- Prefer practical, scalable controls over paperwork
Why Emergent
- Build governance for AI systems that build software
- Operate at global scale across 190+ countries
- Work directly with founders and core engineering, security, and product teams
- Solve emerging challenges at the intersection of AI, security, privacy, and regulation
Text as Emergent published it; last compared with the original on 11 Nov 2026.
The application
Your details, CV and LinkedIn, then 2 questions.
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Taken from Emergent's application form as it stood on 11 Nov 2026.
The employer: Emergent
Emergent turns plain-language descriptions into working web and mobile apps; its security engineers protect the platform, its infrastructure and the code it generates.
Pay and benefits: Bangalore-based full-time jobs.
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