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
- Solid 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

📌 Software Development Engineer III (India)
🏢 Emergence Software
📍 India