Principal Architect
WHO WE ARE
Ema is building the next generation AI technology to empower every employee in the enterprise to be their most creative and productive. Our proprietary tech allows enterprises to delegate most repetitive tasks to Ema, the AI Employee.
We are founded by ex-Google, Coinbase, and Okta executives and serial entrepreneurs. We've raised capital from notable investors including Accel Partners, Naspers, and Section32, along with prominent Silicon Valley angels such as Sheryl Sandberg (Facebook/Google), Jerry Yang (Yahoo), Dustin Moskovitz (Facebook/Asana), David Baszucki (Roblox CEO), and Gokul Rajaram (DoorDash, Square, Google).
Our team comprises engineers from Google, Microsoft Research, Facebook, Square/Block, and Coinbase — with most hailing from top-tier institutions like Stanford, MIT, UC Berkeley, CMU, and IIT.
THE ROLE
As a Principle Architect at Ema, you will build and lead a high-performance engineering organization — setting the technical standard for reliability and demonstrating a strong execution mindset. You will collaborate directly with the Head of Engineering and co-founders to architect and drive the product roadmap from an engineering standpoint.
We are looking for a leader who combines deep, hands-on technical expertise with the executive presence required to attract, mentor, develop, and retain top-tier engineering talent.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
TEAM BUILDING & ENGINEERING CULTURE
- Recruit, hire, and develop senior engineers across multiple sub-teams: cloud infrastructure, data platform, ML operations, and developer experience.
- Establish engineering standards, code review culture, on-call expectations, and a bias-toward-shipping mentality balanced with production rigor.
- Coach and grow senior/staff engineers into technical leaders; manage engineering managers as the organization scales.
TECHNICAL STRATEGY & EXECUTION
- Set the 6–18 month platform roadmap in partnership with engineering teams, balancing foundational in...