Software Engineer, Full-Stack
Ema
Mountain View, CA · Posted October 21, 2026
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November 2026
- #1Best cities for AI-skill jobs45% · of 100
- #1Best cities for AI-skill jobs in the West Coast45% · of 71
- #1Best cities for mid-career professionals in the West Coast68% · of 71
- #1Best all-round cities for mid-career professionals in the West Coast85 / 100 · of 39
- #1Best all-round cities for AI careers in the West Coast96 / 100 · of 39
- #2Best cities for finance pay after cost of living$161k · of 35
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- Best cities for engineering pay after cost of living #1 San Mateo ($216k)
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About the job
ABOUT EMA
Ema builds AI Employees for HR, IT and Finance. Our AI Employees take on the busy work across the employee experience, from recruiting, onboarding and benefits to IT support, invoice processing and payroll, so people can spend their time on work that needs them. Founded by former executives from Google, Coinbase, Flipkart, and Okta, our team includes engineers from premier tech companies and graduates of Stanford, MIT, UC Berkeley, CMU, and IITs.
We are backed by industry leading investors including Accel, Naspers/Prosus, Creaegis, Section32, and angels like Sheryl Sandberg and Dustin Moskovitz. Headquartered in Silicon Valley and with offices in London, Bangalore and Vancouver, Ema is at the frontier of what Agentic AI can do in production. We ship real systems that run real business processes at scale.
IN THIS ROLE, YOU WILL:
- Design, develop, and implement exceptional user interfaces for web applications using modern web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
- Collaborate closely with product managers, UX designers, and other stakeholders to gather requirements, own the user experience, develop wireframes, and create high-fidelity prototypes.
- Develop and maintain API integrations, ensuring seamless communication between front-end and back-end systems using React and gRPC.
- Contribute to back-end development with a focus on creating robust APIs and ensuring smooth communication between the front-end and server using technologies like Node.js or Python.
- Build, test, and deploy full-stack web applications using React and gRPC, while ensuring responsiveness, performance, and scalability.
- Optimize web applications for performance, accessibility, and SEO best practices.
- Troubleshoot and resolve UI and back-end related issues, ensuring a consistent and optimal user experience across multiple platforms and devices.
- Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code adhering to established coding standards, and deploy/debug using platforms like Vercel.
IDEALLY YOU'D HAVE:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Web Development, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
- A minimum of 4 years of professional experience in full-stack development, with a focus on front-end engineering and API integration.
- Strong proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, with extensive experience in React.
- Experience with gRPC for client-server communication, and familiarity with RESTful APIs, JSON, XML, and OAuth.
- Solid understanding of back-end technologies such as Node.js or Python, and experience working with server-side frameworks (e.g., FastAPI, Express).
- Familiarity with version control systems like Git and build/deploy platforms such as Vercel.
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills, with a strong commitment to delivering high-quality user experiences across both front-end and back-end.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for variable compensation, equity, and benefits.
Ema Unlimited is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetics.
Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for variable compensation, equity, and benefits.
Ema Unlimited is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or genetics.