Coupa makes margins multiply through its community-generated AI and industry-leading total spend management platform for businesses large and small. Coupa AI is informed by trillions of dollars of direct and indirect spend data across a global network of 10M+ buyers and suppliers. We empower you with the ability to predict, prescribe, and automate smarter, more profitable business decisions to improve operating margins.

Why join Coupa?

Pioneering Technology: At Coupa, we're at the forefront of innovation, leveraging the latest technology to empower our customers with greater efficiency and visibility in their spend.
Collaborative Culture: We value collaboration and teamwork, and our culture is driven by transparency, openness, and a shared commitment to excellence.
Global Impact: Join a company where your work has a global, measurable impact on our clients, the business, and each other.

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The Impact of a Lead Software Engineer at Coupa:

At a technical level, your development team will offer application and infrastructure support for customer environments. You’ll have the opportunity to collaborate across software products with engineers all over the company and the globe to plan and deploy product releases.

What You’ll Do:

Domain Ownership: Architect and lead the development of one or more major platform areas of Coupa’s globally scaling SaaS products.

AI Integration: Design and implement next-generation AI features, including hands-on integration of Large Language Models (LLMs) and custom AI Gateways.

Collaboration & Delivery: Partner with Product, Design, and Enterprise Architecture teams to build end-to-end features that resolve complex financial spend issues.

Process Improvement: Continuously seek opportunities to optimize performance, simplify existing system code, and enhance CI/CD pipelines.

Customer Advocacy: Partner with customer support and professional services teams to quickly debug and resolve escalated, complex client-facing production issues .

What You Will Bring to Coupa

Bachelor’s degree in computer science / engineering, Operations Research or a closely related field (Master’s Preferred)

8+ years of industry experience developing web applications or platforms, with 1-2 years of experience acting as a pod or technical lead

Experience deploying production level AI and/or optimization models in commercial environments

Strong programming proficiency in .NET Core/.NET 8+, Python, C#, Groovy, Java as well as the use of AI Assistants to increase efficiency

Deep understanding of computation complexity, advanced data structures andalgorithmic design

Excellent communication skills with the proven ability to explain highly complex engineering principles to product and business leaders

You enjoy mentoring others and are passionate about cultivating a highly collaborative, intellectually rigorous engineering culture

You embody Coupa’s core values: Drive Success for #AllOfUs, Own Our Results, Cultivate Belonging, and Build Tomorrow Together

The strong ability to make technical decisions with minimal direction and guide a globally distributed team in an agile ecosystem

What will give you a competitive edge (Preferred Qualifications): Domain expertise in Supply Chain Network Design and/or Large Languagev Models

Experience working with mathematical (MIP/MILP) and AI/ML models

Experience with Gurobi / other Commercial Mathematical Solvers

Experience developing and deploying microservices on cloud native platforms (AWS, GCP, Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes)

Experience with large scale advanced relational and NoSQL databases

Experience with enterprise message brokers (such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or Rescue)

The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location.

At Coupa, we are 100% committed to creating and nurturing an environment that supports your physical, mental, and community well-being. We offer a comprehensive suite of benefits designed to help you and your family thrive:

Global Well-Being Perks (For All Employees Globally)

Global Wellness Days: Enjoy two designated, company-wide paid wellness days off each year (typically the first Friday in March and the last Friday in September) so the entire global team can unplug, step away, and recharge together .
Birthday Time-Off: Celebrate your day! Coupa provides a paid day off on your birthday or another day of your choice within your birthday month .
Volunteer Time Off (VTO): Giving back is in our DNA. We offer 40 hours of paid VTO annually to support the community initiatives and volunteer programs you are passionate about .
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Access free, confidential, 24/7/365 counseling and resources for emotional support, work-life solutions, financial advice, legal guidance, and support for new parents .
Business Travel Protection: Travel with peace of mind. Zurich Travel Assist provides medical, safety, pre-trip planning, and emergency support during any business travel .
Referral Bonus Program: Share the Coupa experience! Receive generous monetary referral bonuses when you successfully refer talented friends or acquaintances who are hired into open roles .

Please note: In addition to these global well-being perks, Coupa offers highly competitive, location-specific benefits packages (which include comprehensive medical/dental insurance, retirement/pension plans, and life or accident protection) tailored to your primary work location. Your recruiter will walk you through the specific regional benefits package for this role during the interview process.

Coupa complies with relevant laws and regulations regarding equal opportunity and offers a welcoming and inclusive work environment. Decisions related to hiring, compensation, training, or evaluating performance are made fairly, and we provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees.

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Why join Coupa?

Pioneering Technology: At Coupa, we're at the forefront of innovation, leveraging the latest technology to empower our customers with greater efficiency and visibility in their spend.
Collaborative Culture: We value collaboration and teamwork, and our culture is driven by transparency, openness, and a shared commitment to excellence.
Global Impact: Join a company where your work has a global, measurable impact on our clients, the business, and each other.