The Role
Lead the design and development of scalable web applications and complex data solutions, mentoring teams and driving technical initiatives in a B2B SaaS environment.
Summary Generated by Built In
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.
Learn more on Life at Coupa blog and hear from our employees about their experiences working at Coupa.
The Impact of a Lead Software Engineer at Coupa:
What You'll Do:
- Design and develop robust, scalable, and maintainable web applications for analytics, leading both frontend and backend development.
- Architect, build, and manage API-driven services to support complex analytics applications, ensuring secure and efficient data access.
- Implement sophisticated user interfaces that effectively visualize large datasets and provide highly interactive experiences.
- Lead the development of end-to-end data ingestion pipelines to integrate with diverse, complex data sources and services.
- Direct data modeling, microservice orchestration, and platform architecture to optimize application performance and reliability at scale.
- Drive collaboration with product, design, and engineering teams to translate complex requirements into advanced functional applications and system designs.
What You Will Bring to Coupa:
- At least 10+ years of lead software engineering experience in developing web applications, specifically within a fast-paced B2B SaaS environment, with proven leadership experience.
- Deep understanding and application of advanced software development principles, patterns, and best practices, with the ability to mentor and guide others.
- Proven expertise in managing highly complex application architectures, code structures, and distributed systems, and leading technical initiatives.
- Extensive experience in building and optimizing scalable, performant, and secure web applications for advanced analytical reporting and data visualization, with a focus on leading development teams.
- Advanced ability to work with both structured and unstructured data in application development, including data engineering aspects, and providing technical direction.
- In-depth knowledge of message queuing, stream processing, and big data storage systems within the context of application development and deployment, with the capability to architect and lead related solutions.
- Technical Skills:
- Expert proficiency in backend frameworks like Ruby on Rails, Java or .Net and ability to provide technical guidance and decision-making.
- Extensive experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React, including state management and performance optimization, and leading frontend development efforts.
- Advanced knowledge of relational databases like MySQL or PostgreSQL, including optimization and scaling, and overseeing database architecture.
- Deep expertise in API design and development (RESTful APIs, GraphQL), including security and versioning, and establishing API standards.
- Strong experience with version control systems (e.g., Git), CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks, and leading the implementation of best practices.
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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Top Skills
.Net
Git
GraphQL
Java
MySQL
Postgres
React
Restful Apis
Ruby On Rails
What the Team is Saying
Alex Moon
Operations Analyst, Order Management
Jessica Fonseca
Technical Support Specialist
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The Company
What We Do
Coupa is a global technology company that helps businesses run smarter by connecting all the ways they spend money — from procurement and expenses to payments and supply chain decisions — in one intelligent platform. In simple terms, Coupa gives organizations the visibility and control they need to make better financial choices, reduce waste, and drive real impact. It’s where technology meets purpose: helping companies manage their resources more responsibly while creating a positive ripple across their people, partners, and the planet.
Why Work With Us
At Coupa, we prioritize an inclusive and empathetic workplace where every voice is valued. Our teams are proactive and accountable, ensuring we collaborate effectively to achieve our goals. The foundation of our culture rests on our people; we believe in fostering an environment that encourages innovation and curiosity.
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Employees work remotely.
Our virtual-first approach is intentional. It gives you the freedom to do your best work in a space that supports focus, balance, and creativity, while staying connected to a global team of changemakers who are redefining the future of business spend
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