The Role
The Manager, Software Engineering at Coupa oversees an agile engineering team, ensuring quality software deliverables while mentoring and guiding engineers through complex challenges. They collaborate with Product Managers and Designers to develop impactful features, while owning system architecture and design decisions to align with business objectives.
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.
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The Impact of a Manager, Software Engineering at Coupa:
Engineering Managers are the key contributors in complex projects and initiatives. They are responsible for quality software deliverables as per timeline. They work closely with other engineers in the team and provide technical leadership/guidance to a small team. They are proficient in programming languages and technology in use by the team. They often participate in investigating complex problems and drive resolution. Networks with key contacts outside his/her area of expertise and provide robust solutions. You will collaborate with Product and Development teams to build new features and find creative and elegant solutions to complex problems.
What You'll Do:
- Manage, mentor and grow an agile team of engineers, and foster a culture of ownership and growth.
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and other Engineering leaders to define and deliver high-impact features in the Supply Chain Collaboration domain.
- Bring strong technical leadership and problem-solving skills to guide your team through complex engineering challenges.
- Own design decisions, system architecture, and ensure development aligns with business goals and customer needs.
- Manage an agile team of 8+ engineers
- Hire, retain and motivate top talent on the team
- Define long-term roadmap and drive release planning and execution
- Be involved in technical architecture and design decisions
- Work closely with peers to ensure successful outcomes and improve business processes
What You Will Bring to Coupa:
- Minimum of 15+ years of software development experience (preferably with Ruby on Rails/Java)
- Agile team management experience of at least 2 year as as engineering manager, or equivalent work experience.
- Experience developing Enterprise software, ideally both in leadership as well as individual contributor roles.
- Ability to support and mentor both individuals and teams. Good functional understanding of enterprise SaaS products Ability to support and mentor individual and team.
- Expertise in one or more of the following programming languages: Ruby, Java. Experience designing, estimating, and implementing complex systems
- Proven understanding of software development best practices and design patterns
- Experience building REST APIs and microservices
- Strong understanding of common design patterns
- Experience working in an agile environment that follows Scrum or other agile methodologies
- Demonstrated knowledge of security/access control, scalability, high availability, and concurrency. Experience working with SQL and/or NoSQL databases, including MySQL, Redis, MongoDB etc.
- Self-motivated, go-getter, passion for learning, possesses strong communication skills .Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or equivalent), or equivalent experience
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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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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