Sr. Lead Software Engineer

Coupa makes companies operate smarter and grow faster. Our leading AI-driven platform connects and optimizes sourcing, purchasing, supply chains, and financial management. More than 3,000 global organizations large and small trust Coupa to transform operating margins, increase efficiencies and growth, optimize cash, and reduce risk.

We are looking for an extremely talented Sr Lead Software Engineer to join our Technology Platform Team. You will be part of a global agile group that is responsible for building the best in class SaaS platform, deployment infrastructure, and services. The position will require a candidate to design, develop, maintain, and scale Coupa’s platform systems, services, and operational automation. Our main languages are Ruby and Go, and we expect you to be able to contribute in either.

In summary, the Technology Platform Team is responsible for the backbone of Coupa’s Enterprise SaaS Application. We evaluate and introduce new technologies where it makes sense, we develop features that can impact all customers, we develop tools and frameworks to improve our process, we work in close collaboration with Operations, and we hold the bar very high for what we deliver.

What you will do:

• Being a hands-on contributor is a key responsibility in this role
• Design, develop, maintain, and scale Coupa’s platform systems and services
• Participate in operational design and code review
• Architect and develop reusable microservices and other Platform components
• Develop frameworks for standardizing and enabling data flows via APIs, files, message queues
• Advocate best practices (unit/automation testing, code reviews, code quality, etc.)
• Engage with other teams to make platform components simpler to deploy and operate
• A good team player, works and communicates well with others
• Find creative, elegant and maintainable solutions to complex problems
• Continually look for opportunities to improve our platform, process and business

What you will bring to Coupa:

• Minimum of 7+ years of software development experience
• Minimum of 4+ years of experience as a Senior Software Engineer
• Expertise in one or more of the following programming languages: Ruby, Go
• Proven understanding of software development best practices and design patterns
• Experience with RESTful API development
• Experience with high-throughput message queueing systems (Kafka/Resque/etc)
• Experience with modern MVC web framework, Rails highly preferred
• Experience with building micro services
• Experience with cloud native architecture and technologies like Kubernetes, EC2 etc.
• Experience working in an agile environment that follows Scrum or other agile methodologies
• Experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases, including MySQL, Redis, MongoDB
• Self-motivated, go-getter, passion for learning, strong communication skills
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or equivalent), or equivalent experience

Extra considerations:

•  Experience managing and enhancing CI/CD pipeline software/tools, such as Jenkins
• Experience with Docker
• Experience with Amazon AWS, EC2, or similar elastic cloud environments
• Open source project contributions, especially in Go

The estimated pay range for this role is as follows:

• California: $194,650 - 229,000

• Colorado: $174,250 - 205,000

• New Jersey: $194,650 - 229,000

• New York: $194,650 - 229,000

• Washington: $174,250 - 205,000

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

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At Coupa, we’re building a great company that is laser-focused on three core values: ensuring customer success with an obsessive and unwavering commitment to making customers successful, focusing on results with a relentless focus on delivering results through innovation and having a bias for action, and striving for excellence with our commitment to a collaborative environment infused with professionalism, integrity, passion, and accountability.

At Coupa, we have a solid and innovative team dedicated to improving the spend management processes of today's dynamic businesses. We celebrate diversity and recognize its value to our customers and employees. Coupa is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and affirmative-action employer. Learn more about our commitment to fostering diversity, equity and inclusion at Coupa here. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other applicable status protected by state or local law. 

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