The Role
As a Senior Release Engineer, you'll lead the software delivery lifecycle, focusing on CI/CD automation, deployment strategies, and collaboration across teams to enhance application reliability and efficiency.
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 Sr. Release Engineer at Coupa:
As a Senior Release Engineer, you will be a technical leader responsible for the end-to-end software delivery lifecycle. Your primary focus will be on designing, building, and maintaining the automated systems that enable our engineering teams to deploy code with speed, reliability, and security.
What You'll Do:
- Designing, implementing, and optimizing CI/CD pipelines to automate the build, test, and deployment processes for our applications.
- Serving as a subject matter expert on code branching, versioning, and package management.
- Develop release signoff checklist and onboard all stakeholders as part of release readiness.
- Enhancing and managing application deployment workflows for our microservices and monolithic applications, utilizing tools like ArgoCD for Kubernetes-based deployments and our in-house deployment tools for our Rails, .NET, and Java applications.
- Implementing advanced deployment strategies such as blue-green or canary releases to minimize downtime and risk.
- Collaborating with development, QE, SRE, DevOps and security teams to resolve technical issues and streamline workflows.
- Establishing technical quality gates and automated health checks within the pipeline to maintain code integrity and quality.
- Defining and tracking key release metrics to drive continuous improvement and provide insights into the delivery process.
- Leading rollback strategies and emergency response for critical release issues, ensuring a quick and effective recovery.
What You Will Bring to Coupa:
- 7+ years of hands-on experience in a release, DevOps role, with a strong background in software deployment for enterprise applications.
- Expert-level proficiency with CI/CD platforms like Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, or GitHub Actions.
- Strong expertise with containerization technologies (Docker) and orchestration platforms (Kubernetes).
- In-depth knowledge of at least one major cloud platform (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and its relevant services.
- Proficiency with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform or Ansible.
- Solid scripting skills in Python, Ruby, Go, or Bash.
- Experience with monitoring and logging tools (e.g., NewRelic, Datadog, Prometheus, Grafana) to ensure application health and performance.
- Demonstrated experience with GitOps principles and tools, specifically with ArgoCD.
- Proven ability to manage deployments for diverse technology stacks, including Ruby on Rails, .NET, and Java applications.
- Experience with custom or in-house deployment tools and an ability to improve upon existing systems.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- A proactive mindset with a strong commitment to automation and continuous process improvement.
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
Ansible
Argocd
AWS
Azure
Bash
Ci/Cd
Datadog
Docker
GCP
Github Actions
Gitlab Ci/Cd
Go
Grafana
Jenkins
Kubernetes
Newrelic
Prometheus
Python
Ruby
Terraform
What the Team is Saying
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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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