Design, build, and scale secure, reliable platform services and frameworks supporting multiple products and engineering teams. Drive architecture and platform strategy, improve performance, observability, and operational efficiency, and ensure strong code quality. Collaborate with engineering teams, resolve technical risks and production issues, and mentor junior engineers. The role requires backend or platform development experience, distributed systems knowledge, cloud expertise, containerization, orchestration, databases, and database performance tuning.
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 Software Engineer - Technology Platform at Coupa:
In this role, you will design, build, and scale foundational platform services that power multiple products and teams. You will play a key role in driving technical excellence, improving developer productivity, and ensuring reliability, scalability, and security across our platform.
What You'll Do:
- Design and develop scalable, reliable, and secure platform services and frameworks
- Drive architecture decisions and contribute to long-term platform strategy
- Collaborate with engineering teams to understand requirements and provide platform solutions
- Improve system performance, observability, and operational efficiency
- Ensure best practices in code quality
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong engineering culture
- Proactively identify and resolve technical risks, bottlenecks, and production issues
What You Will Bring to Coupa:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
- 3+ years of experience in software development, preferably in platform or backend engineering
- Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, Go, or similar)
- Experience with distributed systems, microservices architecture, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Solid understanding of APIs, system design, and scalable architecture patterns
- Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
- Experience with observability tools (monitoring, logging) and familiarity with DevOps practices
- Hands-on experience with databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL and in memory key-value stores like Redis.
- Solid understanding of data modeling, query optimization, and database performance tuning
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment
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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Coupa Shivaji Nagar, Maharashtra, IND Office
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