Lead Software Engineer - 11045

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 Lead Software Engineer at Coupa:

At a technical level your development team will offer application and infrastructure support for customer environments. You’ll have the opportunity to collaborate across software products with engineers all over the company and globe to plan and deploy product releases.

• Lead and scale Coupa’s platform architecture, finding the right balance between the power of a consolidated codebase and the flexibility of microservices.
• Collaborate closely with Product and Development teams to design and deliver innovative new features.
• Develop creative, elegant solutions to complex technical challenges that drive platform growth and reliability.
• Solve cross-functional problems that may span multiple teams, ensuring alignment and effective communication.
• Apply project management skills to plan, prioritize, and guide your team’s work toward successful outcomes.
• Drive innovation by developing new concepts, techniques, and best practices that influence and elevate other teams.

• 8-10 years of experience building enterprise SaaS web applications using modern frameworks and technologies such as Java, SQL, and TypeScript, with strong knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, and HTML5.
• Strong object-oriented design and analysis skills, with a solid understanding of common design patterns and best practices.
• Proven experience developing REST APIs and microservices, and working with relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server), including query optimization and schema design.
• 5+ Hands-on experience with React.js (or similar JavaScript frameworks) and advanced CSS for building responsive, scalable interfaces.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and understanding of cloud security fundamentals, including authentication, encryption, and secure API design.
• Proficiency with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and code quality practices, along with strong communication, collaboration, and mentoring skills within engineering teams.

The estimated pay range for this role is $142,000 - $184,500

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

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