Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software Engineer - 10254

Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Development – Engineering - Americas 

Mid-Senior Level 

Remote

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. 

The Impact of Lead Software Engineering to Coupa:

As a member of the development group, you will become part of a team that develops and maintains one of Coupa’s software products developed using Ruby and React, built as a multi-tenant SaaS solution on all Cloud Platforms like AWS, Windows Azure & GCP. You’ll have the opportunity to collaborate across software products with engineers all over the company and the globe to plan and deploy product releases

We expect that you are a strong leader with extensive technical experience. You have a well-founded analytical approach to finding good solutions, a strong sense of responsibility, and good communication and planning skills. You are proactive in your approach and a strong team player.

What You'll Do:

• • Lead the design and development of new architecture and major functional upgrades for advanced capabilities within the Coupa Platform, ensuring scalable and robust solutions.
  • Develop deep expertise across the Coupa application suite to design effective application and data frameworks that enhance overall system performance.
  • Follow iterative development processes to deliver incremental value each release while driving and communicating a longer-term technical vision.
  • Advocate for architecture standards and best practices through clear documentation, presentations, and active collaboration with project governing bodies to gain consensus.
  • Collaborate closely with Engineering, Product, and cross-functional teams (Product Management, Integrations, Services, Support, Operations) to co-create feature designs and resolve customer-facing issues.
  • Provide technical guidance and mentorship to engineers, designers, and developers, fostering a culture of high-quality software delivery and continuous improvement.

What You Will Bring to Coupa:

• • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • 6+ years of software development experience building enterpriseSaaS web applications using modern frameworks and technologies such as Ruby on Rails, ReactJS, SQL, TypeScript, JavaScript, CSS, and HTML5.
  • Full stack web development expertise with hands-on experience in responsive UI, Single Page Applications, reusable components, and a strong focus on UIdesign and usability.
  • Familiarity with large language models (LLMs) like OpenAI or Anthropic and experience in developing generative AI agents or workflows is highly desirable.
  • Experience with web accessibility standards (WCAG), internationalization (i18n) best practices, cross-browser compatibility, and performance optimization.
  • Strong knowledge of APIs and backend integration, coupled with a passion for staying current with frontend trends and incorporating outside-in thinking into product development.

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