Lead Software Engineer

Lead Software Engineer - 11347 - .Net

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:

As a Lead Software Engineer at Coupa, you will play a critical role in shaping the technical direction of our platform while enabling teams to deliver high-quality, scalable, and resilient SaaS solutions. You will operate at the intersection of architecture, execution, and mentorship—guiding engineers, influencing design decisions, and driving engineering excellence across a globally distributed organization.

At a technical level, your team will build and support cloud-native applications that power Coupa’s platform, while continuously evolving our architecture to balance scalability, flexibility, and maintainability. You will collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, Customer Support, and other engineering teams to deliver impactful solutions and seamless customer experiences.

What You'll Do:

• Lead architecture and design of scalable, cloud-native systems, driving adoption of modern patterns such as microservices, event-driven architecture, and serverless where appropriate
  
  
• Own end-to-end delivery of complex features—from ideation and design through development, deployment, and post-production support
  
  
• Collaborate deeply with Product and UX to translate business requirements into robust and elegant technical solutions
  
  
• Drive engineering excellence by enforcing best practices in code quality, testing, observability, and system reliability
  
  
• Mentor and grow engineers, providing technical leadership, conducting code reviews, and fostering a culture of continuous learning
  
  
• Lead cross-team initiatives, resolving complex technical challenges that span multiple services or domains
  
  
• Improve platform scalability and performance, proactively identifying bottlenecks and optimizing systems
  
  
• Partner with Customer Support and Services teams to troubleshoot and resolve high-impact production issues
  
  
• Champion Agile practices, helping teams deliver predictably in a fast-paced, iterative environment
  
  

What You Will Bring to Coupa:

• 8+ years of software development experience, with significant experience building and scaling SaaS products
  
  
• Deep expertise in C# and the .NET ecosystem, including backend systems and RESTful APIs
  
  
• Strong experience designing and building microservices and distributed systems
  
  
• Proficiency in modern frontend frameworks such as React or Angular
  
  
• Solid understanding of object-oriented design, system design, and design patterns
  
  
• Experience with cloud platforms (preferably AWS) and cloud-native architectures
  
  
• Strong knowledge of databases (SQL/NoSQL), including performance optimization
  
  
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and infrastructure as code
  
  
• Proven ability to lead technical initiatives and mentor engineers
  
  
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments with globally distributed teams
  
  
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills
  
  

Bonus Points:

• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes (EKS), and containerized deployments
  
  
• Familiarity with event-driven systems, messaging systems (e.g., SQS/Kafka)
  
  
• Exposure to AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Copilot, Cursor)
  
  
• Experience contributing to platform-level or multi-team architectural decisions
  
  
• Prior experience in a Lead or Staff Engineer capacity
  
  

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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Experience Level

Senior Level