Overview
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 trillio
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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. Learn more on Life at Coupa blog and hear from our employees about their experiences working at Coupa.
In this role, you'll drive the architecture, development, and scalability of backend systems and APIs that connect our platform with the wider ecosystem. We value innovation and are seeking someone eager to bring fresh ideas – especially around integration patterns, API design, and cloud-native backend architectures.
Partner across departments (Product, Integrations, and Platform teams) and work with external partners to evaluate technical trade-offs and guide direction. Proactively identify cross-team technical risks and implement backend process and system improvements. Use data and observability insights to drive architectural decisions, optimize performance, and measure system impact. Design, build, and evolve backend architectures and APIs focused on reliability, performance, and scalability. Review backend code to set high standards and mentor engineers through design feedback, RFCs, and technical guidance.
Relevant experience as a backend engineer working on production systems and distributed architectures. A customer-first mindset supported by data-driven decision-making when designing scalable APIs. A passion for continuous learning, coaching, and team development through code reviews and technical mentorship. Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive, ownership-focused, and empathetic approach. Proven track record in API design, handling failure modes, and managing technical debt in production environments.
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