Lead Software Engineering (.NET / React)(10+ years)

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 Manager, Software Engineering at Coupa:

As an Engineering Manager, you will support a dedicated full-stack development team and play a crucial role in building our Business Spend Management (BSM) platform. You will lead from the front, acting as the bridge between product management and your engineering pod. At a technical level, you will jointly drive scaling our platform, finding the right balance between a consolidated codebase and the flexibility of microservices using .NET and React. You are an innovator with a strong bias for action and an unwavering commitment to making your team and our customers successful

What You'll Do

• Team Leadership: Build, mentor, and manage a high-performing agile team of 5–8 full-stack engineers (.NET Core backend, React frontend)
• Technical Guidance: Be a highly technical manager. Lead from the front during problem-solving sessions, reviewing architectural designs, and conducting code reviews to ensure robust, secure, and maintainable enterprise-grade code
• Delivery & Execution: Maintain a balance between building high-quality products and shipping code fast. Partner with Product Management to break down feature specifications and manage sprint priorities
• Career Development: Help engineers develop their career plans, provide continuous feedback, and assign project work tailored to their skill sets and aspirations
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Establish trust and coordinate with distributed product management, support, cloud operations, and peer engineering teams
  
  

What You Will Bring To Coupa

• Experience: 3+ years of prior relevant technical lead or management experience. Someone who grew into management from an individual contributor role
• Technical Background: At least 6+ years of hands-on experience building Saas products. Deep familiarity with C# / .NET Core APIs and modern frontend frameworks like React
• Agile Mindset: Deep familiarity and experience with agile (scrum) development processes and CI/CD best practices
• Discipline: Strong commitment to good engineering discipline and process, including code reviews and delivering unit/integration tests in conjunction with feature delivery
• Communication: Strong listening, written, and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate functional requirements into technical designs
  
  

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.


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