Software Engineer - Technology Platform - 11960

The Impact of a Software Engineer - Technology Platform at Coupa:

In this role, you will design, build, and scale foundational platform services that power multiple products and teams. You will play a key role in driving technical excellence, improving developer productivity, and ensuring reliability, scalability, and security across our platform.

What You'll Do:

• Design and develop scalable, reliable, and secure platform services and frameworks
• Drive architecture decisions and contribute to long-term platform strategy
• Collaborate with engineering teams to understand requirements and provide platform solutions
• Improve system performance, observability, and operational efficiency
• Ensure best practices in code quality
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to a strong engineering culture
• Proactively identify and resolve technical risks, bottlenecks, and production issues

What You Will Bring to Coupa:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field
• 2+ years of experience in software development, preferably in platform or backend engineering
• Strong proficiency in one or more programming languages (e.g., Java, Python, Go, or similar)
• Experience with distributed systems, microservices architecture, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Solid understanding of APIs, system design, and scalable architecture patterns
• Experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Experience with observability tools (monitoring, logging) and familiarity with DevOps practices
• Hands-on experience with databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL and in memory key-value stores like Redis.
• Solid understanding of data modeling, query optimization, and database performance tuning
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment