The Impact of a Software Engineer at Coupa:
We are looking for an extremely talented Software Engineer to join our Platform Team. You will be part of a global agile group that is responsible for building the best in class SaaS platform, deployment infrastructure, and services. The position will require a candidate to design, develop, maintain, and scale Coupa’s platform systems, services, and operational automation. Our main languages are Ruby and Go, and we expect you to be able to contribute in either.
In summary, the Technology Platform Team is responsible for the backbone of Coupa’s Enterprise SaaS Application. We evaluate and introduce new technologies where it makes sense, we develop features that can impact all customers, we develop tools and frameworks to improve our process, we work in close collaboration with Operations, and we hold the bar very high for what we deliver.
What You’ll Do
Being a hands-on contributor is a key responsibility in this role
Design, develop, maintain, and scale Coupa’s platform systems and services
Participate in operational design and code review
Architect and develop reusable microservices and other Platform components
Develop frameworks for standardizing and enabling data flows via APIs, files, message queues
Advocate best practices (unit/automation testing, code reviews, code quality, etc.)
Engage with other teams to make platform components simpler to deploy and operate
A good team player, works and communicates well with others
Find creative, elegant and maintainable solutions to complex problems
Continually look for opportunities to improve our platform, process and business
What You Will Bring to Coupa
Minimum of 4-5 years of software development experience
Expertise in one or more of the following programming languages: Ruby, Go preferably but will also consider Java
Experience with modern MVC web framework like Ruby on Rails is highly preferred
Proven understanding of software development best practices and design patterns
Experience with RESTful API development
Experience with high-throughput message queueing systems (Kafka/Resque/etc)
Experience with building micro services in languages like Golang or Java
Experience with cloud native architecture and technologies like Kubernetes, EC2 etc.
Experience working in an agile environment that follows Scrum or other agile methodologies
Experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases, including MySQL, Redis, MongoDB
Self-motivated, go-getter, passion for learning, strong communication skills
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science (or equivalent), or equivalent experience
