Coupa is a leading global company in Business Spend Management, utilizing community-generated AI and a top spend management platform to optimize margins for businesses of all sizes.
As a Principal Software Engineer, Platform Architecture, you will lead the architectural design and implementation of Coupa’s transition from a monolithic to a microservices-based architecture.
The role involves developing a strategy for decomposing the monolith incrementally, ensuring business continuity and prioritizing services based on scalability and technical considerations.
You will mentor and guide the engineering team in overcoming the challenges of developing distributed systems.

Lead the architectural design and hands-on implementation of the transition from a monolithic to a microservices-based architecture.
Develop a comprehensive strategy to incrementally decompose the monolith while ensuring business continuity.
Identify and prioritize services for extraction based on business value, scalability needs, and technical considerations.
Mentor and guide the engineering team through the challenges of distributed systems development.

Hands-on experience building and operating microservices at scale.
10+ years of software development experience with at least 5 years in architecting highly scalable SaaS applications.
Expertise in Java and at least one dynamic language (Python, Ruby).
Experience building cloud-native, containerized applications running in Kubernetes on AWS, GCP, or Azure.
Strong communication and influencing skills to ensure teams are working toward shared goals.

Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and innovative solutions in platform architecture.
Competitive salary based on experience and location, with specified pay ranges for various states.
Diverse and inclusive work environment with a global impact.
Equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.

Principal Software Engineer – Platform Architecture Full Time

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