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Coupa

Director, Software Engineering

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Foster city, United states

Senior

Full Time

15-10-2025

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Teamwork Leadership Python Java Ruby CI/CD Test Training Azure AWS cloud platforms Recruitment GCP CI/CD Pipelines

Job Specifications

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 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. Director of AI Platform Engineering - What You'll Do
AI is reshaping how the world builds, learns, and connects. At our company, we believe the next generation of enterprise software will be powered by AI-driven platforms that are secure, scalable, and built for constant innovation.
As our Director of AI Platform Engineering, you will lead the team that enables this vision. From CI/CD pipelines and developer experience to AI governance and observability, you will define how our engineers build, test, and ship the technologies that power global enterprises. This is your chance to shape the future of engineering productivity while ensuring AI is harnessed responsibly and at scale.
Lead the design and evolution of our AI platform, driving innovation while ensuring security and reliability
Build world-class developer experiences - from pipelines and portals to AI-assisted coding tools
Champion AI governance and enterprise guardrails, ensuring trust, compliance, and ethical adoption
Create AI observability frameworks that give visibility into models, applications, and infrastructure at scale
Partner with leaders across Cloud Ops, AppSec, and Compliance to deliver secure, automated pipelines
Inspire global engineering teams by fostering a culture of innovation, speed, and continuous improvement What You Will Bring to Coupa
A proven leader with 10+ years of engineering experience and 2+ years in senior platform leadership
Strong technical foundation in Java, Python, Ruby (ML/AI frameworks a plus)
Hands-on expertise in CI/CD pipelines, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), and observability tools
Experience building and governing AI/ML platforms with a focus on responsible AI practices
A leader who thrives in fast-moving environments, motivates teams, and embraces
The estimated pay range for this role is $222,000 - $288,000. The starting salary for the successful candidate will be based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location.
Coupa complies with relevant laws and regulations regarding equal opportunity and offers a welcoming and inclusive work environment. Decisions related to hiring, compensation, training, or evaluating performance are made fairly, and we provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees.
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About the Company

Coupa is the leader in AI-native total spend management. Using its trusted, community-generated, $8 trillion dataset, Coupa brings autonomous AI agents, a network of 10M+ buyers and suppliers, and leading apps together on one unified platform to seamlessly automate the buying process and connect to customers in a whole new way. With Coupa, you'll make margins multiply(tm). Know more