Principal Software Engineer

Coupa Software

Principal Software Engineer at Coupa, driving product-led growth and designing architecture for their spend management platform. Collaborating globally to optimize supplier experiences with a hands-on technical approach.

Posted 5/6/2026full-timeRemote • 🇲🇽 MexicoLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

MicroservicesRubyRuby on RailsTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Architect and ship production code across the full stack — this is a hands-on role, and it stays that way
Own the technical strategy for product-led growth on the CSP platform: activation, retention, conversion, and monetization
Lead the design and development of new architecture and major functional upgrades for the most advanced capabilities of the Coupa Supplier Platform; build solid expertise of the entire Coupa application suite and leverage this knowledge to better design application and data frameworks
Engage cross-organizational teams such as Product Management, Integrations, Services, Support, and Operations to ensure the success of overall software development, implementation, and deployment
Demonstrate wide knowledge of architecture standards and patterns, a passion for advocating their correct usage, and excellent communication skills — documenting solutions and presenting them to governing bodies for review and approval
Champion a high-velocity delivery culture — small iterations, continuous deployment, regular releases
Drive data-informed decisions: instrument features, interpret results, and guide what gets built next

Requirements

What you’ll need

15+ years of experience building and shipping enterprise-scale software, with a proven track record as a Principal or equivalent IC driving product-led growth
Deep expertise in enterprise application architecture, especially in Spend Management domains (Procurement, Sourcing, Financial Transactions)
Extensive experience designing and operating multi-tenant systems, including leading high-level architecture across multiple business domains
Strong full-stack engineering skills with deep proficiency in TypeScript and hands-on experience with Ruby on Rails
Advanced knowledge of architectural patterns (monoliths, microservices, micro-frontends) and enterprise software development lifecycle practices
Highly autonomous problem-solver with excellent communication skills, experience in distributed teams, and hands-on use of AI-assisted development tools like Claude Code

Benefits

Comp & perks

Pioneering Technology
Collaborative Culture
Global Impact

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Hard Skills & Tools

TypeScriptRuby on Railsenterprise application architecturemulti-tenant systemsarchitectural patternsmonolithsmicroservicesmicro-frontendssoftware development lifecycledata-informed decision making

Soft Skills

communicationproblem-solvingautonomycollaborationadvocacyleadershipdocumentationpresentationiterationdelivery culture