Manager, Software Engineering – .Net Core, 15+ years

Role Overview

• Be a highly technical manager with deep experience in software and systems
• Lead from the front during problem-solving sessions by understanding and empowering the team, articulating clearly the context and business rat
• Partner with peer engineering managers and lead to drive continuous process improvements and innovation. Be a subject matter expert, lead the team by example and have strategic influence.
• Establish trust and coordinate with distributed product management, support, cloud operations, and other peer engineering teams. Maintain a balance between building high-quality products and shipping code fast.
• Help engineers develop their career plans and assign project work tailored to their skillsets and aspirations.
• Metrics driven
• measure and track the progress of feature development, quality of the code, and productivity of the team. Work with other engineering leaders to continuously improve the overall development processes.
• Able to work with cross-functional teams and translate/guide functional requirements into technical design and implementations. Ability to pick up functional knowledge of the product at a fast pace.
• Partner with the recruiting team through the entire hiring process which includes sourcing, interviewing, and on-boarding.
• Provide continuous feedback and create action plans for both under and high-performing team members.

Requirements

• Overall 15+ years of experience and 3+ years of prior relevant technical lead or management experience. Someone who grew into management from an individual contributor role.
• Frontend Frameworks: Experience with modern frameworks (Angular highly preferred).
• Backend & AI Ecosystems: Proficiency in .NET Core, Java, Node.js, Go, or Python, with an understanding of modern AI integrations (LLMs, gateways).
• Architecture: Expertise in distributed computing, system integrations, and managing monolithic-to-microservice workflows.
• Operations: Strong understanding of monitoring and observability tools.
• Technical Leadership: Proven ability to manage development efforts, QA processes, and cross-functional communication.
• At least 8 years experience in a web application or platform development and architecture.
• Prior hands-on experience building enterprise web applications on .Net stack or related technologies.
• Strong commitment to good engineering discipline and process including code reviews and delivering unit tests in conjunction with feature delivery.
• Ability to make decisions and work with minimal direction.
• Prior experience demonstrating the ability to understand technical architecture, review design work, and provide feedback to a talented team of engineers.
• Experience establishing and reviewing business metrics with the ability to articulate and provide visibility to the team on various business metrics and ensure every new feature developed meets and is tracked towards those metrics.
• Ability to manage priorities, set appropriate expectations with peer engineering management and deliver features on time with high quality.
• Ability to identify the training needs of various team members and ramp new hires on products, processes, and technology. Technically deep enough to participate in roadmap prioritization.
• Familiarity and experience with agile (scrum) development process.
• Strong listening, written, and verbal communication skills.

Tech Stack

• Angular
• Cloud
• Java
• JavaScript
• Node.js
• Python
• Go
• .NET

Benefits

• 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.