Sr Lead Cloud Platform Engineer

Coupa Software, Inc.; Poland; On-site; PLN 288,000 - 402,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global Wellness Days

Birthday Time-Off

Volunteer Time Off

Employee Assistance Program

Business Travel Protection

Referral Bonus Program

Job summary

Coupa Software, Inc. is seeking a Senior Lead Cloud Platform Engineer in Poland to architect and optimize CI/CD for a large, containerized infrastructure across 140+ Kubernetes clusters.

You will design automated, secure deployment pathways that accelerate release velocity while upholding security and operational excellence. You will drive GitOps adoption, improve pipeline performance, and mentor engineers in DevOps best practices and CI/CD architecture.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience designing enterprise CI/CD pipelines for microservices.
• Deep expertise with GitOps in Kubernetes environments.
• Proficient in scripting languages and IaC tools, with a security-first mindset.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines for an enterprise Kubernetes ecosystem.
• Lead adoption of GitOps (ArgoCD/Flux) for declarative deployments.
• Optimize pipelines, reduce build times, and remove manual steps.
• Incorporate security scanning, quality gates, and observability into pipelines.
• Collaborate with Platform/Engineering teams for smooth integration.
• Mentor engineers on DevOps practices and GitOps.

Skills

CI/CD design

GitOps

Security best practices

Problem solving

Tools

Jenkins

GitLab CI

GitHub Actions

ArgoCD

Flux

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

Helm

Kustomize

Job description

Why join Coupa?

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.

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.

The Impact of a Sr Lead Cloud Platform Engineer at Coupa:

As a Sr Lead DevOps Pipeline Engineer, you will architect and optimize the CI/CD ecosystem that powers our massive containerized infrastructure. You will design automated, secure, and frictionless deployment pathways that enable our developers to ship code rapidly and reliably to our 140+ Kubernetes clusters. Your work directly accelerates Coupa's release velocity while maintaining the highest standards of security and operational excellence.

What You'll Do:

• Architect, build, and maintain highly scalable, secure, and automated CI/CD pipelines tailored for an enterprise Kubernetes ecosystem.
• Drive the adoption of GitOps methodologies (e.g., ArgoCD or Flux) to ensure declarative, automated, and reliable application deployments.
• Optimize pipeline performance and build times, aggressively eliminating bottlenecks and manual intervention steps in the release process.
• Integrate deep security scanning, quality gates, and observability directly into the deployment pipelines.
• Collaborate with Platform and Software Engineering teams to ensure seamless integration between applications and the underlying container infrastructure.
• Mentor engineers on DevOps best practices, CI/CD architecture, and GitOps paradigms.

What You Will Bring to Coupa:

• Extensive experience designing and managing enterprise-grade CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI, GitHub Actions) for microservices.
• Deep expertise in GitOps deployment strategies and tooling (ArgoCD or similar) within a Kubernetes environment.
• Proficiency in scripting/development languages (Ideally Typescript and Node JS or Python, Go, Bash) and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
• Strong understanding of containerization (Docker, containerd) and Kubernetes deployment manifests (Helm, Kustomize).
• Experience integrating security and compliance checks into automated pipelines (DevSecOps).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to drive architectural consensus across engineering teams.

288,000 zł - 402,267 zł a year

The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location within the state.

At Coupa, we are 100% committed to creating and nurturing an environment that supports your physical, mental, and community well-being. We offer a comprehensive suite of benefits designed to help you and your family thrive:

Global Well-Being Perks (For All Employees Globally)

• Global Wellness Days:Enjoy two designated, company-wide paid wellness daysoffeach year (typically the first Friday in March and the last Friday in September) so the entire global team can unplug, step away, and recharge together.
• BirthdayTime-Off:Celebrate your day!Coupa provides a paid dayoffon yourbirthdayor another day of your choice within yourbirthdaymonth.
• VolunteerTimeOff(VTO):Giving back is in our DNA.We offer 40 hours of paid VTO annually to support the community initiatives and volunteer programs you are passionate about.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP):Access free, confidential, 24/7/365 counseling and resources for emotional support, work-life solutions, financial advice, legal guidance, and support for new parents.
• Business Travel Protection:Travel with peace of mind.Zurich Travel Assist provides medical, safety, pre-trip planning, and emergency support during any business travel.
• Referral Bonus Program:Share the Coupa experience!Receive generous monetary referral bonuses when you successfully refer talented friends or acquaintances who are hired into open roles.

Please note: In addition to these global well-being perks, Coupa offers highly competitive, location-specific benefits packages (which include comprehensive medical/dental insurance, retirement/pension plans, and life or accident protection) tailored to your primary work location. Your recruiter will walk you through the specific regional benefits package for this role during the interview process.

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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