[Remote] Lead Cloud Platform Engineer - 11691

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Coupa is a company that leverages community-generated AI and a total spend management platform to help businesses improve their operating margins. The Lead Cloud Platform Engineer will oversee and architect the cloud environment, champion automation, and apply FinOps principles to enhance efficiency and scalability across the company's services.

Responsibilities

• Architect, manage, and scale our enterprise Kubernetes infrastructure (EKS/GKE) to ensure high availability and performance across a large fleet of clusters
• Oversee automated continuous platform optimization, shifting away from manual tuning and human toil to scalable, automated resource management systems
• Implement and manage intelligent resource automation platforms to automate workload sizing, placement, and Karpenter configurations by default
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Engineering, DevOps, Platform Engineering, FinOps, and Finance teams to drive sustainable cost avoidance and alignment, moving beyond retroactive cost savings
• Design, implement, and maintain robust CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and deep observability tools for the Kubernetes ecosystem
• Mentor engineers and lead architectural initiatives to improve platform resilience, security, and operational excellence

Skills

• Proven experience as a Platform Engineer, Cloud Engineer, or SRE managing Kubernetes (EKS/GKE) at massive enterprise scale
• Hands-on experience with intelligent resource automation platforms (e.g., ScaleOps) and automated scaling tools like Karpenter
• Strong understanding of FinOps principles and experience driving cost avoidance strategies in a dynamic cloud-native environment
• Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (e.g., Terraform, OpenTofu) and configuration management
• Deep expertise in AWS/GCP cloud services, containerization technologies, and managing large compute footprints
• Excellent cross-functional communication skills with a track record of aligning technical objectives with business and financial goals

Company Overview

Coupa is a cloud platform for business spend that offers a fully unified suite of financial applications for business spend management. It was founded in 2006, and is headquartered in Foster City, California, USA, with a workforce of 1001-5000 employees. Its website is https://www.coupa.com.

Company H1B Sponsorship

Coupa has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 8 in 2026, 41 in 2025, 40 in 2024, 43 in 2023, 73 in 2022, 62 in 2021, 40 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.