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Job description
Coupa Software is hiring a Data Scientist — a full-time, based in Bangalore, India role. Apply directly on Coupa Software's careers page below.
Sr Data Scientist - 11317
Team: Engineering - India
Location: Bangalore, India
Commitment: Mid Level
Workplace Type: remote
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.
The Impact of a Sr Data Scientist at Coupa:
Sr. Data Scientists at Coupa support internal teams (primarily product and engineering) by creating and automating machine-language-driven solutions to complex problems. Your work would help improve existing or new machine-language-based product features and would ultimately impact thousands of Coupa customers driving product usage and adoption.
What You’ll Do
- Drive the end-to-end development of proprietary LLMs optimized for corporate finance, procurement, and supply chain domains. This includes pre-training, Parameter-Efficient Fine-Tuning (PEFT/LoRA), and Alignment techniques (RLHF/DPO).
- Partner with data engineering to curate, clean, and tokenize massive volumes of unstructured enterprise data, including supplier contracts, invoices, and complex global compliance regulations.
- Design robust Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) frameworks to ground LLM outputs in verified, internal corporate knowledge bases, minimizing hallucinations.
What You Will Bring to Coupa
- Bachelores/Masters degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Statistics, or a related quantitative field (or equivalent deep industry experience)
- 5+ years of experience as a Data Scientist, with a strong, proven track record of training and deploying transformer-based models and LLMs in production environments.
- Experience with Python (and PySpark), and querying languages such as SQL
- Experience working with large datasets - cleaning, interpreting, and automating processes
- A strong understanding of the trade-offs between model size, inference speed, cost, and accuracy, with the ability to choose the right tool for the specific business problem.
- Ability to deal with ambiguity, learn on the fly, and use critical thinking skills
- Proven leadership and mentoring skills impacting team success
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 days off each 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 .
- Birthday Time-Off: Celebrate your day! Coupa provides a paid day off on your birthday or another day of your choice within your birthday month .
- Volunteer Time Off (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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Frequently asked questions
What skills are required for Data Scientist at Coupa Software?
The required skills for Data Scientist at Coupa Software include: Python, Spark, SQL, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, LLM, RAG.
What is the seniority level for Data Scientist at Coupa Software?
Data Scientist at Coupa Software is a Mid Level / Senior level position.
How do I apply for Data Scientist at Coupa Software?
You can view the full description and apply for Data Scientist at Coupa Software on EchoJobs: https://echojobs.io/job/coupa-software-sr-data-scientist-11317-t8rzq.