Principal Engineer, AI/ML Architecture - 11310
Core
Define technical direction for Coupa's AI platform powering production agents, conversational AI, and ML models for enterprise spend management.
Role type
Principal Engineer, AI/ML Architecture
Builds
Production agents, conversational AI (Navi), customer-built agents, and ML models for classification, fraud detection, and supplier intelligence.
Domain
Enterprise spend management / B2B SaaS
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Large language model training and fine-tuning, transformer architectures, training optimization (LoRA, QLoRA, PEFT, RLHF, DPO), inference serving, distributed training on GPU clusters, RAG architectures, vector search, embedding models, knowledge graph integration, cloud AI/ML services, custom evaluation suites for LLMs, Python, PyTorch
Preferred skills
Enterprise B2B SaaS platforms
Technologies
PyTorch, RAG, vector search, knowledge graphs
Responsibilities
Define architecture for model training, evaluation, and serving; Evaluate and select model approaches; Design evaluation frameworks; Drive technical partnership evaluations; Architect training data pipelines; Design RAG systems; Establish technical standards for model safety and data isolation; Write code, review PRs, and prototype; Mentor ML and data engineers; Collaborate with product and cloud operations teams
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship
