AI Engineer - P

Job Title: AI Engineer - P Company: Coupa Job Category: Machine Learning Roles & Responsibilities: 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. We are seeking a hands\-on Agentic AI Developer / AI Engineer to design, build, and deploy generative AI solutions leveraging Google Cloud's AI ecosystem. This role is a core part of our AI Delivery "Build" team, responsible for translating business challenges into production\-ready AI agents and solutions using Google ADK (Agent Developer Kit), Vertex AI, and related Google Cloud services that create measurable business value. This position combines deep technical expertise with practical execution on Google's AI platform, ensuring that our agentic AI solutions are well\-designed, robustly built, and successfully deployed. The Agentic AI Developer will partner closely with business stakeholders, QA Specialists, and Cloud Engineers to build, test, and scale responsible AI solutions from concept to production within the Google Cloud environment. * Design \& Build with Google ADK: Design, develop, test, and deploy autonomous and semi\-autonomous AI agents using Google ADK, Vertex AI Agent Builder, and agentic patterns to address key business challenges. * Vertex AI Implementation: Leverage Vertex AI capabilities including model training, fine\-tuning, vector search, and orchestration to build production\-grade AI solutions that integrate seamlessly with enterprise systems. * End\-to\-End Development: Own the end\-to\-end technical lifecycle of AI projects on Google Cloud Platform, from initial proof\-of\-concept and prototyping through to production deployment using Vertex AI Pipelines, monitoring with Vertex AI Model Monitoring, and continuous iteration. * Responsible AI Implementation: Implement, test, and monitor safeguards for AI agents using Vertex AI's responsible AI tools to mitigate risks, including bias detection, model explanability, compliance monitoring, and operational limits. Ensure solutions are fair, explainable, and robust. * Agentic Architecture with ADK: Contribute to the architecture and selection of frameworks, tools, and orchestration logic using Google ADK and Vertex AI to build, manage, and scale multi\-agent systems effectively. * Iterate \& Improve: Monitor agent performance in production using Vertex AI monitoring tools, gather feedback, and iteratively improve models, prompts, grounding strategies, and agent logic to drive successful adoption and business impact. * Hands\-on experience with Google Vertex AI, including model deployment, endpoint management, and AI agent development. * 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 . Work Location: Maharashtra, India Availability: Full time

Learn more on Life at Coupa blog and hear from our employees about their experiences working at Coupa. * Cross\-Functional Collaboration: Partner with business stakeholders to understand requirements and collaborate closely with QA Specialists and Cloud Engineers to ensure solutions are reliable, scalable, and seamlessly integrated within GCP infrastructure. * Proven experience (3\-5\+ years) in software engineering, data science, or AI/ML solution delivery with demonstrated Google Cloud Platform expertise. * Strong knowledge of AI/ML fundamentals, agentic AI patterns (e.g., ReAct, planning, tool use, function calling), and experience with Google ADK or Vertex AI Agent Builder. * Proficiency in Python and Google Cloud AI/ML libraries including Google ADK, Vertex AI SDK, and common data science libraries (e.g., pandas, scikit\-learn, TensorFlow/JAX). * Experience with Google Cloud Platform services (Vertex AI, BigQuery, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run, Pub/Sub) and MLOps principles including Vertex AI Pipelines and CI/CD. * Experience integrating AI or automation into enterprise SaaS platforms (ERP, CRM, HRIS, procurement, ITSM) through REST APIs, webhooks, event streams, or middleware. * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. * Hands\-on experience with Gemini API, embeddings, and retrieval\-augmented generation (RAG) patterns on Google Cloud. * Experience with containerization (Cloud Run, GKE) and serverless architectures for scaling AI applications. * Experience with LLM frameworks (ie Crew, ADK, LangChain, LangGraph) integrated with Google Cloud services. * Hands\-on experience with Anthropic Claude and the Model Context Protocol (MCP), including building custom MCP servers, connectors, and agent skills. The successful candidate’s starting salary will be determined based on permissible, non\-discriminatory factors such as skills, experience, and geographic location. 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. Benefits \& Wellness ------------------------ We help families prepare for the changes in their lives. These benefits include preparing for the birth of a child, adoption, caring for elderly family members, transitioning back to work, and participation in Flexible Spending Accounts. We help families prepare for the changes in their lives. These benefits include preparing for the birth of a child, adoption, caring for elderly family members, transitioning back to work, and participation in Flexible Spending Accounts. Key Skills: Python, TensorFlow, Pandas, Model Training Salary: $500