Engineering Excellence at Coupa India: Meet Our Q3 Extra Mile Award Winners
At Coupa, our people make the difference. From optimizing complex systems to driving new ideas that power global innovation, we believe in celebrating those who step up, lean in, and go beyond what’s expected.
To recognize those exceptional efforts, the Coupa India Leadership Team introduced the Extra Mile Award, a quarterly honor that highlights individuals who demonstrate ownership, creativity, and impact. These are the Coupanians who set new standards for excellence and inspire others to do the same.
This quarter, we’re proud to recognize three exceptional engineers—Gyanendra Ojha, Pritesh Mantri, and Akshay Sable—whose technical brilliance and collaborative spirit are helping us build smarter, more resilient systems to shape the future of spend management.
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Gyandendra Ojha Bansal | Lead Site Reliability Engineer |
Driving Reliability and Cost EfficiencyGyanendra Ojha demonstrated exceptional ownership by leading multiple high-impact initiatives, concurrently. He spearheaded a cost-optimization project saving the company significant budget per month while improving system stability. His proactive approach not only reduced manual intervention but also enhanced performance monitoring and responsiveness. At the same time, Gyanendra successfully executed CLM upgrades and migrated 14 tasks to Coupa’s task flow, ensuring continuity, scalability, and seamless delivery. Through precision, innovation, and impact-driven execution, Gyanendra continues to raise the bar for engineering excellence at Coupa. |
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Innovating Scalable SystemsPritesh Mantri played a pivotal role in migrating Coupa’s CI/CD pipeline to a more efficient solution that eliminated licensing costs and created a more efficient, maintainable system. He also improved testing standards that enhanced reliability across the platform. Beyond process optimization, Pritesh drove innovation in product functionality that enabled faster, more intuitive bulk data creation and led design enhancements for contracts, simplifying user experience and performance. Pritesh’s forward-thinking mindset and technical versatility showcase how Coupa engineers continuously innovate to make our platform smarter and stronger. |
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Akshay Sable | Sr. Software Engineer |
Strengthening Platform SecurityAkshay Sable’s work included tackling challenges like global key caching, enabling support teams with training and documentation, and even discovering a critical bug that led to a fix adopted by the open-source community. Through his deep technical acumen and collaborative approach, Akshay not only ensured zero customer disruption but also strengthened the long-term resilience of Coupa’s infrastructure—truly embodying our value of Building Tomorrow Together. |
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Congratulations to our Q3 2025 Extra Mile Award winners!
Gyanendra, Pritesh, and Akshay represent the best of Coupa—driving innovation, ownership, and impact that power customer success and global growth.
Their work reminds us that when we go the extra mile, we don’t just solve problems—we help shape what’s next.
Want to be part of a team that rewards innovation, collaboration, and excellence?
To learn more about life at Coupa India and how you can be part of our growing tech team, visit our Life in India page and join our Talent Community.
