Location(s):
United States of AmericaCity/Cities:
AtlantaTravel Required:
00% - 25%Relocation Provided:
NoJob Posting End Date:
February 5, 2026Shift:
Job Description Summary:
The Senior Manager, Software Engineer is a senior individual contributor accountable for designing, building, and sustaining production-grade software solutions that support Customer and Commercial product teams operating under a modern Product Operating Model.
This role is deeply hands-on. The Senior Manager is expected to write, review, and maintain code, shape technical direction, and deliver complex capabilities end-to-end. The role acts as a technical multiplier, raising engineering quality, delivery speed, and system resilience—without formal people management responsibility.
Core Accountabilities
Product Model & Discovery Partnership
Partner closely with Product Managers, Designers, and Tech Leads to co-own product outcomes, not just implementation details.
Participate in discovery to assess feasibility, reduce risk early, and shape solution approaches before commitments are made.
Translate customer and business problems into clear technical designs and executable solutions.
Software Architecture & Technical Design
Design and evolve scalable, maintainable software architectures aligned to Customer and Commercial domains.
Make explicit trade-offs across performance, reliability, security, cost, and time-to-market.
Ensure designs support testability, observability, and long-term sustainability.
Provide architectural guidance through design reviews, reference implementations, and standards.
Hands-On Software Delivery
Build, extend, and maintain production software across services, APIs, and platforms.
Lead complex engineering initiatives through direct contribution, not delegation.
Ensure high standards for code quality, automated testing, and documentation.
Reduce technical debt through thoughtful refactoring and simplification.
Automation & Engineering Excellence
Design and implement automation-first approaches across testing, deployment, and operational workflows.
Ensure software is delivered with strong automated test coverage and integrated CI/CD pipelines.
Improve developer experience by reducing friction and manual steps in the delivery lifecycle.
Use metrics to continuously improve throughput, reliability, and quality.
Individual Contributor Technical Leadership
Act as a go to technical authority for complex problems and critical systems.
Influence technical direction across teams through expertise and credibility.
Mentor senior engineers and Tech Leads through coaching and collaboration (without direct management).
Set the technical bar for craftsmanship, reliability, and operational ownership.
Business Partnership & Communication
Serve as a trusted technical partner to Product and business stakeholders.
Communicate technical decisions, trade-offs, and risks in clear business-relevant terms.
Proactively surface constraints and dependencies early to avoid late surprises.
Support external partner or customer discussions as a technical authority when needed.
Software Engineering Expertise
Demonstrate deep hands-on experience building and operating software through full stack development and Salesforce platforms.
Design cloud-native solutions leveraging Azure services and platform capabilities.
Apply secure by design principles using Azure identity, access, and security controls.
Ensure solutions are observable, resilient, and cost-effective in Azure environments.
Stay current on modern platform evolution and evaluate new capabilities for real business value.
Success Measures
Delivery of high-quality, reliable software that meets customer and business outcomes.
Reduced production incidents and improved system stability.
Strong automated test coverage and CI/CD adoption.
Faster delivery cycles with sustained quality.
Positive influence on engineering standards and practices across teams.
Leadership Profile
Builder-first mindset with strong technical depth
Outcome-oriented, not task-driven
Influences through credibility and execution
Comfortable operating in ambiguity and complex systems
Holds a high bar for quality, automation, and ownership
Required Experience & Capabilities
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.
8–12+ years of hands-on software engineering experience.
Proven impact as a senior individual contributor on complex systems.
Deep expertise in modern software development, automation, and cloud-native architectures.
Strong understanding of CI/CD, testing strategies, and operational excellence.
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts in business terms.
Skills:
Pay Range:
$152,000 - $178,300Base pay offered may vary depending on geography, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. A full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the position, is offered.
Annual Incentive Reference Value Percentage:
15Annual Incentive reference value is a market-based competitive value for your role. It falls in the middle of the range for your role, indicating performance at target.
Our Purpose and Growth Culture:
We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. When we collect your personal information as part of a job application or offer of employment, we do so in accordance with industry standards and best practices and in compliance with applicable privacy laws.Top Skills
What We Do
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a total beverage company, offering over 500 brands in more than 200 countries and territories.
In addition to the company’s Coca-Cola brands, our portfolio includes some of the world’s most valuable beverage brands, such as AdeS soy-based beverages, Ayataka green tea, Dasani waters, Del Valle juices and nectars, Fanta, Georgia coffee, Gold Peak teas and coffees, Honest Tea, innocent smoothies and juices, Minute Maid juices, Powerade sports drinks, Simply juices, smartwater, Sprite, vitaminwater and ZICO coconut water.
