Data/Machine Learning Engineer II

Aimlroles; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 171,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

The Coca-Cola Company is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to act as a technical lead for data products and a mentor for a team of data engineers in Atlanta, GA. You will drive proactive solution development and champion digital transformation across platforms, data, and ML initiatives.

Responsibilities include building scalable web apps, backend services, data pipelines, ML inference, and production-grade CI/CD pipelines while ensuring data quality and system reliability.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of professional software engineering experience across application, data, or ML systems.
• Strong programming experience in enterprise languages such as Python, Java, C#, or equivalent.
• Strong experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and modern web development.
• Hands-on experience with React or a comparable frontend framework.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable web applications using React, TypeScript/JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Build backend services and REST APIs using Java/Spring Boot, Python, .NET, or equivalent.
• Develop data preparation, transformation, and feature engineering pipelines.
• Develop model inference pipelines and expose predictions via APIs for CRM and web/mobile apps.
• Implement CI/CD pipelines for apps and ML workloads.
• Monitor applications and models for availability, performance, and data quality.

Skills

Agile development

Team leadership

Analytical thinking

Self-learning

Problem solving

Tools

React

TypeScript

Java

Python

SQL Server

Azure DevOps

GitHub

Terraform

CosmosDB

Databricks

DataLake

Job description

Job Description Summary

Our view of digital is one of an integrated ecosystem of platforms that create value across the digital and physical world. Our digital strategy creates value not only for our consumer and customers but across our organization and system. As the Lead Data Engineer, you will be a technical lead for data products and subject matter expert to a team of data engineers. The successful candidate should be an analytical thinking, self-learner, and be able to lead a team through proactive solution development. If you have a passion for innovation, be at the forefront of our iconic digital transformation.

What You’ll Do for Us

• Design and develop scalable web applications using React, TypeScript/JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Build backend services and REST APIs using technologies such as Java/Spring Boot, Python, .NET, or equivalent.
• Design and develop integrations among Salesforce, web and mobile applications, CRM platforms, databases, and enterprise systems.
• Work with relational databases such as SQL Server, including data modeling, queries, and application integration.
• Build secure API-driven solutions using modern authentication and authorization patterns.

• Data & Machine Learning Engineering
  • Work with data from enterprise data platforms, customers, and external data providers to develop intelligent product capabilities.
  • Develop data preparation, transformation, and feature engineering pipelines.
  • Build predictive, classification, ranking, recommendation, segmentation, or forecasting models based on business requirements.
  • Evaluate when to use traditional machine learning versus advanced techniques such as deep learning, transformers, computer vision, embeddings, vector search, or RAG.
  • Develop batch or online model inference pipelines and services.
  • Expose model predictions and recommendations through APIs for consumption by Salesforce, CRM, web, and mobile applications.
  • Implement model and data validation, automated testing, and quality controls.
• Production Engineering & MLOps
  • Build CI/CD pipelines for application and machine learning workloads.
  • Support experiment tracking, model versioning, deployment, and lifecycle management.
  • Monitor applications and models for availability, performance, data quality, and model degradation or drift.
  • Support production solutions and troubleshoot issues across systems.
  • Improve scalability, reliability, security, observability, and maintainability.
  • Own capabilities throughout their lifecycle, from requirements through production support and continuous improvement.

Qualification & Requirements

• 5–10 years of professional software engineering experience, with experience spanning application development, data, or machine learning systems.
• Strong programming experience iat least one enterprise application development language such as Pyton, Java, C#, or equivalent.
• Strong experience with JavaScript/TypeScript and modern web development.
• Hands-on experience with React or a comparable modern frontend framework.
• Experience designing and developing REST APIs and backend services.
• Strong SQL skills and experience with relational databases such as SQL Server.
• Experience developing data pipelines, transforming datasets, and performing feature engineering.
• Practical experience developing machine learning models using frameworks such as scikit-learn, XGBoost, PyTorch, TensorFlow, or equivalent.
• Experience taking machine learning solutions beyond experimentation into production inference.
• Experience integrating multiple enterprise systems using APIs and modern integration patterns.
• Experience with automated testing, containers, monitoring, and production support.
• Strong software engineering fundamentals including modular design, testing, code reviews, debugging, and maintainability.
• Ability to work across Product, Data, Architecture, Business, and Engineering teams to translate requirements into production solutions.
• Experience using CI/CD tools – GitHub, GoCD, Terraform and/or Azure DevOps
• Solid knowledge about data modeling and architecture
• Knowledge with developing applications using public cloud, preferably Azure, specially focused in Data Services (CosmosDB, DynamoDB, Databricks, Glue, DataLake, Redshift, Azure Synapse etc.)

• Understand Agile Scrum, CI/CD, DevOps best practices
• Solid understanding of Git-based version control

What We Can Do For You

• Innovation & Technology: The ability to work with an award-winning team that is on the cutting edge of innovation.

• Exposure to World Class Leaders: Availability to global technology leaders that will expand your network and exposure you to emerging technologies and techniques.
• Agile Work Environment: We embrace agile with management that believes in removing barriers and empowering you to experiment, iterate and innovate.

The Coca-Cola Company will not offer sponsorship for employment status (including, but not limited to, H1-B visa status and other employment-based nonimmigrant visas) for this position. Accordingly, all applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and must not require The Coca-Cola Company's sponsorship to continue to work legally in the United States.

Skills

Agile, Azure Devops, Business Intelligence Software, DevOps, GitHub, Microsoft Azure, Non Relational Databases, Object-Oriented Programming (OOP), Python (Programming Language), Scala (Programming Language), Software Development, Software Engineering, Structured Query Language (SQL), Terraform (Software), Testing Methodology

Pay Range

United States: 171,000 - 198,000 USD

Base 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

15

Annual 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.

Location(s)

United States of America

City/Cities

Atlanta

Travel Required

00% - 25%

Relocation Provided

Yes

Job Posting End Date

October 14, 2026

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 Visionto 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.