Director, Software Engineering

The Coca-Cola Company; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 171,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

The Coca-Cola Company is seeking a transformational Director of Software Engineering to own and deliver a flagship MarTech product line end-to-end. You will lead a global product engineering team across centers, partnering with Product Management and Data Services to drive reliable, scalable platforms and measurable business value.

You will champion AI-native delivery, establish technical excellence, and guide security, cost discipline, and governance across the product stack.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software engineering experience with 5+ years building consumer-facing digital websites/apps and 8+ years designing enterprise-grade MarTech stacks.
• Proven product ownership: led end-to-end product outcomes within a modern Product Operating Model.
• Team leadership: experience leading globally distributed engineering teams with in-house and vendor staff.
• MarTech & AdTech credibility: strong grasp of first-party data, identity resolution, and AdTech ecosystems.
• Cloud & DevOps depth: experience with public/private cloud and CI/CD pipelines.
• AI-native engineering (preferred): familiarity with agentic AI, LLM integration, RAG patterns, vector databases, and edge compute.
• Communication: exceptional written and verbal communication; translate tech for marketers/executives.
• Leadership presence: inspiring leader building cross-regional collaboration.
• Education: engineering/CS degree; advanced degree preferred; relevant experience considered.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end engineering and delivery of a large-scale MarTech product from concept to run and improvement.
• Lead and collaborate with a global product engineering team across centers, including in-house and vendor staff.
• Deliver high-quality engineering for consumer experiences and MarTech platform stack (Adobe Experience Cloud, etc.).
• Define and maintain the product technology roadmap aligned with Coca-Cola brand marketing strategies.
• Coach and develop the next generation of engineering talent and set standards for technical excellence.
• Manage relationships with external partners and third-party products integrating with the platform.
• Be the thought leader for the product domain across architecture, agile development, and large-scale deployments.
• Communicate project status, risks, and dependencies to marketing stakeholders, including AI initiatives.
• Partner with Data Services & Engineering on Data Lake, identity resolution powering the product.
• Champion modern practices: CI/CD, observability, SRE/SLOs, and responsible AI adoption.
• Drive AI-native engineering by enabling AI-velocity development with human oversight.
• Evolve data foundation with vector databases and RAG for personalization and grounded AI.
• Manage AI cost and efficiency with FinOps, token caching, and central vs edge compute.

Skills

Software engineering

Product ownership

Team leadership

MarTech & AdTech

Cloud & DevOps

AI-native engineering

Communication

Leadership presence

Bachelor's degree

Advanced degree preferred

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

AWS

Azure

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Being at the forefront of innovation is exciting and leading transformation in a large global organization is a role that many people aspire to. If this is you, we have a transformational role in our newly developed platform services organization. We're looking for a transformational leader in our technology services hub focused on marketing technologies.

The Director, Software Engineering is a hands-on engineering leader accountable for owning a flagship MarTech product line end to end, such as the Consumer Data Service (CDS) or Global Asset Management (GAM), from discovery and design through delivery, operation and continuous improvement. Reporting to the Senior Director / Head of Engineering, this leader directs the full product engineering team, partners closely with Product Management, Data Services and global marketing stakeholders, and ensures the platform is reliable, scalable and delivering measurable business value across all regions. This is an AI-native engineering role: the leader is expected to drive agentic, AI-accelerated delivery and to build the data, security and cost disciplines the modern MarTech stack now requires.

What You’ll Do for Us:

Own end-to-end the engineering and delivery of a large-scale MarTech product (e.g., CDS or GAM), covering the full lifecycle from concept and architecture through build, launch, run, and continuous improvement.

Lead and collaborate with a high-performing product engineering team of full-stack engineers, architects, and product owners across global and regional delivery centers, comprising in-house and strategic vendor talent.

Deliver high-quality engineering for consumer experiences (websites, web services, apps) and the MarTech & AdTech platform stack, including Owned Platforms, Adobe Experience Cloud, software development tools, Trade Desk, Media Math, Digital Asset Management, and social listening & publishing.

Define and maintain the product technology roadmap, translating Coca-Cola brand marketing strategies into engineering priorities in partnership with teams across the globe.

Coach and develop the next generation of engineering talent, setting clear standards for technical excellence, accountability, and outcome ownership within the product team.

Manage relationships with external engineering partners and third-party products that integrate with the platform, ensuring quality, security, and value.

Act as the thought leader and go-to expert for your product domain across architecture, agile software development, large-scale deployments, and media & content supply chain technology.

Communicate with marketing stakeholders on key initiatives, including new and emerging technologies (AI/GenAI), project status, progress, risks, and dependencies.

Serve as a trusted advisor to product managers, business partners, and cross-functional stakeholders, maintaining high levels of visibility, efficiency, and collaboration.

Partner with Data Services & Engineering on the Marketing Data Lake, 1st party consumer data, and consumer identity resolution that power the product.

Champion modern engineering practices: CI/CD automation, observability, platform reliability (SRE/SLOs), and the responsible, governed adoption of AI within the product.

Drive AI-native engineering: lead the shift from manual coding to agentic, AI-velocity development, raising team throughput and quality while keeping human oversight and code-review rigor.

Evolve the data foundation: extend the product data stack beyond SQL and NoSQL to vector databases and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) that power personalization, search, and grounded AI experiences.

Own AI-era security and trust: design for emerging risks including prompt injection, data poisoning, and model hallucination, alongside traditional application security, with clear guardrails and human-in-the-loop governance.

Manage AI cost and efficiency: apply FinOps discipline to AI workloads, including token-overhead management, semantic caching, and the right balance of central cloud and edge computer. Build strong relationships with agency partners and support the Marketing Transformation Office agenda.

Qualifications & Requirements

15+ years of experience in software engineering , with at least 5+ years building high-impact consumer-facing digital websites/apps and at least 8+ years designing, developing, and implementing enterprise-grade MarTech stacks. A technologist at heart who is ready to be hands-on to help the team in a crunch.

Proven product ownership : demonstrated success leading a product end-to-end within a modern Product Operating Model, accountable for outcomes rather than project completion.

Team leadership : experience leading globally distributed engineering teams of a mixed base of in-house engineers and strategic vendor employees, with a track record of building, coaching and retaining talent.

MarTech & AdTech credibility : strong grasp of the ecosystem around 1st party consumer data, consumer identity resolution, and AdTech.

Cloud & DevOps depth : technical skills and experience with public/private cloud PaaS or IaaS (AWS or Azure) and DevOps methodologies, including CI/CD pipelines for test, build, and deployment automation.

AI-native engineering (preferred) : hands-on familiarity with agentic and AI-assisted development, LLM integration and RAG patterns, vector databases, and edge compute (e.g., WASM, Rust); plus the security (prompt injection, data poisoning) and cost (token FinOps, semantic caching) disciplines the AI-native stack requires.

Communication : exceptional written and verbal communication, with the ability to simplify difficult technology concepts into clear language for marketers and executives worldwide.

Leadership presence : an inspiring and fun leader who builds rapport, drives collaboration across regions, and engages credibly from architecture reviews to executive conversations.

Education : Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or related field required; advanced degree preferred. An equivalent combination of relevant education, training, and demonstrated experience is also considered.

What We’ll Do for You

• Exposure to World-Class Leaders : Availability to global technology leaders will expand your network and expose you to emerging technologies and techniques.
• Global Connections : Allows you to develop, enhance and maintain global connections that allow us to move faster and learn from others.
• Agile Work Environment : We embrace agile,with management that believes in removing barriers, so you are empowered 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.

Pay Range

United States of America: 171,000 USD - 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

30

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

No

Job Posting End Date

August 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 Vision (https://www.coca-colacompany.com/company/purpose-and-vision) to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.

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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.