Software Engineering Group Manager - Finance Experience

The Coca-Cola Company; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 202,000 - 229,000; Full time

Job summary

The Coca-Cola Company seeks a Software Engineering Group Manager, Finance Experience, to lead multiple engineers across full-stack, front-end, and back-end disciplines. You will partner with Product, Design, Data, and Architecture to deliver scalable, secure financial platforms and measurable outcomes.

You will shape technical direction, grow teams, and raise engineering standards while staying closely connected to delivery decisions and customer needs.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience with production-grade applications.
• 3+ years of people management leading software engineers.
• Strong technical judgment balancing business needs, user experience, and delivery.
• Experience guiding architecture across multiple applications and teams.
• Excellent communication with technical, business, and executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop engineers across full-stack, frontend, and backend disciplines.
• Set engineering direction, architecture decisions, and coding standards.
• Partner with Product Management and Design to shape solutions and outcomes.
• Coordinate dependencies across teams for cohesive end-to-end delivery.
• Establish engineering practices, CI/CD, observability, and reliability metrics.

Skills

Engineering leadership

People management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Tools

APIs

Cloud technologies

CI/CD

Distributed systems

Job description

Job Description Summary:Digital products play a central role in how we create value for customers, support the teams who serve them, and shape the consumer experience.Our Product and Engineering organizations bring together small, empowered teams that move with clarity, speed, and purpose, enabling digital to be a meaningful source of advantage across Coca-Cola’s North America Operating Unit.Our work spans customer journeys, service delivery, sales workflows, and the platforms that connect them. We are raising our standards for product craft and rebuilding the systems behind these experiences.As a Software Engineering Group Manager, Finance Experience, you will lead multiple engineers across full stack, front end, and back-end disciplines to deliver customer-facing and internal products in a product operating model. You will partner closely with Product, Design, Data, and Architecture to shape strategy, build durable platforms, and deliver measurable outcomes.This role is for leaders who can grow strong teams, raise engineering standards, and guide technical direction - while staying close enough to the work to make sound architectural and delivery decisions.What You Will Work OnAt Coca-Cola, engineering operates at a scale and level of complexity that creates extraordinary opportunities to solve meaningful problems.Our Finance Experience products support a broad range of business capabilities, from commercial agreements and customer financial planning to forecasting, performance management, billing, reimbursements, and financial operations. These capabilities connect people, processes, data, and technology across Finance, Commercial, and the broader enterprise.The engineering challenges are equally diverse. You'll help shape products and platforms that bring together sophisticated business logic, complex workflows, enterprise integrations, data, and intuitive user experiences. You'll work across modern application architectures, APIs, cloud technologies, and connected enterprise systems, balancing the need for speed and innovation with the reliability, accuracy, security, and scalability essential to financial operations.You'll collaborate with engineering and technology teams across the enterprise, bringing a strong technical perspective to shared capabilities, architectural decisions, and opportunities to create more connected experiences.This is an opportunity to help shape not only the technology we build, but how we build it. You'll have a meaningful voice in product direction, develop talented engineering teams, and help establish the technical practices and capabilities that enable great products to evolve over time.How We WorkYou’ll be part of a dedicated, cross-functional team (Product, Design, Engineering) that is:Empowered to solve problems, not just build featuresAccountable for outcomes, not outputCollaborative by default, from discovery through deliveryContinuously learning, using data and customer insight to improveKey ResponsibilitiesEngineering Leadership & Team DevelopmentLead, coach, and develop engineers across full-stack, front-end, and back-end disciplinesBuild and grow high-performing engineering teams, attracting strong talent and developing technical and leadership capabilitiesCreate an environment of trust, ownership, collaboration, and continuous learning where engineers can do their best workProvide technical guidance and mentorship while empowering engineers and technical leads to make sound decisionsEstablish clarity on engineering ownership, accountability, and decision-making across teamsArchitecture & Technical ExcellenceGuide technical direction and architectural decisions across applications, services, APIs, integrations, and supporting platformsPartner with Architecture, Platform, Data, and other engineering teams to design solutions that are scalable, secure, reliable, and maintainableBring strong technical judgment to complex workflows, data relationships, and enterprise system interactionsEstablish engineering standards for system design, code quality, testing, integration patterns, and technical documentationEvaluate emerging technologies and architectural approaches, identifying opportunities to simplify solutions and create greater valueMake pragmatic trade-offs between speed, performance, scalability, maintainability, complexity, and costBalance near-term product delivery with long-term technical health and architectural evolutionProduct Partnership & Engineering DeliveryPartner closely with Product Management, Design, and Data to understand user needs, frame problems, and shape product directionBring engineering expertise into discovery, exploring technical possibilities, challenging assumptions, and helping teams identify effective solutionsTranslate product direction into clear technical approaches and guide execution across multiple teams, services, and applicationsCoordinate technical dependencies and collaborate across organizational boundaries to support cohesive, end-to-end solutionsEnable teams to deliver iteratively, learn from real-world feedback, and continuously improve their productsCommunicate technical decisions, trade-offs, risks, and progress with clarity across engineering, product, and business stakeholdersEnsure engineering efforts remain focused on meaningful user and business outcomesQuality, Reliability & Operational ExcellenceEstablish and reinforce strong engineering practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and secure software developmentGuide the development of reliable, resilient applications with appropriate standards for availability, performance, and operational supportChampion sound approaches to data integrity, security, privacy, auditability, and technical risk managementPartner with enterprise technology teams to ensure appropriate alignment with architecture, security, and operational standardsUse engineering metrics and operational insights to continuously improve quality, delivery effectiveness, system performance, and cost efficiencyEncourage thoughtful automation, reusable capabilities, and continuous improvement to increase engineering effectivenessQualifications10+ years of software engineering experience, including designing, building, and delivering production-grade applications3+ years of people management experience leading and developing software engineersStrong technical foundation across modern application architectures, full-stack development, APIs, distributed systems, and cloud technologiesExperience setting technical direction and guiding architectural decisions across multiple applications, services, or engineering teamsExperience designing and integrating applications within complex enterprise technology environmentsDemonstrated ability to establish strong engineering practices across code quality, testing, CI/CD, observability, security, and reliabilityExperience partnering closely with Product Management and Design to shape solutions and deliver measurable outcomesStrong technical judgment and the ability to balance business needs, user experience, architectural considerations, and delivery trade-offsProven ability to develop engineering talent, build effective teams, and lead through influenceExcellent communication and collaboration skills across technical, business, and executive audiencesPreferred QualificationsExperience building digital products that support Finance, Commercial, or other complex enterprise business processesFamiliarity with financial technology ecosystems, including ERP, CRM, billing, planning, or financial management platformsExperience with complex enterprise integrations, data-intensive applications, API architectures, or event-driven systemsUnderstanding of engineering considerations for financial applications, including data integrity, security, auditability, and controlsExperience working with modern cloud and data platforms, including data pipelines, event streaming, and distributed architecturesExperience applying automation, advanced analytics, or AI to enterprise applications and business workflowsExperience leading multiple cross-functional engineering teams in an outcome-focused product environmentEducationBachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related fieldEquivalent practical experience is equally valuedWho Thrives HereEngineers who:Love solving complex problems and finding elegant, practical solutionsCare as much about the people using their products as the technology behind themEnjoy building teams, growing talent, and helping engineers do their best workBring curiosity and conviction to product and technical decisionsAre comfortable with ambiguity and energized by the opportunity to shape how things are builtTake pride in building reliable, high-quality technology that delivers lasting valueWho This Role Is Not ForThis role may not be the right fit if you:Prefer working from detailed requirements with limited ambiguityWant to focus primarily on coding without engaging in product decisionsAre most comfortable in highly structured, delivery-driven environmentsThe 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:Pay Range:United States: 202,000 - 229,000 USDBase 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:30Annual 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 AmericaCity/Cities:AtlantaTravel Required:00% - 25%Relocation Provided:NoJob Posting End Date:November 22, 2026Our 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. 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