Director, Principal Software Engineer

Position Overview

The Coca-Cola Global Equipment Product (GEP) team is seeking a seasoned Director, Principal Software Engineer to lead and advance software innovation across our Freestyle platform. Freestyle dispensers represent a globally deployed, award-winning ecosystem that integrates cloud, web, IoT, and embedded technologies-delighting millions of consumers every day.

This role blends deep technical leadership with people leadership and organizational influence. The ideal candidate is a highly accomplished Java and IoT engineering leader with a strong foundation in Spring Boot, RESTful services, and embedded systems, coupled with a proven ability to build, mentor, and lead.

You will collaborate across disciplines-including fluidics, electronics, hardware, embedded systems, regulatory, and enterprise platforms-shaping technology strategy while ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality, scalable software solutions that bridge physical devices and modern cloud ecosystems.

If you are energized by solving complex systems challenges, leading teams through ambiguity, and delivering software with tangible, real-world impact, we invite you to join us.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Lead the design and implementation of Java (Spring Boot) software running on embedded hardware within Freestyle dispensers.
• Define and evolve software architecture, ensuring scalability, reliability, security, and regulatory compliance.
• Oversee the development and integration of RESTful APIs and IoT services connecting devices to cloud platforms.
• Translate emerging hardware and embedded capabilities into differentiated, customer-facing features.
• Drive proactive maintenance, refactoring, and modernization of a large, complex, and evolving codebase.

Team Leadership & Management

• Provide technical and people leadership, fostering a culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Mentor engineers, guiding career development, performance growth, and technical mastery.
• Lead by influence-setting engineering best practices, establishing coding standards, and promoting sound design and development methodologies.
• Partner with engineering managers, product owners, and cross-functional leaders to align technical execution with business goals.
• Build strong collaboration across multidisciplinary teams (fluidics, embedded, mechanical, electrical, QA, and regulatory).

Delivery & Quality

• Ensure software meets high standards of quality, security, and regulatory compliance.
• Partner closely with QA to validate functionality across dispenser models and configurations.
• Lead complex debugging efforts across hardware, firmware, and software layers, driving root-cause resolution.
• Champion clear technical documentation and effective communication across teams and stakeholders.

Requirements

• 15+ years of professional software engineering experience, with demonstrated progression into technical or team leadership roles.
• Hands-on expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and RESTful web services. Proven experience in embedded systems, IoT development, or hardware-integrated software.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and influence engineering teams in complex environments.
• Strong debugging and root-cause analysis skills within layered, distributed systems.
• Track record of contributing to and stewarding large, production-grade codebases. BS degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including technical documentation.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary engineering organizations.
• Familiarity with tools and frameworks such as HTTP, Swagger/OpenAPI, Maven, and Git.

Nice to Have (Preferred Skills)

• Experience with Python for scripting, automation, or prototyping.
• Knowledge of C/C++ in embedded or systems programming contexts.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP. Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and containerized environments (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience influencing technical strategy at the product or platform level.

Why Join Us?

At Coca-Cola Global Equipment Product (GEP), you will lead technology that lives at the intersection of hardware, software, and human experience-powering products used daily by millions around the world. Youʼll join a collaborative, forward-thinking organization that values leadership, curiosity, and impact. If you aspire to shape both people and platforms, this is a unique opportunity to do so at global scale.

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:
$171,000 - $198,000

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.

Location(s):
United States of America
City/Cities:
Atlanta

Travel Required:
00% - 25%

Relocation Provided:
No

Job Posting End Date:
May 9, 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 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.

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.

Client-provided location(s): Atlanta, GA

Job ID: cocacola-151764954

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-04-11T23:32:06