Engineering Manager- Software Engineering COE; ATL

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Our 155,000 team members innovate with purpose, providing customers with life’s essentials so businesses can grow, communities prosper, and consumers live well. With over 160 years of experience as a family company, we look ahead while remaining true to our values. We put people first. We reach higher. We do the right thing—today and for generations to come.

Job Purpose and Impact

• The Engineering Manager
  - Software Engineering COE role sits within Cargill’s Software Engineering Center of Excellence (CoE) and plays a critical role in enabling consistent, high-quality software delivery across the enterprise.

  The Software CoE is responsible for establishing and scaling standards, practices, and capabilities that improve how software is built, delivered, operated, and evolved across a diverse portfolio of technologies, platforms, and product teams. Rather than owning a single application or technology stack, the CoE operates horizontally across the organization, supporting teams spanning custom development, packaged software, SaaS platforms, cloud-native services, and legacy systems.

  This role is designed for a leader with broad technology experience who can help manage engineering capacity, lead priority initiatives, and partner closely with product, platform, security, and architecture teams to drive enterprise outcomes. The Supervisor II will balance people leadership, delivery execution, and continuous improvement, while helping translate CoE strategy into actionable results.

Key Accountabilities

• Resource & Delivery Leadership

  • Support resource planning and allocation across multiple initiatives, balancing capacity, priorities, and delivery commitments.
  • Lead and coordinate cross-team project initiatives, ensuring alignment to timelines, scope, and quality expectations.
  • Partner with product, platform, and functional leaders to ensure engineering efforts are aligned with enterprise priorities.

  Technical & Engineering Enablement

  • Provide technical leadership and guidance across a broad range of software disciplines, helping teams make sound design and implementation decisions.
  • Support teams working across diverse stacks, including cloud platforms, modern application frameworks, enterprise systems, SaaS, and legacy technologies.
  • Promote reuse of patterns, standards, and best practices established by the Software CoE.

  Quality, Standards & Continuous Improvement

  • Champion engineering standards, SDLC practices, and quality expectations across the organization.
  • Identify opportunities to improve delivery efficiency, developer experience, and operational excellence.
  • Support adoption of CoE-led capabilities such as CI/CD, observability, security practices, and automation.

  Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

  • Collaborate closely with product management, architecture, security, and platform teams to align execution with enterprise direction.
  • Act as a connector across teams, helping remove obstacles and drive clarity in complex, cross-functional environments.

  People Leadership

  • Lead and support engineers and technical professionals by setting clear expectations, providing coaching and feedback, and fostering a culture of accountability and growth.
  • Create an inclusive environment that encourages learning, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
  • Support career development and performance management for team members.

  Operational Support

  • Provide leadership support for production operations and issue resolution, ensuring timely communication and effective problem-solving when needed.
  • Ensure appropriate documentation is maintained for systems, processes, and standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum requirement of 4 years of relevant work experience. Typically reflects 5 years or more of relevant experience.
• Broad technical background spanning multiple software technologies, platforms, or delivery models.
• Strong understanding of software delivery life cycles, engineering best…