Went through the Coca-Cola SWE loop earlier this year for a senior engineer role on their digital commerce platform team out of Atlanta. Coming from a FAANG background I didn't know what to expect from a consumer goods company. Turned out to be more thorough than I assumed.
Here's the full sequence as it went for me:
Recruiter screen (30 min): Pretty standard. Role fit, comp alignment, relocation conversation (they really do want Atlanta-based people, remote wasn't on the table for this one). The recruiter was prompt and organized, which was refreshing.
Technical phone screen (60 min): One coding problem, medium difficulty roughly. Python was fine. They used a shared HackerRank-style link. The problem was about tree traversal, nothing exotic. They also asked a few questions about API design at the end, like how you'd structure a service that handles product catalog updates at scale.
Onsite / virtual onsite (4 rounds, one day): This is where it gets interesting for a CPG company. Rounds included: One more coding round, similar difficulty to the phone screen System design: they gave me a scenario around their digital ordering/delivery infrastructure. think distributed systems, event-driven, high availability. genuinely not a softball. Cross-functional: a PM and someone from data science sat in. more about how you collaborate than your algorithms. Behavioral: two hiring managers from different teams. classic leadership questions, tell me about a time you disagreed with a stakeholder, etc.
Total elapsed time from application to offer: about 6 weeks. that's actually faster than some FAANG loops I've done.
One thing to note: Coca-Cola has gone through meaningful tech org growth since they've been building out their digital and data capabilities. The interviewers were technically solid. not what I expected from a company famous for a brown fizzy drink.
Offer was competitive with big tech for a senior IC. Atlanta CoL helps a lot with the math.
Happy to answer specifics if you're going through it.