• Job Description

  Req#: 364279
  Overview
  
  

  PepsiCo is one of the world's leading food and beverage companies with more than $79 Billion in Net Revenue and a global portfolio of diverse and beloved brands. We have a complementary food and beverage portfolio that includes 22 brands that each generate more than $1 Billion in annual retail sales. PepsiCo's products are sold in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo's strength is its people. We are over 250,000 game changers, mountain movers and history makers, located around the world, and united by a shared set of values and goals.

  We believe that acting ethically and responsibly is not only the right thing to do, but also the right thing to do for our business. At PepsiCo, we aim to deliver top-tier financial performance over the long term by integrating sustainability into our business strategy, leaving a positive imprint on society and the environment. We call this Winning with Purpose . For more information on PepsiCo and the opportunities it holds, visit www.pepsico.com .

  Digital Products and Services at PepsiCo

  The Digital Evolution is critical to driving PepsiCo’s ambitions around being FASTER, STRONGER, and BETTER. The Digital Products & Services team designs, builds, and stands up digital solutions across the value chain, that are embedded into business processes to optimize efficiency, reduce costs, and maintain high ROI. Guided by PEPSICO’s global priorities, the Digital Products & Services team create user-centric digital products that can be scaled globally by leveraging the leading technologies, advanced analytics algorithms and latest user research.

  Principal Software Engineer

  The Principal Software Engineer will play a pivotal role in software development activities and long-term initiative planning and collaboration across the Strategy & Transformation (S&T) organization. Software Engineering is the cornerstone of scalable digital transformation across PepsiCo’s value chain. This candidate will support the end-to-end software development experience and deliver high quality software as part of the DevOps process.

  The candidate in this role will provide technical oversight and direction to our software development team to ensure we deliver the best possible software solutions and ensure they are generating value through cost savings or incremental value. This candidate will work closely with the user experience, product, IT, and process engineering teams to develop new products and prioritize deliver solutions across S&T core priorities.

  
  Responsibilities
  
  

  1. Support the vision and guide a team of engineers to build and support digital products and services (DPS) across S&T core priorities

  1. Partner with User Experience, Product Management, IT, Data & Analytics, Emerging Tech, Innovation, and Process Engineering teams to deliver the Digital Products portfolio

  1. Support software development strategy utilizing industry standards. Create roadmap and timing of implementation of the roadmap based on business requirements and strategy.

  1. Support expanding DPS capabilities through a customer obsessed, services-driven digital solutions platform that leverages data and AI to deliver automated and personalized experiences

  1. Help problem solve delivery impediments, risks, issues, and changes tied to the engineering initiatives to the stakeholders

  1. Interact with key business partners to recommend solutions that best meet the strategic needs of the business

  
  Qualifications
  
  

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Master’s in Computer Science or Engineering (preferred).
  • Minimum 9+ years of relevant software development experience.
  • 4+ years as a senior software engineer working on scalable distributed systems.
  • Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design.
  • Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, Python, with experience in additional programming languages.
  • Experience in building APIs and microservices.
  • Familiarity with front-end technologies like React.js is a plus.
  • Full-stack engineering experience is preferred.
  • Experience with Azure, Google Cloud, AWS, and cloud-specific PaaS/SaaS solutions.
  • Experience with high-throughput, cloud-native distributed systems.
  • Deep knowledge of design patterns.
  • Strong verbal and written English communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with global teams.

  Qualities

  • Strong attention to detail and extremely well-organized

  • Ability to run a large team of software engineers

  • Ability to manage multiple projects with competing priorities

  • Ability to be able to interface with the business and recognize their needs and priorities

  • Ability to work cross functionally with product, service design and operations across the organization

  • Demonstrated passion for excellence with respect to Engineering services, education, and support

  • Strong interpersonal skills, ability to navigate through a complex and matrixed internal environment

  • Ability to work collaboratively with regional and global partners in other functional units

  • Ability to navigate a complex organization and to influence and lead people across cultures at a senior level

  
  

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • Master’s in Computer Science or Engineering (preferred).
  • Minimum 9+ years of relevant software development experience.
  • 4+ years as a senior software engineer working on scalable distributed systems.
  • Strong understanding of data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design.
  • Proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, Python, with experience in additional programming languages.
  • Experience in building APIs and microservices.
  • Familiarity with front-end technologies like React.js is a plus.
  • Full-stack engineering experience is preferred.
  • Experience with Azure, Google Cloud, AWS, and cloud-specific PaaS/SaaS solutions.
  • Experience with high-throughput, cloud-native distributed systems.
  • Deep knowledge of design patterns.
  • Strong verbal and written English communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with global teams.

  Qualities

  • Strong attention to detail and extremely well-organized

  • Ability to run a large team of software engineers

  • Ability to manage multiple projects with competing priorities

  • Ability to be able to interface with the business and recognize their needs and priorities

  • Ability to work cross functionally with product, service design and operations across the organization

  • Demonstrated passion for excellence with respect to Engineering services, education, and support

  • Strong interpersonal skills, ability to navigate through a complex and matrixed internal environment

  • Ability to work collaboratively with regional and global partners in other functional units

  • Ability to navigate a complex organization and to influence and lead people across cultures at a senior level

  
  

  1. Support the vision and guide a team of engineers to build and support digital products and services (DPS) across S&T core priorities

  1. Partner with User Experience, Product Management, IT, Data & Analytics, Emerging Tech, Innovation, and Process Engineering teams to deliver the Digital Products portfolio

  1. Support software development strategy utilizing industry standards. Create roadmap and timing of implementation of the roadmap based on business requirements and strategy.

  1. Support expanding DPS capabilities through a customer obsessed, services-driven digital solutions platform that leverages data and AI to deliver automated and personalized experiences

  1. Help problem solve delivery impediments, risks, issues, and changes tied to the engineering initiatives to the stakeholders

  1. Interact with key business partners to recommend solutions that best meet the strategic needs of the business

• About the company

  PepsiCo, Inc. is an American multinational food, snack, and beverage corporation headquartered in Harrison, New York, in the hamlet of Purchase. PepsiCo's business encompasses all aspects of the food and beverage market. It oversees the manufacturing, distribution, and marketing of its products.

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