Manager, Software Engineering

PepsiCo • Plano, TX

6h

About The Position

We are PepsiCo
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.
Platform & Solution Engineering at PepsiCo
The Digital Evolution is critical to driving PepsiCo’s ambitions around being FASTER, STRONGER, and BETTER. The Platform & Solution Engineering 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 Platform & Solution Engineering team create user-centric digital products that can be scaled globally by leveraging the leading technologies, advanced analytics algorithms and latest user research.

Manager of Software Engineering 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 leader will deliver the end-to-end software development experience, deliver high quality software as part of the DevOps process, and have accountability for our business operations.
The leader 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 leader 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's in computer science, engineering, or related field
• 10-12 years of software design and development (Java/Spring Boot, Python)
• 8–10 years of Java/Python development, enterprise-grade applications expertise
• 3–5 years of microservices development and RESTful API design
• 3–5 years with cloud-native solutions (Azure preferred, AWS, Google Cloud)
• Strong understanding of web protocols, REST APIs, SOA
• 3–5 years as lead developer, mentoring teams, driving technical direction
• Proficient with relational databases (Oracle, MSSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL databases (Couchbase, MongoDB)
• Experience with Azure Kubernetes Service or equivalent
• Knowledge of event-driven architecture and message brokers (Kafka, ActiveMQ)
• Data integration experience across cloud and on-prem systems
• Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines, DevOps automation
• Ability to write high-quality, secure, scalable code
• Experience delivering mission-critical, high-throughput systems
• Strong problem-solving, communication, stakeholder collaboration skills
• Experience in Scaled Agile (SAFe) as technical lead
• Strong attention to detail and extremely well-organized
• Capable of leading a development team of senior software engineers within an Agile project environment.
• Ability to work in collaborative environment with diverse team and co-workers.
• Strong communication, interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects with competing priorities.
• Ability to work cross functionally with product, service design and operations teams 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 ability to influence at senior level.
• Ability to work with several vendor resources overseeing multiple projects across different programs.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of Salesforce ecosystem (Sales Cloud/CRM) is a plus

Responsibilities

• Support the vision and guide a team of engineers in developing and maintaining Platform & Solution Engineering aligned with core priorities in Strategy & Transformation.
• Oversee the comprehensive development of integration services for the Integration platform utilizing Java and Python on Azure.
• Design scalable, performant, and secure systems ensuring maintainability and quality.
• Establish code standards and best practices; conduct code reviews and technical audits.
• Advise on the selection of tools, libraries, and frameworks.
• Research emerging technologies and provide recommendations for their adoption.
• Uphold high standards of Integration services and performance across platforms.
• Foster partnerships with User Experience, Product Management, IT, Data & Analytics, Emerging Tech, Innovation, and Process Engineering teams to deliver the Digital Products portfolio.
• Develop software development strategy adhering to industry standards. Create a roadmap and schedule for implementation based on business requirements and strategy.
• Demonstrate familiarity with AI tools and platforms such as OpenAI (GPT-3/4, Assistants API), Anthropic, or similar LLM providers.
• Integrate AI capabilities into applications, including AI copilots, smart chatbots, automated data processors, and content generators.
• Understand prompt engineering, context handling, and AI output refinement.
• Lead multi-disciplinary, high-performance work teams distributed across remote locations effectively. Build, manage, develop, and mentor a team of engineers.
• Engage with executives throughout the company to advocate the narrative surrounding software engineering.
• Expand Platform & Solution Engineering capabilities through a customer-focused, services-driven digital solutions platform leveraging data and AI to deliver automated and personalized experiences.
• Manage and appropriately escalate delivery impediments, risks, issues, and changes associated with engineering initiatives to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with key business partners to recommend solutions that best meet the strategic needs of the business.

Benefits

• Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 12% of annual salary paid out annually.
• Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager