Associate Director Software Engineering

Overview 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 generated 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.    S&T Org, Digital Products and Application (DPA Team) at PepsiCo   The Digital Evolution is critical to driving PepsiCo’s ambitions around being FASTER, STRONGER, and BETTER.  Under the Strategy & Transformation (S&T) organization, 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.    Associate Director of Software Engineering  The Associate Director 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 corner stone 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.  Responsibilities Create the vision and guide a team of engineers to build and support digital products and Applications (DPA) across S&T core priorities  Drive 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 utilizing industry standards. Create roadmap and timing of implementation of the roadmap based on business requirements and strategy.  Lead multi-discipline, high-performance work teams distributed across remote locations effectively. Build, manage, develop, and mentor a team of engineers.   Develop and expand DPS capabilities through a customer obsessed, services-driven digital solutions platform that leverages data and AI to deliver automated and personalized experiences  Manage and appropriately escalate delivery impediments, risks, issues, and changes tied to the engineering initiatives to the stakeholders  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 or PhD preferred). 13+ years of relevant software development and engineering management experience. 4+ years of people management experience, with 2+ years managing multiple managers/teams. Hands-on expertise in React.js, React Native, and Node.js development. Full stack engineering experience with Proficiency in JavaScript, Java, Spring/Spring Boot, messaging etc.  Deep knowledge of data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, and architectural patterns. Strong understanding of cloud computing platforms (Azure preferred). Metrics-backed decisions during all phases of SDLC Working knowledge of microservices architecture, distributed caching, message queues, and database technologies (RDBMS, NoSQL, Key-Value Stores). Experience with high-throughput, mission-critical, 24x7 cloud-native distributed systems. Strong problem-solving skills, ability to manage multiple projects, and a passion for building scalable software solutions.   Qualities  Strong attention to detail and extremely well-organized   Strong verbal and written English communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with global teams. 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   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


Create the vision and guide a team of engineers to build and support digital products and Applications (DPA) across S&T core priorities  Drive 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 utilizing industry standards. Create roadmap and timing of implementation of the roadmap based on business requirements and strategy.  Lead multi-discipline, high-performance work teams distributed across remote locations effectively. Build, manage, develop, and mentor a team of engineers.   Develop and expand DPS capabilities through a customer obsessed, services-driven digital solutions platform that leverages data and AI to deliver automated and personalized experiences  Manage and appropriately escalate delivery impediments, risks, issues, and changes tied to the engineering initiatives to the stakeholders  Interact with key business partners to recommend solutions that best meet the strategic needs of the business 


Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (Master’s or PhD preferred). 13+ years of relevant software development and engineering management experience. 4+ years of people management experience, with 2+ years managing multiple managers/teams. Hands-on expertise in React.js, React Native, and Node.js development. Full stack engineering experience with Proficiency in JavaScript, Java, Spring/Spring Boot, messaging etc.  Deep knowledge of data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, and architectural patterns. Strong understanding of cloud computing platforms (Azure preferred). Metrics-backed decisions during all phases of SDLC Working knowledge of microservices architecture, distributed caching, message queues, and database technologies (RDBMS, NoSQL, Key-Value Stores). Experience with high-throughput, mission-critical, 24x7 cloud-native distributed systems. Strong problem-solving skills, ability to manage multiple projects, and a passion for building scalable software solutions.   Qualities  Strong attention to detail and extremely well-organized   Strong verbal and written English communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with global teams. 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   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