Deputy 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 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 Applications at PepsiCo The Digital Evolution is critical to driving PepsiCo’s ambitions around being FASTER, STRONGER, and BETTER. The Digital Products & Applications 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 & Applications team create user-centric digital products that can be scaled globally by leveraging the leading technologies, advanced analytics algorithms and latest user research. Responsibilities Software Engineering The Deputy 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.  Role 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 Ability to code mobile solutions using cutting edge technologies. Lead multi-discipline, high-performance developers distributed across remote locations effectively. Build, manage, develop, and mentor a team of engineers. Interact with various peers across the company to build consensus for solution. Develop and expand DPA 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 A Bachelor / master’s degree in computer science, Engineering field preferred Minimum of 13 years of relevant software development and engineering management experience 6+ yrs of experience in mobile development for iOS, Java , React, Python, Objective-C expertise. 4+ yrs of experience in React Native framework for mobile. Salesforce experience in configuration or coding would be a plus. 6+ yrs of working knowledge of Database like RDBMS (*Oracle / MSSQL/ MYSQL) , NoSQL ( PostgreSQL, Couchbase) 4+ years’ experience managing developers’ diverse team of developer and manager.  4+ yrs of experience in working in Agile projects, with strong understanding in running Agile ceremony, Kanban board and CI/CD process for a team. Strong working knowledge multi-tier and service-oriented architecture design solution. Good working knowledge of event driven / messaging solutions, HTTP protocol and REST API’s. Drive Best Practices of Code Reviews, Design Reviews, Architecture Reviews Metrics-backed decisions during all phases of SDLC Experience in CPG company would be plus , with DSD process knowledge. Good working knowledge of cloud offering and usage, experience with Azure (preferred). Experience with mission critical, 24x7 systems.  Experience with high throughput SaaS or cloud native systems.  Experience implementing and consuming large-scale web services.  Qualities Strong attention to detail and extremely well-organized Hands-on experience with mobile development Ability to lead development team as sr. software engineers in an Agile project. Ability to work in collaborative environment with diverse team and co-workers. Strong communication, interpersonal skills Proactively identifies future gap in solution, looks for constructive solutions and build alignment to in solving with constructive partnership with EA, SME’s, product owner and scrum leads. Ability to manage multiple projects with competing priorities. Ability to be able to interface with the business and priorities work for team. 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. Above all, curious to learn new things. At PepsiCo, we recognize that our success is driven by our talented and dedicated employees. Our Employee Value Proposition is built on a foundation of competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a commitment to your professional growth and personal well-being. We offer a dynamic and inclusive workplace where innovation thrives and your contributions are celebrated. Join us to make an impact, grow your career, and be part of a company that values sustainability, community engagement, and ethical practices.


Software Engineering The Deputy 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.  Role 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 Ability to code mobile solutions using cutting edge technologies. Lead multi-discipline, high-performance developers distributed across remote locations effectively. Build, manage, develop, and mentor a team of engineers. Interact with various peers across the company to build consensus for solution. Develop and expand DPA 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.


A Bachelor / master’s degree in computer science, Engineering field preferred Minimum of 13 years of relevant software development and engineering management experience 6+ yrs of experience in mobile development for iOS, Java , React, Python, Objective-C expertise. 4+ yrs of experience in React Native framework for mobile. Salesforce experience in configuration or coding would be a plus. 6+ yrs of working knowledge of Database like RDBMS (*Oracle / MSSQL/ MYSQL) , NoSQL ( PostgreSQL, Couchbase) 4+ years’ experience managing developers’ diverse team of developer and manager.  4+ yrs of experience in working in Agile projects, with strong understanding in running Agile ceremony, Kanban board and CI/CD process for a team. Strong working knowledge multi-tier and service-oriented architecture design solution. Good working knowledge of event driven / messaging solutions, HTTP protocol and REST API’s. Drive Best Practices of Code Reviews, Design Reviews, Architecture Reviews Metrics-backed decisions during all phases of SDLC Experience in CPG company would be plus , with DSD process knowledge. Good working knowledge of cloud offering and usage, experience with Azure (preferred). Experience with mission critical, 24x7 systems.  Experience with high throughput SaaS or cloud native systems.  Experience implementing and consuming large-scale web services.  Qualities Strong attention to detail and extremely well-organized Hands-on experience with mobile development Ability to lead development team as sr. software engineers in an Agile project. Ability to work in collaborative environment with diverse team and co-workers. Strong communication, interpersonal skills Proactively identifies future gap in solution, looks for constructive solutions and build alignment to in solving with constructive partnership with EA, SME’s, product owner and scrum leads. Ability to manage multiple projects with competing priorities. Ability to be able to interface with the business and priorities work for team. 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. Above all, curious to learn new things. At PepsiCo, we recognize that our success is driven by our talented and dedicated employees. Our Employee Value Proposition is built on a foundation of competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a commitment to your professional growth and personal well-being. We offer a dynamic and inclusive workplace where innovation thrives and your contributions are celebrated. Join us to make an impact, grow your career, and be part of a company that values sustainability, community engagement, and ethical practices.