Senior Software Engineer

Overview The Senior Software Engineer plays a key role in PepsiCo’s digital transformation, supporting end‑to‑end software development and delivering high‑quality systems across the value chain. Provides technical oversight and collaborates with UX, product, IT, data, and engineering teams. Helps build and support Tech Strategy & Enterprise Products (TS & EP). Works on high‑scale distributed systems, cloud platforms, and modern backend architectures. Responsibilities Guide engineering teams across S&T priorities. Develop and maintain digital products using industry‑standard software engineering practices. Create roadmaps and implementation plans aligned with business strategy. Support AI‑driven, data‑powered digital solutions. Troubleshoot delivery risks, issues, and impediments. Partner with business stakeholders to recommend strategic solutions. Qualifications Bachelors in CS/Engineering (Master’s/PhD preferred). 9+ years software development experience. 3+ years architecting fault‑tolerant, high‑scale distributed systems. Strong in: Java, Spring/Spring Boot Backend microservices REST APIs Serverless computing Cloud (Azure, AWS) AI tools like Copilot, Devin or Windsurf High‑throughput distributed systems Design patterns, data structures, algorithms