Lead Software Engineer

The Application Architect/ Tech Lead 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 be a highly experienced and hands-on Principal Architect – React Native, responsible for leading the design and development of our mobile platform. This role is critical in shaping our mobile strategy, establishing architectural best practices, and mentoring a world-class engineering team. The role involves owning the mobile application architecture from end to end in a product-focused, high-growth startup/enterprise environment.

• Support the vision and guide a team of engineers to build and support digital products and Applications (DPA) across S&T core priorities.
• Define and drive the overall architecture for mobile apps built with React Native.
• Design scalable, performant, and secure systems while ensuring maintainability and quality.
• Set code standards and best practices; lead code reviews and technical audits.
• Guide the selection of tools, libraries, and frameworks.
• Research emerging technologies and make recommendations for adoption.
• Ensure high standards of mobile UX and performance across platforms (iOS/Android).
• 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 based on business requirements and strategy.
• Familiarity with AI tools and platforms, such as OpenAI (GPT-3/4, Assistants API), Anthropic, or similar LLM providers.
• Ability to integrate AI capabilities into applications, such as AI copilots, chatbots, automated data processors, content generators.
• Understanding of prompt engineering, context handling, and AI output refinement.
• Lead multi-discipline, high-performance teams distributed across remote locations effectively.
• Build, manage, develop, and mentor a team of engineers.
• Interact with executives to lead the narrative around software engineering.
• Develop and expand DPA capabilities through a customer-obsessed, services-driven digital solutions platform leveraging data and AI for personalized experiences.
• Manage and escalate delivery impediments, risks, issues, and changes tied to engineering initiatives.
• Interact with key business partners to recommend solutions that meet strategic needs.

Qualifications include a Bachelor’s / Master Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, with a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, including 4+ years hands-on experience with React Native mobile development. Deep understanding of mobile architecture patterns, native modules, TypeScript, React, CI/CD, and cloud platforms like Azure is required. Experience in a similar industry or with large-scale systems is preferred.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Food and Beverage Services

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