PepsiCo Deutschland GmbH
Principal Software Engineer - Mobile Applications
PepsiCo Deutschland GmbH, Plano, Texas, us, 75086
Overview
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 PepsiCos 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 highly experienced and hands-on Principal Architect React Native to lead 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. This role will play a key leadership role in a product-focused, high-growth startup/enterprise environment, owning the mobile application architecture from end to end. Responsibilities
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 of the roadmap 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, smart chatbots, automated data processors, content generators. Understanding of prompt engineering, context handling, and AI output refinement. Lead multi-discipline, high-performance work teams distributed across remote locations effectively. Build, manage, develop, and mentor a team of engineers. Interact with executives across the company to lead the narrative around software engineering. 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. Compensation and Benefits:
The expected compensation range for this position is between $106,400 - $178,100. Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process. 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. In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan. Qualifications
A Bachelors / Master Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field. Minimum of 8 years of relevant software development and engineering management experience. 8+ years of experience on architecting fault-tolerant, high-scale distributed systems. 6+ years of working knowledge of Database like RDBMS (Oracle / MSSQL/ MYSQL), NoSQL (PostgreSQL, Couchbase). 4+ years of hands-on experience with developing Mobile Applications using React Native. Deep understanding of mobile architecture patterns (MVVM, Redux, Clean Architecture). Proven experience integrating native modules (iOS/Android) with React Native. Strong experience with TypeScript, React, and modern front-end best practices. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines using ADO, app store deployment processes, and analytics. Experience with performance optimization and debugging tools. Prior experience leading architecture for complex mobile applications. Working knowledge of Salesforce ecosystem, preferably Sales Cloud and CRM solutions. Experience implementing and consuming large-scale web services. Strong working knowledge of multi-tier and service-oriented architecture design solutions. Good working knowledge of event-driven/messaging solutions, HTTP protocol, and REST APIs. Experience in CPG company would be a plus, with DSD process knowledge. Good working knowledge of cloud offerings and usage, experience with Azure (preferred). Experience with mission-critical, 24x7 systems, with high throughput SaaS or cloud-native systems. Good working knowledge of event-driven/messaging solutions, HTTP protocol, REST APIs, and Basic Authentication (Single Sign-On).
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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 PepsiCos 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 highly experienced and hands-on Principal Architect React Native to lead 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. This role will play a key leadership role in a product-focused, high-growth startup/enterprise environment, owning the mobile application architecture from end to end. Responsibilities
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 of the roadmap 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, smart chatbots, automated data processors, content generators. Understanding of prompt engineering, context handling, and AI output refinement. Lead multi-discipline, high-performance work teams distributed across remote locations effectively. Build, manage, develop, and mentor a team of engineers. Interact with executives across the company to lead the narrative around software engineering. 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. Compensation and Benefits:
The expected compensation range for this position is between $106,400 - $178,100. Location, confirmed job-related skills, experience, and education will be considered in setting actual starting salary. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range during the hiring process. 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. In addition to salary, PepsiCo offers a comprehensive benefits package to support our employees and their families, subject to elections and eligibility: Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan. Qualifications
A Bachelors / Master Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field. Minimum of 8 years of relevant software development and engineering management experience. 8+ years of experience on architecting fault-tolerant, high-scale distributed systems. 6+ years of working knowledge of Database like RDBMS (Oracle / MSSQL/ MYSQL), NoSQL (PostgreSQL, Couchbase). 4+ years of hands-on experience with developing Mobile Applications using React Native. Deep understanding of mobile architecture patterns (MVVM, Redux, Clean Architecture). Proven experience integrating native modules (iOS/Android) with React Native. Strong experience with TypeScript, React, and modern front-end best practices. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines using ADO, app store deployment processes, and analytics. Experience with performance optimization and debugging tools. Prior experience leading architecture for complex mobile applications. Working knowledge of Salesforce ecosystem, preferably Sales Cloud and CRM solutions. Experience implementing and consuming large-scale web services. Strong working knowledge of multi-tier and service-oriented architecture design solutions. Good working knowledge of event-driven/messaging solutions, HTTP protocol, and REST APIs. Experience in CPG company would be a plus, with DSD process knowledge. Good working knowledge of cloud offerings and usage, experience with Azure (preferred). Experience with mission-critical, 24x7 systems, with high throughput SaaS or cloud-native systems. Good working knowledge of event-driven/messaging solutions, HTTP protocol, REST APIs, and Basic Authentication (Single Sign-On).
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