PepsiCo
SWE Principal Engineer (React & Java)
LevelStaff
LocationHyderabad, India
WorkRemote
TypeFull-time
Posted4 weeks ago
About the role
- Overview Principal Engineer Is responsible for owning one or more technology domains or products, leading engineering team memebers to deliver secure, scalable, and high‑quality solutions that support business objectives. This role translates enterprise strategy into execution, balances delivery with technical excellence, and partners closely with Product, Architecture, Security, and Business stakeholders. Role Responsibilities: Create the vision and guide a team of engineers to build and support digital products and services (TS&EP) 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 Responsibilities Technology & Delivery Ownership Own delivery and operational accountability for assigned applications, platforms, integrations, or services Translate business needs into technical roadmaps and execution plans Ensure solutions meet enterprise standards (architecture, security, compliance, performance) Drive modernization, resilience, and technical debt reduction Handon coding to pick up equal share to contribute to code and projects Engineering Leadership Lead a team of engineers, contractors, or system integrators Provide technical direction, code quality oversight, and design review governance Establish and enforce engineering best practices (CI/CD, testing, observability, secure coding) Balance speed of delivery with long‑term maintainability Stakeholder & Cross‑Functional Partnership Partner with Product Managers, Architects, Security, Infrastructure, and Vendors Communicate risks, tradeoffs, and progress clearly to leadership Support portfolio prioritization and roadmap alignment Operational Excellence Ensure availability, performance, and supportability of production systems Own incident awareness, root‑cause remediation, and continuous improvement Support audits, compliance requirements, and enterprise reviews Financial & Resource Management Manage vendor resource allocation Forecast capacity and skill needs to meet roadmap commitments Drive cost optimization through architecture and delivery efficiencies Qualifications Minimum Qualifications: A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field Master’s or PhD in Computer Science or Engineering preferred Minimum of 10 years of relevant software development and engineering management experience 3+ years’ experience managing developers with 1+ years of managing multiple managers/teams Commanding knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design Working knowledge of programming languages
- Java and JavaScript Working knowledge of Back End and Front End Frameworks – Spring/Spring Boot/React/React Native and NodeJS ecosystem Drive Best Practices of Code Reviews, Design Reviews, Architecture Reviews Metrics-backed decisions during all phases of SDLC Experience with Azure (preferred), Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services and cloud specific PaaS and SaaS solutions Qualities Strong attention to detail and extremely well-organized 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 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 to influence and lead people across cultures at a senior level Working knowledge of Cloud Native Development including concepts of Message Queues, Distributed Caching, Load Balancing, RDBMS, NoSQL, REST API’S, etc. Deep knowledge of design patterns, architecture patterns Strong verbal and written English communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with global teams.
Technology & Delivery Ownership Own delivery and operational accountability for assigned applications, platforms, integrations, or services Translate business needs into technical roadmaps and execution plans Ensure solutions meet enterprise standards (architecture, security, compliance, performance) Drive modernization, resilience, and technical debt reduction Handon coding to pick up equal share to contribute to code and projects Engineering Leadership Lead a team of engineers, contractors, or system integrators Provide technical direction, code quality oversight, and design review governance Establish and enforce engineering best practices (CI/CD, testing, observability, secure coding) Balance speed of delivery with long‑term maintainability Stakeholder & Cross‑Functional Partnership Partner with Product Managers, Architects, Security, Infrastructure, and Vendors Communicate risks, tradeoffs, and progress clearly to leadership Support portfolio prioritization and roadmap alignment Operational Excellence Ensure availability, performance, and supportability of production systems Own incident awareness, root‑cause remediation, and continuous improvement Support audits, compliance requirements, and enterprise reviews Financial & Resource Management Manage vendor resource allocation Forecast capacity and skill needs to meet roadmap commitments Drive cost optimization through architecture and delivery efficiencies - Minimum Qualifications: A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field Master’s or PhD in Computer Science or Engineering preferred Minimum of 10 years of relevant software development and engineering management experience 3+ years’ experience managing developers with 1+ years of managing multiple managers/teams Commanding knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design Working knowledge of programming languages
- Java and JavaScript Working knowledge of Back End and Front End Frameworks – Spring/Spring Boot/React/React Native and NodeJS ecosystem Drive Best Practices of Code Reviews, Design Reviews, Architecture Reviews Metrics-backed decisions during all phases of SDLC Experience with Azure (preferred), Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services and cloud specific PaaS and SaaS solutions Qualities Strong attention to detail and extremely well-organized 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 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 to influence and lead people across cultures at a senior level Working knowledge of Cloud Native Development including concepts of Message Queues, Distributed Caching, Load Balancing, RDBMS, NoSQL, REST API’S, etc. Deep knowledge of design patterns, architecture patterns Strong verbal and written English communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with global teams.
Benefits and perks
•Learning Budget
Required skills
Software engineering
Data analysis
Machine learning
Cloud infrastructure
Quality assurance
Product management
Design
Communication
About PepsiCo
Hyderabad
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