Software Engineering Sr Manager Job at Pepsico (Plano)

Software Engineering Sr Manager

Pepsico

Location:
United States , Plano

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

140100.00 - 234850.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

Senior Principal Engineer provides senior technical and people leadership for one or more engineering domains within Digital Product Applications (DPA). This role owns delivery outcomes at scale, leads multiple teams or managers, and remains technically credible through hands-on engineering involvement, particularly on complex, high-impact initiatives.

Job Responsibility:

Provide technical direction across multiple teams or platforms
Guide architecture decisions for cloud-native, distributed, and high-throughput systems
Ensure engineering rigor across SDLC using metrics-backed decision making
Lead and develop engineering managers and senior engineers
Build scalable team models, talent pipelines, and succession plans
Foster a strong engineering culture focused on quality and accountability
Own delivery commitments, risk management, and escalation for major initiatives
Ensure reliability, availability, and security of production platforms
Drive continuous improvement across performance, stability, and cost
Create the vision and guide a team of engineers to build and support digital products and services
Drive partnerships with UX, Product Management, IT, Data & Analytics, Emerging Tech, Innovation, and Process Engineering teams
Develop software development strategy utilizing industry standards
Lead multi-discipline, high-performance work teams distributed across remote locations
Build, manage, develop, and mentor a team of engineers
Develop and expand engineering capabilities through a customer obsessed, services-driven digital solutions platform
Manage and appropriately escalate delivery impediments, risks, issues, and changes
Interact with key business partners to recommend solutions that best meet the strategic needs of the business

Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
10+ years of relevant software development and engineering management experience
4+ years of people management experience, with 2+ years managing multiple managers/teams
Hands-on expertise in React.js, React Native, and Node.js development
Full stack engineering experience with proficiency in JavaScript, Java, Spring/Spring Boot, messaging etc.
Deep knowledge of data structures, algorithms, object-oriented design, and architectural patterns
Strong understanding of cloud computing platforms (Azure preferred)
Metrics-backed decisions during all phases of SDLC
Working knowledge of microservices architecture, distributed caching, message queues, and database technologies (RDBMS, NoSQL, Key-Value Stores)
Experience with high-throughput, mission-critical, 24x7 cloud-native distributed systems
Strong problem-solving skills, ability to manage multiple projects, and a passion for building scalable software solutions
Strong verbal and written English communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with global teams

Nice to have:

Knowledge of react native mobile development in iOS will be a plus
Master's or PhD preferred

What we offer:

Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 15% of annual salary paid out annually
Paid time off including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement
Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life)
Defined Contribution Retirement Plan

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
May 15, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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