Associate Manager Software Engineering
PepsiCo
Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Responsibilities Support the vision and guide a team of engineers to build and support digital products and services (DPS) 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. Interact with executives across the company to lead the narrative around software engineering 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 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 11 plus years of relevant software development and engineering management experience 2+ years’ experience managing people Commanding knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented design Working knowledge of multiple programming languages Java, Python, JavaScript (NodeJS) and their ecosystems / frameworks like SpringBoot, tools like npm / React / ReactNative, etc. Experience with Azure, Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services and cloud specific PaaS and SaaS solutions Experience with mission critical, 24x7 systems Experience with high throughput cloud native distributed systems Experience implementing and consuming large-scale web services Deep knowledge of design patterns Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, React-Redux or other front-end frameworks is nice to have. Full stack engineering experience is nice to have. 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