SWE & App Arch Assoc Principal Engineer

PepsiCo Inc.; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo Inc. in Hyderabad seeks a senior software architect to lead backend development and distributed systems design. You will own contracts, data models, and test strategies while guiding teams to deliver high‑scale solutions that meet gates and quality standards.

You will collaborate with stakeholders to convert ambiguous asks into clear specifications, design roadmaps, and implement cloud‑based, serverless and RESTful services using Java and Spring Boot.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Engineering.
• 9+ years software development experience.
• 3+ years architecting fault-tolerant, high-scale distributed systems.
• Strong in Java, Spring/Spring Boot.
• Backend microservices, REST APIs.
• Cloud (Azure, AWS) and Serverless computing.

Responsibilities

• Guide engineering teams across S&T priorities.
• Develop and maintain digital products using industry‑standard software engineering practices.
• Create roadmaps and implementation plans aligned with business strategy.
• Support AI‑driven, data‑powered digital solutions.
• Troubleshoot delivery risks, issues, and impediments.
• Partner with business stakeholders to recommend strategic solutions.
• Experience in Code reviews and guiding the team.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Backend microservices

Distributed systems

REST APIs

Serverless

Cloud platforms

Code reviews

Architectural design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Azure

AWS

Job description

Overview

Ship production Java end-to-end within a bounded context — partner with stakeholders to convert ambiguous asks into crisp specs, then design, build, and ship standards-compliant code in days. Own contracts, data model, and test strategy alongside the code. Use Claude Code as a force multiplier with the adversarial-review discipline to catch model drift before it merges. Hold the line on the team's quality gates: tests green, contract parity intact, observability wired in. "Done" means passes the gates — not "works on my machine."

Responsibilities

• Guide engineering teams across S&T priorities.
• Develop and maintain digital products using industry‑standard software engineering practices.
• Create roadmaps and implementation plans aligned with business strategy.
• Support AI‑driven, data‑powered digital solutions.
• Troubleshoot delivery risks, issues, and impediments.
• Partner with business stakeholders to recommend strategic solutions.
• Experience in Code reviews and guiding the team.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Engineering
• 9+ years software development experience.
• 3+ years architecting fault‑tolerant, high‑scale distributed systems.
• Strong in:
• Java, Spring/Spring Boot
• Backend microservices
• REST APIs
• Serverless computing
• Cloud (Azure, AWS)
• AI tools like Copilot, Devin or Windsurf
• High‑throughput distributed systems
• Design patterns, data structures, algorithms