SWE & App Arch Sr Engineer

PepsiCo; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo seeks a Senior Backend Engineer to lead AIQ global features as a module lead, designing scalable microservices with Java, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud. Secure REST/GraphQL APIs, and optimize databases and data pipelines for high-throughput workloads.

You will guide a four-person backend team, implement distributed patterns with API gateways, connect services via Kafka, containerize with Docker, orchestrate with Kubernetes, and build autonomous agents with RAG workflows.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in backend/full-stack development.
• Strong experience with Java, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud.
• Experience designing microservices and scalable REST/GraphQL APIs.

Responsibilities

• Design & Build scalable microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud.
• Implement distributed patterns with service discovery, API gateways, and circuit breakers.
• Connect services using message brokers like Kafka or other messaging queues.
• Containerize and deploy services using Docker and Kubernetes (AKS/EKS).
• Develop autonomous agents and task automation, with reasoning loops (like ReAct).
• Orchestrate multi-agent workflows, routing, and prompt chaining.
• Integrate Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures and vector databases.
• Link LLM providers securely via REST APIs.
• Monitor agent behaviours, system latency, and failure rates in production.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Spring Cloud

Microservices

REST/APIs

Distributed systems

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenAI API

Azure AI Search

HuggingFace API

Education

Bachelor's degree or above

Tools

Kafka

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure AI Search

OpenAI API

HuggingFace API

Job description

Overview

• Responsible for AIQ global features development as module lead.
• Takes care of Metrics , Insights, AI Agent and any new global feature modules design & develop performant, secure RESTful/GraphQL APIs with clear contracts to enable parallel UI development, while optimizing databases and data pipelines for strict throughput requirements.
• Guide and unblock a small sub-team of four backend engineers by effectively delegating tasks, conducting code reviews, and enforcing rigorous unit, integration, and performance testing standards

Responsibilities

• Design & Build Services-Create scalable microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and Spring Cloud.
• Implement Distributed Patterns -Manage service discovery, API gateways, and circuit breakers.
• Event-Driven Integration -Connect services using message brokers like Kafka or messaging queues.
• Containerization & Deployment -Deploy and orchestrate services using Docker and Kubernetes (AKS/EKS).
• Develop Autonomous Agents -Build intelligent agents capable of task automation, reasoning loops (like ReAct), and decision-making.
• Orchestrate Workflows - Set up multi-agent collaboration patterns, routing, and prompt chaining.
• Vector & RAG Integration - Integrate Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures and vector databases (e.g., Azure AI Search) with Java backends.
• API Connectivity - Link LLM providers (OpenAI, Hugging Face) securely via REST APIs
• Track agent behaviors, system latency, and failure rates in production environments.
• Partner with DevOps teams to automate testing and streamline deployments

Qualifications

Any Bachelors degree or above with 8+ years of experience in fullstack developement