Senior Platform & Application Architecture Leader

PepsiCo Inc.; Kraków; On-site; PLN 360,000 - 441,000; Full time

Job summary

PepsiCo Inc. is seeking an Application Architect in Kraków to lead end-to-end application design and governance across Strategy & Transformation. You will guide a team of engineers, set technical direction, and ensure scalable, high-impact digital solutions across PepsiCo’s value chain.

The role emphasizes collaboration with regional and global partners, oversight of architecture governance, and alignment with business goals, while driving architectural excellence and modernization initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Define development guidelines and standards for applications and integration.
• Analyze current IT ecosystem to identify weaknesses and opportunities for improvements.
• Define transition steps from current to future architecture across the organization.
• Develop and maintain IT ecosystem architecture models, processes, and documentation.
• Identify emerging technologies to enable the overall business architecture.
• Partner with teams to build a comprehensive reference architecture.

Skills

Data structures

Algorithms

Object-oriented design

JavaScript/TypeScript

Node.js

React-Redux

Full stack engineering

Cloud platforms

Distributed systems

Architectural leadership

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Master’s or PhD in CS/Engineering (preferred)

Tools

Azure

Google Cloud

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

SAP ERP (preferred)

Job description

PepsiCo Inc. is seeking an Application Architect in Kraków to lead end-to-end application design and governance across Strategy & Transformation. You will guide a team of engineers, set technical direction, and ensure scalable, high-impact digital solutions across PepsiCo’s value chain.

The role emphasizes collaboration with regional and global partners, oversight of architecture governance, and alignment with business goals, while driving architectural excellence and modernization initiatives.