OverviewCAREERS TO SMILE ABOUTAt PepsiCo, you'll discover a place where our mission is to create smiles around the world.
With a portfolio of more than 500 beloved brands including, Gatorade, Lay's and Quaker, our work touches millions of people every day.At the heart of the company is a team of thinkers, creators, and problem-solvers who collaborate to innovate and turn ideas into action.
Driven by innovation and a focus on creating joyful moments through food and drinks, our decisions are guided by consumer centricity, creating opportunities for our associates to do meaningful work and make a lasting impact in the communities we serve.Whatever your role, you'll be part of a integral community that values your ideas and empowers you to make an impact, on your career and on the world around you.ResponsibilitiesThe OpportunityApplication Architecture is central to driving software development and long-term technology strategy across the Strategy & Transformation (S&T;) organization.
This role establishes a comprehensive end-to-end vision for application design and provides strong technical leadership, guiding teams on priorities, direction, and adoption of modern, reusable, and AI-enabled technologies.
As a key enabler of scalable digital transformation across PepsiCo's value chain, this leader fosters collaboration, promotes standardization and reuse, and ensures alignment between business strategy and technology execution.This position is responsible for architecting and designing the logical and physical structures of digital products and applications, including defining technology stacks, reusable design patterns, and engineering standards.
The role ensures systems are scalable, performant, cost-efficient, and observable by incorporating monitoring strategies for performance, availability, and system health, along with workflow design and optimization.
Additionally, it involves evaluating and selecting tools and frameworks, guiding engineering teams on consistent implementation, mitigating technical risks, and optimizing solutions through build-time and run-time cost analysis.Your ImpactAs SWE & App Arch Sr Principal Engineer your scope would consist of ...StrategyDefine and drive the application architecture vision aligned to business goals and S&T; prioritiesLead, build, and mentor high-performing, globally distributed engineering teamsEngage senior executives and stakeholders to shape and communicate the software engineering narrative and architectural directionEstablish and govern enterprise architecture standards,



principles, and processes to ensure consistency, scalability, and reuse across solutionsChampion a culture of reuse and standardization to accelerate delivery and reduce redundancyTranslate business strategies into architectural implications, identifying risks and ensuring alignment to objectivesProactively manage delivery risks, issues, and dependencies, ensuring timely escalation and resolutionArchitectureDefine and enforce development standards, design guidelines, and integration patterns, emphasizing modularity and reuseAssess the current application landscape, identify gaps, and drive continuous improvement opportunitiesDesign and evolve target-state architecture, including transition roadmaps from current to future stateLead the design of conceptual and detailed logical and physical architectures, including workflow orchestration and sequencing of system interactionsDefine and implement monitoring and observability strategies to ensure system performance, availability, reliability, and healthLead the design of enterprise applications to ensure scalability, performance, and cost efficiencyPerform build-time and run-time cost analysis to optimize infrastructure, application performance, and total cost of ownershipEnable seamless integration across systems, functions, and platformsMaintain architecture artifacts, models, and documentation to support transparency, reuse, and governanceInnovationEvaluate and promote emerging technologies, including AI-enabled tools, to enhance engineering productivity and business outcomesDrive the adoption and responsible use of AI tools across the software development lifecycleLead and support development of proofs of concept and prototypes to validate new ideasPartner across teams to build and evolve reference architectures, leveraging best practices and modern frameworksContinuously assess industry trends and frameworks to future-proof the technology landscapePromote innovative approaches that balance speed, quality, cost efficiency, and reuse across solutionsQualificationsWho Are We Looking For?




Minimum of 10 years of relevant software development and engineering leadership experienceExperience defining and driving enterprise application architecture strategy and governance7+ years of experience architecting fault-tolerant, high-scale distributed systemsExperience with high-throughput, cloud-native distributed systemsExperience with mission-critical, 24x7 systemsExperience with Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, and cloud-native PaaS/SaaS solutionsExperience implementing monitoring, observability, and reliability practices for large-scale systemsExperience with cloud cost optimization and build/run-time cost analysis (FinOps)Experience building reusable platforms, shared services, or reference architecturesDeep knowledge of design patternsCommanding knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and object-oriented designExperience implementing and consuming large-scale web servicesFull-stack engineering experienceFamiliarity with AI-enabled development tools and modern engineering practicesExperience with JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, React/Redux or similar front-end frameworksWorking knowledge of programming languages beyond C#, Java, C/C++ (e.g., Python, Ruby, Perl)Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related fieldMaster's or PhD in Computer Science or Engineering (preferred)What can you expect from us:Opportunities to learn and develop every day through a wide range of programs.Internal digital platforms that promote self-learning.Development programs according to Leadership skills.Specialized training according to the role.Learning experiences with internal and external providers.We love to celebrate success, which is why we have recognition programs for seniority, behavior, leadership, moments of life, among others.Financial wellness programs that will help you reach your goals in all stages of life.A flexibility program that will allow you to balance your personal and work life, adapting your working day to your lifestyle.And because your family is also important to us, they can also enjoy benefits such as our Wellness Line, thousands of Agreements and Discounts, Scholarship programs for your children, Aid Plans for different moments of life, among others.We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company.
We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
We respect and value diversity as a work force and innovation for the organization.
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📌 Swe & App Arch Sr Principal Engineer (México)
🏢 PEPSICO
📍 México