Overview

The Senior Manager, AI, Software Engineering & Intelligent Automation is responsible for leading the strategy, architecture, development, and delivery of enterprise platforms, digital products, AI solutions, and intelligent automation capabilities across PepsiCo's Strategy & Transformation (S&T;) organization. This leader drives innovation through contemporary Software Engineering, Cloud Platforms, Generative AI, Agentic AI, and Intelligent Automation while ensuring scalable, secure, resilient, and high-performing solutions that deliver measurable business value.

The role provides technical leadership across Software Engineering and Intelligent Automation teams and partners closely with Product, UX, IT, Data & Analytics, Emerging Technology, and Business stakeholders to accelerate digital transformation for Pepsico.

This role is a part of PepsiCo’s S&T; (Strategy & Transformation), Platform & Solution Engineering (PSE).

Responsibilities
- Define and execute the technology strategy, architecture, and roadmap for Platform & Solution Engineering (PSE), Software Engineering,



AI, and Intelligent Automation capabilities.
- Lead the design, development, deployment, and support of enterprise platforms, digital products, APIs, integrations, cloud-native applications, and automation solutions.
- Serve as the technical authority for software architecture, cloud platforms, distributed systems, application modernization, and Intelligent Automation platforms including UiPath.
- Drive adoption of Generative AI, Agentic AI, AI-assisted development, and automation technologies to improve developer productivity, operational efficiency, and business outcomes.
- Build, lead, mentor, and develop high-performing teams of Software Engineers, Solution Architects, RPA Developers, Engineering Managers, and Technical Leads.
- Partner with Product Management, User Experience, IT, Data & Analytics, Process Engineering, and Emerging Technology teams to deliver strategic business solutions.

📌 Associate Director SWE (Hyderabad)
🏢 PepsiCo
📍 Hyderabad