Lead Engineer

**Overview**

**Lead Engineer**:
**WHAT MAKES YOU UNIQUE MAKES US BETTER**

Are you interested in a career in eCommerce in PepsiCo?
- Then now is the time to explore the opportunities of PepsiCo: join us as the next Lead Engineer.
- Working with inspiring and experienced colleagues, you'll find that the atmosphere in our office in Vitoria/Kraków is informal and engaging. With an active, get-things-done culture, this is a place where your dynamism and agility will make a difference.
- This role offers many exciting challenges and opportunities:
- You will lead a product engineering team of up to 12 engineers- Your team will develop features end-to-end, spanning data modeling, testing, scalability, operability and ongoing metrics.- We have established design patterns using Python, Elixir, Airflow etc: however, languages can be learned. We put more emphasis on your general engineering skill and willingness to learn than knowledge of a particular language or framework.- This is a lead role that requires strong technical and people leadership, ability to collaborate cross-functionally with business stakeholders, product managers, designers, and other technology leaders.- We are looking for engineers with a passion for technology, researching new solutions and ways of working, who enjoy mentoring other engineers and sharing insights with their peers.

**Responsibilities**-
- Lead a product engineering team developing features end-to-end, spanning data modeling, testing, scalability, operability and ongoing metrics.- Ensure that we build high quality software by reviewing peer code check-ins- Ensure we hire the best possible talent, continuously develop both team and individuals as well as keep a strong engagement level- Define best practices for product development, engineering, and coding as part of a world class engineering team in Krakow- Work on a product team leveraging our core technology platforms, which include Direct Commerce, Supply Chain, Marketing Automation, Mobile, and Data. Collaborate in architecture discussions and architectural decision making that is part of continually improving and expanding these platforms.- Lead feature development in collaboration with other engineers; validate requirements / stories, assess current system capabilities, and decompose feature requirements into engineering tasks- Focus on delivering quality software through careful analysis of system capabilities and feature requests, peer reviews, test automation, and collaboration with QA engineers- Develop software in short iterations to quickly add business value**Qualifications**-
- 2+ years experience leading an engineering team- Deep understanding of database design and engineering- Strong familiarity with automated test frameworks- Current skills in following technologies:
- Elixir or Golang or Python-
- Relational databases - Postgres, MySQL, or similar-
- AWS, Azure, or similar cloud platforms-
- GitHub or similar source control-
- Automated build process and tools-
- Fluent with Agile processes and tools such as Jira or Pivotal Tracker; must have experience running Agile teams, continuous integration, automated testing, and test driven development- Excellent skills at project estimation, understanding team velocity / dev capacity, progress tracking with burndown charts

**Differentiating Competencies Required**:
- Self starter; bias for action and for quick iteration on ideas / concepts; strong interest in proving out ideas and technologies with rapid prototyping- Ability to interact well across various engineering teams;- Team player; excellent listening skills; welcoming of ideas and new ways of looking at things; able to lead brainstorming sessions and elicit input from team members - including those who may not be the loudest voice in the room

**What makes us different?**- Hybrid working model: combination of remote and collaborative office experience to enable innovation- Flexible work schedule- Variety of benefits to support your physical, emotional and financial wellbeing- Professional growth possibilities & learning opportunities- Volunteering opportunities to help external communities- Space to be you to promote our Diversity & Inclusion strategy

**Being you at PepsiCo**:

- PepsiCo is an equal opportunity employer, committed to helping people lead healthier lives and supports workforce diversity. We encourage the diversity of applicants across gender, age, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, social background, religion or belief and disability._

**Planet + People**:

- PepsiCo Positive (_
- pep+_
- ) is how we’ll transform the way we create value by operating within planetary boundaries and inspiring positive change for the planet and people in the global food system._