PepsiCo is a global food and beverage company. They are an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion, providing a comprehensive benefits package to support their employees and their families.

About the Position

Introduction

As an AI Engineer specializing in AI Agents at PepsiCo, you will be a key player in transforming the organization's strategies. This role involves designing, developing, prototyping, and deploying domain-specific AI agents and solutions, acting as a technical counterpart to the AI Solutions Lead. You will work closely with transformation teams, business stakeholders, and AI platform teams to build scalable, cross-domain AI solutions that deliver actionable insights and intelligent task performance.

Responsibilities

AI Development (40%)
- Prototype, iterate, and deploy domain-specific AI agents capable of communicating and collaborating with other AI agents for tasks like information gathering, insight generation, and intelligent actions.
- Write and optimize code for high-performance AI models.
- Develop an actionable Generative AI roadmap and drive solution development using Gen-AI and Agentic AI capabilities.
Collaboration with Teams (20%)
- Collaborate with transformation teams and business stakeholders to understand requirements and customize AI agents for specific domains.
- Work closely with AI platform teams to build scalable and cross-domain AI agents, ensuring end-to-end observability.
Integration & Deployment (20%)
- Lead AI projects, demonstrating hands-on experience in code development and software engineering.
- Deploy, monitor, and optimize AI agents on cloud infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance.
Continuous Learning (20%)
- Stay updated with the latest advancements in AI and machine learning technologies and integrate them into existing or new AI agents.
- Conduct thorough testing and validation to ensure the reliability and accuracy of AI agents and solutions.
Decision-Making Autonomy: Moderate – Significant autonomy in the technical aspects of AI model development and implementation, working under the strategic direction provided by the Senior AI Solutions Manager.
Supervision Required: Moderate – Operates with general guidance from the Senior AI Solutions Manager, with regular updates for alignment and support.
Complexity of Role: High – The role requires managing complex AI/ML projects, working with large datasets, and ensuring successful integration with existing systems while maintaining scalability.
Cross-Functional Interactions: Regular interaction with Data Science, Engineering, IT, digital products, and business stakeholders to ensure effective AI solution deployment.

Requirements

Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, AI/ML, Data Science, or a related field.
Experience: Proven experience in leading AI projects with hands-on experience in code development and software engineering.
Required Expertise:
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or C.
- Experience and working knowledge with Agentic AI frameworks (e.g., Langchain, CrewAi, MCP, A2A) and deployment of AI solutions on cloud infrastructures (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud).
- Strong understanding and experience in designing AI agents and integrating advancements in AI/ML technologies.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a cross-functional team environment.
- Technical Proficiency: Deep understanding of new technologies, GenAI algorithms and Agentic tools.
- Problem-Solving: Ability to translate business challenges into technical solutions.
- Collaboration Skills: Effective at working within cross-functional teams.
- Agility: Flexibility to adapt to changing requirements and new technologies.
- Communication Skills: Capable of explaining complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

Bonus based on performance and eligibility target payout is 12% of annual salary paid out annually.
Paid time off subject to eligibility, including paid parental leave, vacation, sick, and bereavement.
Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Health, and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Insurance (Accident, Group Legal, Life), Defined Contribution Retirement Plan.

About Company

PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable laws. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.