Product Developer, Culinary Innovation, Food Ventures

PepsiCo

📍 Cornellà del Terri, Catalunya, Spain

FULL_TIME Computer Occupations

Job Description

Overview

Purpose of the Role

The Product Developer plays a key role in transforming chef-created gold standards into functional, testable product prototypes and recipes. This role is highly hands-on—supporting the development, iteration, and validation of MVPs (Minimum Viable Products) that bridge culinary intent with real-world technical feasibility.


Responsibilities

Prototype and MVP Development:

  • Execute hands-on development of early culinary product prototypes based on direction from Chefs and senior product developers.
  • Works on simple projects in autonomy to deliver prototypes and scalable recipes
  • Support product evaluations, reformulations, and recipe adjustments to align with gold-standard targets
  • Document preparation parameters and product performance to support product iteration and scale-up.
  • Provide input on product handling, quality challenges and pack-out implications.