Talent Pool - Software Engineering – Java (Software Engineer/Snr Software Engineer/Associate Technical Lead /Technical Lead)
The Big Picture
Sysco LABS is the Global In-House Center of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the world’s largest foodservice company. Sysco ranks 56th in the Fortune 500 list and is the global leader in the trillion-dollar foodservice industry.
Sysco employs over 75,000 associates, has 337 smart distribution facilities worldwide, and over 14,000 IoT-enabled trucks serving 730,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2025 that ended June 29, 2025, the company generated sales of more than $81.4 billion.
Sysco LABS Sri Lanka delivers the technology that powers Sysco’s end-to-end operations. Everything we do at Sysco LABS supports Sysco’s Purpose of “Connecting the world to share food and care for one another”, and our work directly impacts millions of food consumers in a trillion-dollar, global industry.
The Opportunity:
We are currently building a talent pool for future Software Engineering - Java opportunities across Engineer to Lead levels within our team. This is an opportunity to be considered for upcoming roles and contribute to shaping the future of Sysco’s customer experience from the ground up.
Responsibilities:
Designing and developing enterprise solutions for one of the world’s largest corporations
Implementing distributed and highly available enterprise applications that scale for enterprise demands
Leading and grooming a team of talented individuals and driving the team toward achieving common goals
Adhering to Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery of solutions
Ensuring high code quality by following software engineering best practices
Working collaboratively in a cross-functional team in an Agile delivery environment
Adhering to DevOps principles and being involved in projects throughout their full software lifecycle: from development, QA, and deployment, to post-production support
Requirements:
A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent, and for SE - 1-2 Years, for SSE 2-4 Years, ATL - 4-6 Years and for TL 6-8 years of experience developing production enterprise applications
Extensive experience with the Java/Spring-Boot stack, along with hands-on knowledge on RESTful APIs, microservices, performance optimizations, enterprise integration principles and modern deployment strategies (containerization principles)
An in-depth understanding of relational databases, schema design and SQL optimization. Knowledge on NoSQL databases would be an added advantage
Familiarity with Linux-based systems, DevOps practices and prior experience working with cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
Familiarity with data streaming concepts and related toolsets (Kafka)
Excellent communication and leadership skills, along with prior experience leading people
Familiarity with working in a Scrum Agile delivery environment
Familiarity with Quality Engineering processes and practices
Knowledge of front-end development (React/Redux stack) would be an added advantage
Benefits:
US dollar-linked compensation
Performance rewards and recognition
Agile Benefits - special allowances for Health, Wellness & Academic purposes
Paid birthday leave
Team engagement allowance
Comprehensive Health & Life Insurance Cover - extendable to parents and in-laws
Overseas travel opportunities and exposure to client environments
Hybrid work arrangement
Sysco LABS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.