Software Engineer

Software Engineer

About Sysco LABS:

Sysco LABS is the Global In-House Center of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the world’s largest foodservice company. Sysco ranks 55th in the Fortune 500 list and is the global leader in the trillion-dollar foodservice industry.

Sysco operates 333 distribution centers across 10 countries, with 75,000 colleagues serving approximately 670,000 customer locations, including restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments, entertainment venues and more. For fiscal year 2026, which ended June 27, 2026, the company generated sales of more than $84 billion.

Sysco LABS Sri Lanka delivers the technology that powers Sysco’s end-to-end operations.

Sysco LABS’ enterprise technology is present in the end-to-end foodservice journey, enabling the sourcing of food products, merchandising, storage and warehouse operations, order placement and pricing algorithms, the delivery of food and supplies to Sysco’s global network and the in-restaurant dining experience of the end-customer.

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

• 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, with a minimum of 1year of experience developing production grade 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 (MySQL or Postgres), schema design, and SQL optimization; Knowledge on NoSQL databases would be an added advantage

• Familiarity with data streaming concepts and related toolsets (Kafka)

• Familiarity with Linux-based systems and DevOps practices

• Prior experience and hands-on exposure working with AWS will be beneficial

• Excellent communication skills

• Familiarity with working in a Scrum Agile delivery environment

• Familiarity with Quality Engineering processes and practices

Benefits:

• Performance-based annual bonus

• 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

• Hybrid work arrangement

Sysco LABS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

About Us

Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food products to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Its family of products also includes equipment and supplies for the foodservice and hospitality industries. With more than 71,000 colleagues, the company operates 333 distribution facilities worldwide and serves approximately 700,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2022 that ended July 2, 2022, the company generated sales of more than $68 billion. Information about our Sustainability program, including Sysco’s 2022 Sustainability Report and 2022 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Report, can be found at www.sysco.com.