Software Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION

Software Engineer

The Big Picture

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.

The Opportunity

We are on the lookout for a Software Engineer (Full Stack) to join our team.

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 one year of experience developing production-grade enterprise applications

• Experience with the Java/Spring-Boot stack, with exposure on RESTful APIs, microservices and performance optimizations

• Experience in front-end development (React/Redux stack) and related best practices.

• Knowledge of NodeJs (Express) backend development will be beneficial

• In-depth understanding of relational databases (MySQL or Postgres), schema design and SQL optimization; Knowledge on NoSQL databases would be an added advantage

• Experience with modern AI development frameworks, model APIs, and related technologies

• Familiarity with Linux based systems and DevOps practices

• Prior experience and hands on exposure working with GCP or AWS would be beneficial

• Familiarity with data streaming concepts and related toolsets (Kafka) will be an added advantage

• 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

• Comprehensive Health & Life Insurance Cover - extendable to parents and in-laws

• Hybrid work arrangement

Sysco LABS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.