Senior Software Engineer (Full Stack)

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.  

For more information visit: www.syscolabs.lk 

We are currently on the lookout for a Senior Software Engineer to join our team.  

The Role:

• The design and development of enterprise solutions for one of the world’s largest corporations
• Implement distributed and highly available enterprise applications that scale for enterprise demands.
• Adhere to Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery of solutions.
• Ensure high code quality by following software engineering best practices.
• Work collaboratively in a cross functional team in an Agile delivery environment.
• Adhere to DevOps principles and be involved in projects throughout their full software lifecycle: from development, QA, and deployment, to post-production support.

The Profile:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent, with 3+ years 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)
• In-depth understanding of relational databases (MySQL or Postgres), schema design and SQL optimization. Knowledge on NoSQL databases would be an added advantage.
• Knowledge of front-end development (React/Redux stack) and related best practices.
• Familiarity with Linux based systems and DevOps practices
• Prior experience and hands on exposure working with AWS (primarily EC2, ECS, Lambda, Fargate, Step Functions, IaC)
• 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:  

• US dollar-linked compensation   

• 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   

• Overseas travel opportunities and exposure to client environments   

• Hybrid work arrangement   

Sysco LABS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.