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When the US Library of Congress ranked history’s most important innovations, it gave a foremost place to the printing press. While the mechanics behind the printing press weren’t far more sophisticated than the other machines of its era, the consequences of its invention were world changing; finally, mankind had a means for the mass distribution

Speaking on this edition of Sysco LABS Profiles, Shayne Weerakoon – who works with the BT Studio team as a Software Engineer – says the level of quality required by Sysco in the work that is done, has greatly helped him in excelling as a developer as optimal results are always essential. He talks about the continuous learning

Senior Software Engineer from the Sysco LABS’ CAKE Core team – Binujaya Padmakumara – speaks to us about how he has been exposed to a variety of technologies during his time here and how that learning has helped him with tackling the challenges that have come his way. He also elaborates on the work being

Christina Thalayasingam – Senior Quality Engineer for the BT Studio Team – talks to us about her journey at Sysco LABS so far and the different initiatives taken by the company to encourage Quality Engineers to move towards becoming full-stack Quality Engineers.

Roshan Alwis from the Cost Data Management team at Sysco LABS talks about the solutions the team works on and his own experience learning and working with the technologies.

“Kids are born Scientists” – Neil deGrasse Tyson Kids are naturally curious, and this curiosity makes their minds perfect for learning. However, early childhood education rarely includes education in Science, Technology or Engineering, failing to take full advantage of their potential. IgniterSpace on the other hand, is an organization that specializes in teaching STEM subjects

Sysco LABS has joined Educate Lanka on its Mentorship and Skills Development Program in an effort to support the next generation of Sri Lanka’s professionals. This student empowerment program is based on a unique social-private partnership model developed by the Educate Lanka Foundation. It leverages a network of corporate partners and their employees to develop

To mark International Women’s Day, Microsoft launched the #MakeWhatsNext campaign and co-hosted a forum alongside Sysco LABS at the Sysco LABS headquarters in Colombo 7. The event illustrated the changing workplace roles of women, and the importance of young women pursuing careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). Over a 100 people—from daughters and

  By: Kavin Ranawella When I was looking at options to complete my internship, I heard about this awesome company called Sysco LABS from a friend of mine who was once an intern there. The company had undergone a re-branding following a buyout from the largest food service distribution network in the world, a US based

  By: Umesh Jayasinghe It’s almost the end of the 4th month of our internship at Sysco LABS. Although it’s only been a few months, the experience I’ve gained so far has been fascinating. During our time here, we’ve been fully immersed in not only the technologies, but also the whole architecture of how a product

  By: Nusry Ahmed My first week at Sysco Labs was mainly about familiarizing myself with the staff and the company premises. All the teams eagerly presented their roles and responsibilities within the company and gave us an overview of how they work together as a team. There were also various introductory sessions which were carried

  By: Tamasha Malepathirana An internship is a platform to break out of our shells and experience the real world of work that awaits us in our prospective career fields.  Like everyone else, the internship for me was not an alien concept, but was novel enough to be quite enticing and frightening at the same