THE BIG PICTURE
Sysco LABS is the captive innovation arm of Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY), the world’s largest foodservice company. Sysco is a Fortune 500 company and 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 76,000 colleagues, the company operates 334 distribution facilities worldwide and serves approximately 730,000 customer locations. For fiscal year 2024 that ended July 1, 2024, the company generated sales of more than $78.8 billion.
Operating with the agility and tenacity of a tech–startup, powered by the expertise of the industry leader, Sysco LABS is perfectly poised to transform one of the world’s largest industries.
Sysco LABS’s engineering teams based out of Colombo, Sri Lanka and Austin and Houston, TX, innovate across the entire food service journey – from the enterprise grade technology that enables Sysco’s business, to the technology that revolutionizes the way that Sysco connects with restaurants and the technology that shapes the way those restaurants connect with customers.
Sysco LABS technology is present in 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, the in-restaurant dining experience of the end-customer and much more.
THE OPPORTUNITY
We are currently on the lookout for a Technical Lead to join our team.
RESPONSIBILITIES
The design and development of enterprise solutions for one of the world’s largest corporations involved in the marketing and distribution of food products
Implementing distributed and highly robust enterprise applications that scale for enterprise demands
Architecting and implementing scalable software solutions and document design decisions
Carrying out detailed technical designing of software solutions
Scoping and breaking down user stories into clear and achievable technical tasks
The implementation of the technical design including coding, calling existing services, creating new components, etc.
Ensuring a high standard of engineering quality through code reviews, unit tests, and analytics
Ensuring engineering principles and related processes are adhered to
Providing constructive feedback to team members via code reviews and architectural reviews
REQUIREMENTS
A Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent work experience
6+ years of experience developing production grade enterprise applications and managing teams
Extensive experience with Java/Spring-Boot stack, along with hands-on knowledge on RESTful APIs, microservices, performance optimizations, and enterprise integration principles
Extensive experience with modern deployment strategies and container technologies (Docker and Kubernetes)
An in-depth understanding of relational databases, schema design and SQL optimization
Knowledge of NoSQL databases would be an added advantage
Familiarity with data streaming concepts and related frameworks (Kafka, Apache Beam, Flink) would be an added advantage
Experience in architecting, designing, and implementing highly available, scalable web applications
Familiarity with a variety of software patterns and principles
Experience with DevOps practices and working with Cloud IaaS or PaaS providers such as AWS (preferred) or Azure
A proficient understanding of agile processes, CI/CD, and code versioning tools, such as Git
The ability to quickly learn new and existing technologies
Excellent problem solving, critical thinking, communication skills, and the ability to exercise mature judgment
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
