Associate Technical Lead
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
The Opportunity
We are currently on the lookout for a Associate Technical Lead to join our team.
Responsibilities:
The designing 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 documenting design decisions
Carrying out detail technical designing of software solutions
Scoping and breaking down user stories into clear and achievable technical tasks
Implementating technical designs 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 have been 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
4+ years of experience developing production enterprise applications and managing teams
Extensive, full-stack experience with web-based technologies and architectures such as RESTful APIs, microservices, HTML5, Java, Spring, JavaScript/ES6, Node.js, React, React Native
An in-depth understanding of the technology stack, e.g.: HTTP, browser/JS engine architecture, relational and NoSQL databases, Linux, containers/virtual machines
Experience in architecting, designing, and implementing highly available, scalable web applications
Familiarity with a variety of software patterns and principles
Database skills - the ability to understand the use cases for relational and non-relational data, such as implemented code against several different database platforms: RDBMS, NoSQL, and shared storage
Experience with DevOps practices and working with Cloud IaaS or PaaS providers such as AWS and Azure
Experience with container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
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:
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
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience
- 4+ years developing production enterprise applications and managing teams
- Full-stack experience with RESTful APIs, microservices, HTML5, Java, Spring, JavaScript/ES6, Node.js, React, React Native
- In-depth understanding of HTTP, relational and NoSQL databases, Linux, containers/virtual machines
- Experience architecting, designing, and implementing highly available, scalable web applications
- Familiarity with software patterns and engineering principles
- Database skills across RDBMS and NoSQL platforms
- Experience with DevOps practices and Cloud IaaS/PaaS (AWS, Azure)
- Experience with container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
- Proficient understanding of agile processes, CI/CD, and code versioning tools such as Git
- Strong problem solving, critical thinking, communication skills, and mature judgment
- Ability to quickly learn new and existing technologies
Sysco Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sysco and has not been reviewed or approved by Sysco.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple national medical plan options with telehealth, behavioral health resources, and targeted programs indicate broad coverage and support. Preventive care access and ancillary offerings (dental, vision, Rx advocacy) further reinforce the package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with automatic company contributions plus a match, alongside an employee stock purchase plan, underscores solid retirement support. At union locations, enhanced pension terms add to perceived long‑term value.
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Pay Growth & Progression — Recent collective bargaining outcomes with substantial wage increases demonstrate meaningful pay progression where contracts apply. In high‑volume markets, incentive structures can amplify earnings beyond base rates.
Sysco Insights
What We Do
Sysco is the global leader in selling, marketing and distributing food and related products to customers who prepare meals away from home. This includes restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments, entertainment venues, and more. Sysco operates almost 340 distribution centers, in over 10 countries, with 76,000 colleagues serving approximately 730,000 customer locations. The company generated sales of more than $81 billion in fiscal year 2025 that ended June 28, 2025. As the world’s largest food-away-from-home distributor, Sysco offers customized supply chain solutions, bespoke specialty product offerings, and culinary support to drive customers to innovate and optimize their operations. We act as a trusted business partner to our customers, helping them grow through our industry-leading portfolio that includes fresh produce, premium proteins, specialty products, sustainably focused items, equipment and supplies, and innovative culinary solutions. For more information, visit www.sysco.com. For important news and key information for Sysco investors, visit the Investor Relations section of the company’s website at investors.sysco.com.
